Microgreens, or micro-honest in Italian, are small vegetables, herbs aromatic or spices. Given the high concentration of nutrients present inside them, they are often used for the preparation of numerous dishes. Whether they are celery microgreens, red cabbage or radishes, micro-vegetables they are easy to grow and do not require particular precautions. As we anticipated, Microgreens are small seedlings, whose leaves can be collected already 1-4 weeks from sowing. Like all micro-vegetables, even those of celery, they collect through a cut at the base of the plant and are consumed without the root. They have a dimension that varies from 2 to 4 cm in length Total and, according to some studies, contain many more vitamins than their mature plant version. To cultivate and produce celery microgreens, very few tools are needed: if cultivated outdoors in an atmosphere with mild temperatures such as the spring or summer ones, the results will not be long in coming.

Nutritional elements

Celery is an extremely rich vegetable of water and in its composition we find several nutritional elements useful for maintaining a life in complete health and maximum energy. The celery microgreens are rich in:

• potassium
• magnesium
• soccer
• phosphorus
• fiber
• Vitamins C, E, K and B

L -celen, thanks to its properties, is often used not only in the kitchen, but also in herbal medicine and phytotherapy. Its composition makes it a light vegetable from a caloric point of view but from a high satiating power. Even celery microgreens can be used to improve the nutritional intake of your dishes, making them tastier, tasty and healthy.

Use in the kitchen of the Microgreens of celery

By inserting the kingsest of the celery microgreens in your diet you will increase, in a rather substantial way, the intake of vitamins and minerals. In doing so, your dishes will be decidedly tastier and, from a nutritional point of view, they will be more balanced. Celery microgreens can be used to garnish bruschetta or to season salads, but also to accompany and flavor dishes based on meat or fish. Also microgreens of celery can also be used as ingredients to prepare tasty soup of vegetables, appetizers And sandwiches. They have an intense taste that is well suited to different preparations; Both for simpler dishes and for more complex dishes, celery microgreens are also used in the preparation of smoothies And centrifuged, in combination with other microgreens or with fruit And vegetables.

Suggestions

Cultivating celery microgreens is very simple, the elements to be taken into consideration are as follows: 

• The container, with a perforated bottom to encourage water bold, must be in plastic, with a height of approximately 5-10 cm
• The cultivation substrate must have a porosity greater than 85%, a pH between 5.5 and 6.5 and, of course, must be without heavy metals and toxic substances
• The seeds must be of quality and organic, it is also recommended to wash them to eliminate any impurities that can negatively affect germination
• If necessary, submit microgreens to a useful pre-treatment to encourage germination
• The sowing density must be about 4 seeds per cm² and it is carried out by placing the seeds directly on the surface of the substrate
• Germination must take place in the absence of light and at a constant temperature of about 15-20 ° C
• The irrigation must never affect the sprouts directly, better to use a nebulizer and spray from the bottom
• Celery microgreens can be cut at the time of consumption, or placed in special plastic containers closed with plastic wrap.