Method 

1. Heat the oil in the pan, add the washed and dried rice, and cook quickly until the rice begins to crack. 

2. Lower the heat in the pan, add the onion and garlic and sweat. 

3. Pour on the white wine, sprinkle in the saffron and leave to simmer. 

4. Cut the courgette into four length ways, remove the seeds and cut into large dice. 

5. Check the rice, making sure it has not stuck to the bottom of the pan. 

6. Add a ladle of stock to the pan and the courgettes, continue to stir occasionally. 

7. When the rice is cooked, add the grated parmesan and butter, season to taste and serve.

Mediterranean Puy Lentil Casserole

Serves one
Ingredients 

50g Finely chopped red onion 
1 clove garlic finely chopped
4 tomatoes Eye removed
1 carrot finely chopped
1 stick celery finely chopped
6 french beans blanched and diced
100ml vegetable stock
50ml red wine
50g Puy lentils 
Miso to taste –
Soya sauce to taste
6 fresh basil leaves
Olive oil 

Method
1 Sweat the onion and garlic, add the carrots and the celery increase the heat and lightly brown the vegetables.
2 Dice the tomatoes, mix in with the vegetables and simmer, pour on the stock and red wine add the puy lentils and cook until the vegetables are soft and the lentils are cooked, if the mixture gets dry add water or more stock.
3 When the mixture is cooked season with the miso and soya sauce, sprinkle with torn basil leaves 

All the ingredients for these tasty recipes have been supplied by Leafcycles www.leafcycles.co.uk and Daily Bread www.dailybread.co.uk 

Huge thanks to Richard for the recipes