Vegetables Recipes - French Peas with Rice

Ingredients                                         

• 175 g/6 oz/3/4 cup long-grain rice

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup butter

• 1 bunch of spring onions (scallions), chopped

• 1 little gem lettuce, shredded

• 5 ml/1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar

• 450 g/1 lb/4 cups frozen minted garden peas

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Method:

1. Cook the rice in plenty of boiling salted water until tender. Drain, rinse with boiling water and drain again.

2. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a pan. Add the spring onions and fry (sauté) for 2 minutes.

3. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Stir into the rice and serve hot.