HERB RICE WITH BROCCOLI, PEAS AND PEPPERS - Sherry's Kitchen Table

Ingredients

• 2 cups basmati rice
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small onion
• 2/3 clove garlic,
• 10/12 small broccoli florets
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 red pepper deseeded and cut into strips
• 1 cup finely chopped mixed herbs
• 1/2 tsp mixed dried herbs
• salt and pepper to taste, but this dish likes to be seasoned well
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• juice and zest of half a lemon
• 1 vegetable stock cube