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Risotto with peas and lettuce

Use up lettuce that’s about to go in the bin in this creamy, warm dish. The suggestion to put cold lettuce leaves into a warm dish may seem unusual, but it is one of my favourite things.

SERVES 4PREP 10 mins COOK 40 mins

✱ 300g rice such as arborio
✱ 1tbsp oil or baking spread
✱ 2 stock cubes dissolved in 750ml boiling water or 750ml chicken or vegetable stock
✱ 2tbsp lemon juice
✱ 200g frozen peas
✱ ¼ head of lettuce

1 Take a wide, shallow-based non-stick saucepan and pop it on the hob. Shake in the rice and add the oil or baking spread, then turn up the heat to gently toast it at the edges for 1-2 mins.

Add a splash of stock

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