Apio (y) Palta is a Chilean celery and avocado salad. It’s such a simple dish and only takes 5 minutes to make, but it’s so fresh and tasty – the crunchy celery and creamy avocado are a perfect match! And even better, apio palta is super healthy!
Apio Palta
🍴 Servings: 2
🕒 Hands-on: ~ 5 minutes
🎛 Cooking time: No cooking!

INGREDIENTS
- ripe avocado
- 2 celery stalks
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tbsp olive oil
- pinch of sea salt
- pinch of black pepper
STEPS
1 Chop the avocado into small-ish pieces and put into a bowl. Toss with lemon juice.
2 Slice the celery into 1cm pieces and add to the avocados. Drizzle with olive oil and gently mix everything together. Finish with a pinch of salt and pepper.
Notes:
- Avocado — Make sure to use ripe avocado!
- Mixing — Be very gentle when stirring the salad together, avocado turns into mush very easily
- Ingredients — For recipe variations, try apio palta with fresh coriander or parsley. Olives are also a common addition
Main equipment:
Small bowl
Chopping board + knife
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