Ronnie Murray served up tasty Carrot Top Pesto with Carrot Salad, No Waste Bhajis and smoked salmon on James Martin’s Saturday Morning.

The ingredients for the Pesto: 1 bunch of carrot tops, A handful of basil leaves, 40g walnuts or almonds lightly toasted, 40g mixed seeds, can be sunflower, pumpkin, sesame or linseed or a mix of all, 80g grated parmesan or Manchego, 1 clove garlic, 100ml good cold pressed rapeseed oil, Carrot Salad, 1 bunch of carrots, Zest and juice of one lemon, A splash of good cold pressed rapeseed oil and A sprinkle of seeds.

For the No Waste Bhaji: 1 white onion, thinly sliced, 2 Broccoli stalks finely chopped, 1 bunch spring onion tops, 120 grams gram flour/chickpea flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds, 1/2 teaspoon ground tumeric, 1/2 teaspoon black onion seeds, 1 green chili, deseeded and finely chopped, 20g chopped coriander stalks, 6 -8 tablespoons fizzy water or cider and 400ml vegetable oil for frying.

See recipes by James in his book titled: Complete Home Comforts: Over 150 delicious comfort-food classics available from Amazon now.