Italian Vegetable Dishes Recipes - Braised Celery and Tomato (Sedano e Pomodoro Brasati) Recipe

• 2 large celery heads, trimmed

• 25 g/2 tbsp unsalted (sweet) butter

• 1 onion, chopped

• 450 g/1lb tomatoes, skinned, seeded and roughly chopped

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 30 ml/2 tbsp chopped fresh basil

• 8 olives, to garnish (optional)

Method:

1. Bring a pan of salted water to the boil. Cut the celery into 9 cm/3 1/2 in pieces and add to the boiling water.

2. Simmer for 3 minutes and drain. Melt the butter and fry (sauté) the chopped onion for 3 minutes.

3. Add the celery and tomatoes and season with the salt, pepper and basil.

4. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 10 minutes. Turn into a heated serving dish and garnish with the olives, if using.