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    Easy Bruchetta

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    Preparation Time

    35-40 minutes

    Yield: 4 servings

    Ingredients

    • Handfuls nice mixed ripe tomatoes
    • 1 small bunch fresh basil, leaves picked
    • Sea salt
    • Freshly ground black pepper
    • Olive oil
    • Good-quality white wine or herb vinegar

    How to make

    1) The bread is best sliced 1cm thick and toasted on a barbecue, but it can also be done in a griddle pan for ease at home. After that it should be lightly rubbed a couple of times with a cut clove of garlic, then drizzled with some good extra virgin olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper.

    2) The toppings can be as humble or as luxurious as you like, from chopped herbs or a squashed tomato with basil, to marinated vegetables or beautiful cheeses, to lovely flaked crabmeat. The only rule is that whatever goes on top of a bruschetta should be nice and fresh and cooked with care.

    3) Make sure your tomatoes are really ripe when making this topping. Give them a wash, remove their cores and carefully squeeze out the seeds. Place in a bowl, tear in the basil, season with salt and pepper, then toss with a good glug of olive oil and a good swig of vinegar to balance the flavours to your taste. You can serve the tomatoes either chunky or finely chopped, or you can scrunch them between your fingers before putting them on your basic bruschette – really tasty.

      Garden Herb Spread

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      Preparation Time

      35-40 minutes

      Makes around 500g

      Ingredients

      • 60g raw cashews
      • 1 garlic clove, chopped
      • 450g firm tofu, drained
      • 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
      • 2 tbsp fresh thyme
      • 1 tbsp fresh tarragon
      • 2 tbsp fresh oregano, chopped
      • Juice of 1 lemon
      • 30g red onion, chopped
      • ¼ tsp salt
      • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
      • Salt and black pepper

      How to make

      In a blender, blitz the cashews into coarse crumbs. Add the garlic and pulse to incorporate. Crumble in the tofu. Blend until relatively smooth. Add everything else and pulse. You don’t want the onion and herbs to completely puree – they should be chopped into small bits.

      You can serve immediately, but it’s best when it has been chilled for at least 30 minutes.

        Amazing Marinara Sauce

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        Preparation Time

        35-40 minutes

        Yield: 4 servings

        Ingredients

        • 3 cans Italian Plum Tomatoes (I Recommend San Marzano, 26- To 28-ounce Cans)
        • 60 ml Olive Oil
        • 12 cloves Coarsely Chopped Garlic
        • 12 leaves Fresh Basil, Sliced
        • 2 teaspoons Chopped Flat Leaf Parsley
        • 1 teaspoon Salt
        • Freshly Ground Black Pepper

        How to make

        1) Drain the tomatoes in a colander set in a large bowl for 5 minutes. Reserve the tomato liquid.

        2) In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and cook it, stirring, for about 5 minutes or until golden brown. If the garlic cooks too quickly, reduce the heat.

        3) Add the basil, parsley, salt, and pepper to taste. Cook the mixture for 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes, increase the heat to high, and cook them for about 5 minutes, using a wooden spoon or long-handled fork to break them up, or until the tomatoes boil. Reduce the heat and simmer the sauce for 10 minutes or until the tomatoes break down.

        4) Add the reserved tomato liquid. Increase the heat to high and bring the sauce to a boil. Boil it for about 12 minutes or until it starts to thicken. Stir it occasionally and scrape the bottom of the pan to prevent the sauce from burning.

        5) Transfer the sauce to a bowl and set it aside for about 1 hour or until it cools to room temperature. Transfer it to a tightly covered storage container and refrigerate for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month. (I freeze one cup portions flat in baggies so I can easily thaw as needed.)

          Carbon Footprint Challenge

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          A carbon footprint measures the impact of our actions on the environment – a chief symptom of climate change. R&G FRESH is committed to low impact environmental activity and has actively pursued a strategy of dramatically reducing its carbon footprint by 2022.

          “There are a number of areas that we are focussing on” commented Mathew Prestwich, Managing Director at R&G FRESH, “a focus on packaging is key and we are assessing all forms of materials that can be recycled, composted, or are biodegradable, but this won’t be a quick fix. It is important to understand the benefits and drawbacks of each, including acceptability for use (does it protect the product?) and then the ease of use from the consumers perspective. Plastic isn’t only about packaging and we are carrying our extensive plastics audits across the entire business and supply chain. We are also working closely with all suppliers to make sure we use the fresh produce we buy – this means that we don’t overproduce, we don’t transport waste and dispose of excess product which would mean wasted energy across the whole supply chain.”

          “In addition to the operational elements of carbon reduction, energy use at Hawley Lane is carefully monitored. All of the energy consumed comes from renewable sources and plans are ongoing to harness solar energy to provide up to 60% of the annual electricity use.”

          Amjad Hussain, R&G FRESH’s Supply Chain Manager has been researching agricultural initiatives as a way of reducing R&G FRESH’s carbon footprint. ‘Packaging is a major part of the solution; other ways we’re looking at minimising our carbon overhead is by lowering inputs such as efficient use of water usage, fertilise, allowing the crops to grow for longer, thus increasing the length of the product and getting bigger yields per acre of crop by utilising specs to use all of the plant.’

          In summary, Amjad explained: ‘As a customer you don’t necessarily spend much time looking at the packaging of fresh produce, or the cultivation techniques, but there’s a lot of technical competence and thought that goes into making sure the herbs are at their freshest – in a way that impacts on the environment as little as possible.’

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