Mustard Free Celery Sticks with Lemon Sunflower Butter
Crisp, refreshing celery meets a creamy, tangy dip that's genuinely hard to stop eating. The lemon sunflower butter comes together in minutes — just stir sunflower seed butter with fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, salt, and pepper until smooth, thinning it out with a splash of water if needed. The result is a bright, nutty spread with a citrusy punch that makes plain celery sticks feel like a proper snack worth serving to guests. For anyone navigating a mustard allergy or sensitivity, store-bought dips and spreads can be a minefield of hidden ingredients, but every single component here is straightforward and easy to verify. Sunflower seed butter does a brilliant job standing in for nut-based dips, delivering that rich, satisfying texture without any of the usual label-reading stress. It works equally well as a dip, a spread, or even a sauce drizzled over other veggies. Clean, simple, and genuinely delicious — this one earns a permanent spot in your snack rotation.
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4 servings
- 1 bunch celery (about 10–12 stalks)
For the lemon sunflower butter
- ½ cup sunflower seed butter (unsweetened, no added sugar)
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
- 1–2 tbsp water, to thin (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Wash and dry the celery stalks, trim the ends, and cut each stalk into 4-inch sticks. Arrange on a serving plate or in a container.
- 2
In a small mixing bowl, combine the sunflower seed butter, lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, salt, and black pepper. Stir until smooth and fully combined.
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