Everyone loves spaghetti, but why not spice up your boring old spaghetti recipe? Vegetable spaghetti with lemon dressing is definitely not your typical pasta dish, and best of all it is one that the kids will love too. You only need a few ingredients to prepare this dish including celeriac, carrots, leeks, and red and yellow pepper, as well as a few spices and of course your spaghetti.

This dish is quick and easy to prepare, and one of the best things is that you can save the leftovers and then reheat them at a later date and it will taste just as great. You can even fry up the leftovers in a pan with some oil and add even more of a twist.

Ingredients (Serves 4)

• 225 g celeriac
• 2 medium carrots
• 2 medium leeks
• 1 small red pepper
• 1 small yellow pepper
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp celery seeds
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 300 g spaghetti
• celery leaves, chopped to garnish

Lemon Dressing

• 1 tsp grated lemon rind
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 4 tbsp low fat natural fromage frais (unsweetened yogurt)
• salt and pepper
• 2 tbsp snipped fresh chives

1. Peel the celeriac and carrots, cut into thin matchsticks and place in a bowl. Slice the leeks, rinse to flush out any trapped dirt, then shred finely. Halve, deseed and slice the peppers. Peel and thinly slice the garlic. Add these vegetables to the celeriac and the carrots.
2. Toss the vegetables with the celery seeds and lemon juice.
3. Bring a large pan of water to the boil and cook the spaghetti according to the instructions on the packet. Drain well and keep warm.
4. Bring another large saucepan of water to the boil, put the vegetables in a steamer or sieve and place over the boiling water. Cover and steam for 6 to 7 minutes or until just tender.
5. When the spaghetti and vegetables are cooked, mix the ingredients for the lemon dressing together.
6. Transfer the spaghetti and vegetables to a warm serving bowl and mix with the dressing. Garnish with chopped celery leaves and serve.

“Celeriac is also known as celery root or celery knob. Celeriac is fat and cholesterol free, low in calories and sodium, and a good source of fiber”.

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