Gizzi Erskine helped presenter Helen Skelton to served up tasty Puy lentils with a big red wine and roasted Toulouse sausage casserole
on Countryfile.

The ingredients for the lentils : 3 tbsp olive oil, 1 large onion, very finely chopped, 2 celery sticks, very finely chopped, 2 carrots, very finely chopped, 6 garlic gloves, very finely chopped, 500g Puy Lentils, rinsed, 500ml big red wine like Claret or Rioja, 500ml fresh brown chicken or beef stock, 2 bay leaves, 5 sprigs of rosemary, A few sprigs of thyme, 1 tbsp of butter, 200ml of red wine of beef sauce to serve (optional), Extra virgin oil, for drizzling, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

For the sausages: Oil for frying and 12 top-quality Toulouse sausages, with a good dispersal of fat.

See recipes by Gizzi in her book titled: Restore: Over 100 new, delicious, ethical and seasonal recipes that are good for you and for the planet available from Amazon now.