Carrot and Leek Bake

1 carrot, cut into matchsticks
1 leek, sliced
150ml orange juice
1/2 tbsp honey
1 tsp lazy garlic
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tbsp poppy seeds

Cook the carrot and leek in boiling water for 5 - 7 minutes. Drain and put into an oven dish.

Mix the orange juice, honey, garlic and cumin, pour over the vegetables and cover.

Cook in the oven at 180 for 30 minutes, sprinkle over the poppy seeds and serve.

Serves 2.

Fennel and Carrot Salad

1/2 fennel, thinly sliced
1 carrot, coarsely grated
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp poppy seeds

Mix the grated fennel, carrot and lemon juice. Heat the oil and add the poppy seeds til they start to pop, then pour over the salad.

I added some chunks of goats cheese to add a bit of protein as I was having this on its own rather than as a side dish.

Quinoa and rice with pumpkin seeds and broccoli

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 small onions, chopped
60g brown rice
60g quinoa
300ml vegetable stock
125g frozen peas
125g small broccoli florets
25g pumpkin seeds

Heat the oil in a pan and saute the onion for about 5 minutes. Add the rice, quinoa and stock , stir, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 - 25 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed and the grains are tender. I found it needed more liquid as it was cooking.

Add the peas and broccoli and cook for another 3 - 4 minutes. At this point I departed from the recipe, decided it needed a bit more flavour and added some soy sauce too.

Stir in the pumpkin seeds, season and serve.

Serves 2

Apple crumble

5 apples
50g sultanas
15g honey
1 tbsp lemon juice
cinnamon
3 tbsp water

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75g plain flour
25g porridge oats
50g soft brown sugar
40g butter
25g sunflower seeds
25g sesame seeds

Dice the apples and put in a pan with the rest of the base ingredients. Simmer for 5 - 10 minutes. Tip into a large ovenproof dish.

Put the flour, porridge oats and sugar in a bowl. Cut the butter into cubes and rub in until it looks like breadcrumbs. Add the seeds, mix, then tip over the fruit.

Bake in the oven (180C) for 30 minutes.