Celery root and goat cheese appetizer

Name: Celery root and goat cheese appetizer
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 1/2 celery root; 2 apples; 1 roll of goat's cheese (not too strong in flavor); olive oil; few sprigs of thyme; pepper and salt to taste; handful of walnuts; optional: for a non-vegetarian version you can add some smoked crispy bacon, then add them along with the walnuts

A festive and vegetarian starter for the Holidays or any other dinner party. This celery root and goat cheese appetizer is surprisingly easy!

Celery root and goat cheese appetizer ingredients

Recipe celery root and goat cheese appetizer

Made by Véronique

Published at 2019-12-20, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 45 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2026-02-23

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Preparation time

15 minutes

Time cooking

30 minutes

Total time

45 minutes

Preparation - 15 minutes

Peel the celery root and slice in not too thick slices. Use a cookie cutter to create perfect rounds of celery root, make sure they're about the same size as the apple.

Coarsely chop the walnuts and divide the cheese into not too thick slices and set aside.

Finishing the celery root and goat cheese appetizer - 30 minutes

Heat a grill pan on high heat and drizzle the celery slices with olive oil. Grill them on both sides until they're almost completely soft and then season them with pepper and salt. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius or 350 degrees fahrenheit.

Remove the core from the apple with an apple corer and divide the apples into slices, same thickness as the celery root. Add 4 slices of celery on an oven tray.

Add a slice of apple with a bit of thyme leaves followed by a slice of goat's cheese. Then again celery, apple, thyme, goat's cheese and finish with celery and goat's cheese.

Add some more thyme sprigs in between the stacks.

Making the celery root and goat cheese appetizer

Bake the stacks in the oven for about 15 minutes, the exact time depends on the thickness of the apple and celery root slices. Transfer the stacks to plates and finish with some more thyme leaves and chopped walnuts, serve immediately. Enjoy!