A few simple ingredients come together to create a subtly flavoured sensation, for less than 100 calories! Celeriac is one of your best friends for fast days – whether cooked or raw, it is low in calories and carbs, intensely flavoured and just as filling as a starchy vegetable. Ready-cooked lentils are a fantastic high-protein convenience food, which can be found in long-life packets and also in cans.
Saffron Celeriac and Puy Lentil Bowl By Celia Brooks, from ‘5:2 Vegetarian’
Ingredients
- 100g/3½oz leek
- 200g/7oz celeriac (peeled weight)
- 250ml/9fl oz/generous 1 cup boiling water
- 1 tsp stock powder
- large pinch of saffron strands
- 100g/3½oz cooked Puy lentils or other lentils
- 100g/3½oz ripe cherry tomatoes
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
