What to do with leftover saffron

Recipes using saffron

• Spiced saffron and mussel soup
• Stuffed saffron risotto fritters (Arancini di riso)
• North African chicken with honey and saffron
• Pancetta wrapped salmon with saffron and herb rice
• Rhubarb and saffron cream tart

How to use up leftover saffron

• Exotic pudding
  Mix a pinch of saffron with a tablespoon of water, then stir through a vanilla pannacotta mixture before setting.
• Fragrant risotto
  Stir a medium pinch of saffron into a simple risotto as you add the stock. It will give the finished dish a distinctive aroma, golden colour and another dimension of flavour.
• Golden sponge cake
  Soak a pinch of saffron in a tablespoon of water, then add the strands to the flour. Stir the soaking water into the cake batter before baking.