CHILLI BEAN BAKE

Serves 4

l 2tbsp olive oil

l 1 large onion, sliced into thin wedges

l 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

l 200g (7oz) squash or pumpkin, diced

l ½-1tsp chilli flakes

(to taste)

l 2tsp dried sage or a few fresh sage leaves, shredded

100ml (3½fl oz) white wine or water 3 x 400g tins of cannellini beans 250g (9oz) cherry tomatoes

200g (7oz) sprouting or tenderstem broccoli, trimmed and roughly chopped 400g (14oz) mozzarella, thickly torn or sliced

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

lllllllA crisp green salad, to serve

Preheat the oven to 200°C/ fan 180°C/gas 6.

Heat the oil in a large sauté pan or a saucepan and add the onion. Cook gently over a medium heat until it starts to take on some colour, then add the garlic and the squash or pumpkin. Continue to cook for another 5 minutes, then sprinkle in some chilli flakes and the sage. Season with salt and black pepper, and pour in the wine or water and the cannellini beans. Blitz 150g of the cherry tomatoes in a food processor until smooth, then add to the pan. Arrange the broccoli over the top, then bring the liquid to the boil. Turn down to a simmer and cover until the broccoli has steamed to al dente.

Spoon the contents of the pan into an ovenproof dish and cover with the mozzarella. Tuck the rest of the cherry tomatoes in among the mozzarella. Bake in the oven for half an hour, or until bubbling and lightly browned. Serve with a crisp green salad.

2018 DOMAINE DES GRANGES DE MIRABEL, VIOGNIER, M. CHAPOUTIER, COTEAUX DE L’ARDÈCHE, FRANCE

£16.99, reduced to £12.99 in a Mix Six deal until 26 October, Majestic Chapoutier is a legendary name in French wine, and this cute viognier is as bright as a button and as fresh as a newly plucked peach. Bursting with flavour, it’s a winner with the Hairy Bikers’ Chow Mein recipe.

2019 BERTON VINEYARD, FIANO, RIVERINA, AUSTRALIA

This is an immensely rewarding white with a floral, stone-fruit and lime-zest palate. It beats me how they can pack in so much class, then send it to us on the other side of the world for just nine quid! It’s a beauty with the Artichoke & Fennel Paella.

2019 FINCHER & CO, WAIRAU VALLEY SAUVIGNON BLANC, MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND

£11.95, red-white.co.uk

A collaboration between English Master of Wine Liam Steevenson and epic Kiwi winemaker Ben Glover, this is one of the most lip-smacking sauvignon blancs of the year – at a very competitive price. It has only just arrived, so get in quick!

2019 YEALANDS, RESERVE GRUNER VELTLINER, AWATERE VALLEY, MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND

£12.99, Waitrose Here’s another wine that hails from Marlborough – but with its pineapple-tinged nose and silky, pear-juice-and-ginger-root palate it couldn’t be more different from the Fincher above. It goes brilliantly with the Indian Bubble & Squeak.