Vegan Carrot Spaghetti with Creamy Crisp Celery Apple Topping

One thing that is really fun to make is vegetable spaghetti.
You almost get a different flavor, when you peel the vegetable, and
blanch it.
It truly is like regular noodles, which absorb whatever you add to it.
It is fun to us your imagination for different was to serve vegetable spaghetti.
I have done many vegetables, but in this recipe I used carrots.
Carrots gives a sweetness, to the dish.
This is a delicious way of serving a salad over "spaghetti" :)
This was a BIG hit:)
This is a great dish because the crispness of the apple and celery over the
soft sweet noodles. Yummmmy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carrot Spaghetti with Creamy Crisp Celery Apple Topping
Serves 3 good portions

6 small carrots peeled
1 apple
2 stalks of celery
1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped fine)
3 Tablespoons of milk (vegan)
21/2 Tablespoons mayonnaise(vegan)
squeeze of fresh lemon juice
sea salt

Wash and peel carrots into long ribbons, in a small stock pot boil water like you are making
normal pasta, add a good pinch of sea salt to the water.
When water is boiling, add the carrot ribbons and blanch for 3 minutes.
Strain and let cool, add another pinch of sea salt.
Then wash and chop apple into small size pieces, you can peel the apple, but I like the peeling:)
Then squeeze a little lemon juice over the cut apples, just to coat them from getting brown.
Wash and chop the celery stalks into small size pieces, as well.
In a small bowl mix the milk and mayo with a good pinch of sea salt, add the chopped parsley,
and mix until well incorporated.
Then add in the apple and celery, add sea salt to taste, and let sit in refrigerator covered for 20 minutes.
When carrots are cooled, swirl on plate and top with celery apple mixture.

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Mango Blueberry Milky Smoothie Smoothie series

I am going to be doing a series of smoothie recipes. I like smoothies especially when I make them:)
For me I like to drink them before breakfast. When I feel really dehydrated I make a smoothie,
I feel like a sponge getting all hydrated. You can make them in what ever fruit you like,
also you can make "savory" smoothies if you don't like very sweet one. In the series I will
be giving you many recipes:) The first one is Mango Blueberry, this one is very special, you would
never think of this combination but it really really works. The mango is the high note but the
blueberry almost turns into a cream with blueberry flavor. It just works and you can't stop drinking
it:) When making smoothies you don't have to have a fancy blender, a stick blender works like
a charm. Happy smoothie making:)


Mango Blueberry Milky Smoothie
makes 11/2 cups ( depends on the size of the fruit)

1 mango
1/2 cup milk (I used almond milk)
1/4 cup blueberries
2 good Tablespoons of blueberry yogurt ( I used soy based yogurt)


Wash all fruit, peel mango and blend until creamy.
Serve immediately!!!
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