Nigella Lawson served up tasty ruby noodles with beetroot, ginger and spaghetti for the festive season on Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat: Christmas Special.

The ingredients are: 450 millilitres beetroot juice, 2 limes, 2 fat cloves garlic, 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger, 2 teaspoons sea salt flakes (or 1 teaspoon fine sea salt), ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes, 350 grams spaghetti, 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil plus 2 teaspoons more, 3 teaspoons fish sauce or vegan “fish” sauce, 1 teaspoon plus 1 x 15ml tablespoon brown rice vinegar, 4 teaspoons soy sauce, 4 x 15ml tablespoons roughly chopped fresh coriander and 2 x 15ml tablespoons finely chopped chives.

See recipes by Nigella in her book titled : Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, recipes and stories. available from Amazon now.