To get ready for growing celery, take a shallow bowl and fill it with water—about an inch deep. Make sure to change the water ...

Celery should have crisp long stems attached to a sound base and the leaves should be vibrant and green. It should have tightly packed, firm heads with no brown patches on the outer layers.

Let the oil cool, then discard the garlic. Transfer the oil to a bowl and add the celery, olives, capers and mint. Toss the salsa, season with pepper and serve.

speckled (pink), and green-stalked. Celery, Apium graveolens, is a biennial plant in the Apiaceae family. It is primarily cultivated for its crisp, fibrous stalks. It is a popular ingredient in ...