Pickled Celeriac and Cucumber (bbc Good Food)

1. Place the celeriac strips into a heatproof bowl.

2. Place the lemon zest and juice, saffron strands, 200ml/7fl oz of the white wine and the olive oil into a small pan and season with sea salt and freshly ground white pepper. Bring to the boil, then remove from the heat and pour over the celeriac strips immediately. Set the celeriac aside to steep for two hours, turning the celeriac over occasionally in the pickling liquid.

3. Meanwhile, peel the cucumber and halve it lengthways. Scoop out the seeds and discard, then peel into ribbons using a vegetable peeler. Slice the red grapes in half.

4. Place the cucumber into a pan with the remaining white wine and heat through for 4-5 minutes, then drain.

5. After two hours, drain the celeriac and toss with the cucumber and grape halves. Serve