Apple-and-Celery Root Salad

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 1 ounce cheese blue crumbled
• 0.5 pound celery root peeled cut into matchsticks ( 1 cup)
• 3 tablespoons chives plus more for garnish chopped
• 2  granny smith apples 
• 3 tablespoons juice of lemon fresh
• 0.3 cup buttermilk low-fat
• 3 dashes pepper sauce hot (such as Tabasco)
• 0.5 teaspoon worcestershire sauce 

Equipment

• bowl
• knife
• whisk
• cookie cutter

Directions

1. Whisk together first 6 ingredients (through black pepper). Toss celery root with buttermilk dressing; let stand 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, place lemon juice in a bowl. Trim tops and bottoms from apples.
3. Cut apples crosswise into slices, removing seeds and core with a round cookie cutter or paring knife.
4. Transfer apple to bowl with lemon juice, and toss to prevent apple from browning.
5. Starting with apple slices, alternately stack apple with the celery root mixture on each of 4 serving plates.
6. Garnish with additional chives, and serve.