The HONESTLY HEALTHY #slimdown: Carrot ‘noodles’ with avocado dressing

In a world full of processed and sugar-dense food, gourmet vegetarian chef Natasha Corrett has created four cleansing recipe plans suitable for every occasion. Her new book Honestly Healthy Cleanse is a cookbook for food-lovers who want to look and feel fabulous. This week, we're sharing four of the recipes on the #slimdown plan so you can try them at home.  On this recipe, her carrot noodles with avocado dressing, Natasha says: "This wonderfully cleansing dish is incredibly alkalising too –which is such a bonus! I love the creaminess of the avocado dressing here, it really transforms a few humble ingredients into a delicious meal." Serves 2 Ingredients 2–3 carrots, spiralised 2 ripe avocados, roughly chopped juice of 1 lemon 1 tbsp sweet miso 1 small clove garlic, grated a pinch of Himalayan pink salt ½ small red onion, finely chopped 15g coriander, chopped 40g pea shoots to garnish: Tamari-toasted seeds finely grated zest of 1 lime 1 tbsp pumpkin oil   Here’s how to make it: Place the carrots in a bowl. Put the avocados, lemon juice, sweet miso, garlic and salt in a blender and blend until completely smooth. Pour this dressing over the carrot ‘noodles’ and mix in – using your hands is best I find – then stir in the red onion and coriander. Divide the pea shoots between 2 plates, add a pile of the ‘noodles’ on top, garnish with the tamari-toasted pumpkin seeds and lime zest and drizzle the pumpkin oil all over. Honestly Healthy Cleanse by Natasha Corrett is available now from all good bookshops.  Recipes taken from Honestly Healthy Cleanse by Natasha Corrett (Hodder & Stoughton)  Photographs © Lisa Linder