We’ve been getting creative with our fresh herb dips and have come up with a few tasty ways to use them that don’t involve “dipping”? Here’s our top 10…
10 Uses For Dips (That Aren't Dipping!)
Couscous Salad with Feta and Pimento
Greek Pizza with Courgettes, Olives, and Feta
Everybody loves pizza and this Greek style pizza with courgettes, olives, and feta is one of our favourites of the summer. Here we've gone with our A Little Bit Fresh Basil & Tomato Sauce to compliment fresh thinly sliced courgette along with salty olives and feta. For even more Greek flare finish with a sprinkle of fresh oregano.
Quick and Easy Chipotle Mushroom Fajitas
The secret to these chipotle mushroom fajitas is our Fresh Thyme & Balsamic Dressing which gives a sweet, almost caramelised edge to the veggies. Serve with warm tortillas and your favourite toppings.
Creative ideas for reusing glass jars
Sausage and Lentil Casserole
It's worth keeping a jar of our our Fresh Sage & Spicy Tomato Sauce handy to make this comforting casserole with a kick. It's easy to put together and tastes even better the next day, making it great for leftovers.
Asparagus with TARRAGON & LEMON DRESSING
This recipe makes use of seasonal asparagus which goes deliciously well with lemon balm. It's easy to make an herb butter with lemon balm by simply heating some butter in a pan then adding some chopped lemon balm once the butter has melted. This, drizzled over griddled or boiled asparagus, is like Spring on a plate!
Watermelon, Cucumber, and Feta Salad
5 Easy to Grow Herbs
Vegan Spicy Lentil Bolognese
Our spicy lentil bolognese is the ultimate healthy vegan high protein supper. We've used our Sage and Spicy Tomato Sauce to give it a kick, plus a big dose of portobello mushrooms for that hit of umami.
Red Cabbage Coleslaw
Braised Red Cabbage with Blackberries and Thyme
Braised red cabbage is a staple of Christmas and a comforting side dish, particularly during the winter months. This is our twist on the usual recipe, using our Fresh Thyme and Blackberry Ketchup to add a touch of fresh herbs while also making the recipe a cinch to prepare - this is a true one pot wonder.
A Healthy Display
Why we're supporting UK bumblebees
A Little Bit Food Co is founded on a long tradition of horticulture and gardening, and we want to do our part to ensure a healthy environment for all creatures. That’s why we’ve joined the Bumblebee Conservation Trust community, a charity whose mission is to halt and reverse the decline of bumblebees in the UK.
PART OF THE UK’S FIRST PLASTIC-FREE AISLE!
So, as you saw from the last blog post – we are pledging to go plastic-free. This news has been well received amongst our customers, retailers and consumers alike. So much so in fact, that we managed to get our current plastic-free certified products in to the Thornton’s Budgens for their landmark first plastic-free aisle.
Thornton’s Budgens in North London launched its mission to reduce dependency on single-use plastic packaging supported by local resisident celebrities Dame Janet Suzman and Jim Broadbent.
Backed by plastic-free trust mark owners, A Plastic Planet, 1757 products made the first cut, with more products planned.
“This is just the start of the journey to encourage customers, suppliers and other retailers to change behaviour and provide choice for consumers who want to buy products which are not over-preserved in plastic ”
It was a real pleasure to be featured alongside other brands also trying to lessen their environmental impact, such as Tea Pigs, Two Farmers Crisps, Divine Chocolate, Hampstead Tea, Percol, Troo, Alara, The Curiosities Co, Pep & Lekker, Lovechoc, Superfoodies, Little Goat Co, Georganics, Who Gives a Crap, Simply Soaps, Vegelove, J Cocoa, The Original Laces Co, Renegage and Langdon, Wasabi Co, Go Bites, Drivers Pickles, Edgy Moose, Abeego, Bambu and many more I can’t recall off the top of my head!
There are still many products packed in materials that we take from our planet that can’t be broken back down by our natural flora or fauna, however initiatives like this within Thornton’s Budgens really highlight what we can achieve in a short space of time.
We are investing in protecting what we have today, for our future generations. Yes it may cost us more, yes it may marginally affect shelf life for some products, but these are small sacrifices for a much greater cause.
A Little Bit Food Co is going plastic free!
We’re delighted to announce that our full range of products will be plastic-free from January 2019! A Little Bit Food Co was born out of a long standing interest in horticulture and gardening - you could say that environmental sustainability has always been in our “roots”. We felt that going plastic free was the next big step in our evolution.
Parsley Pesto with Pine Nuts and Lemon
This parsley pesto with pine nuts and lemon is a delicious and versatile recipe for parsley, and great option if you find yourself with an abundance of parsley in the garden. As with all pestos this is great tossed with pasta or topped on a pizza, but there are plenty of other uses for this pesto beyond the ordinary.
Smoky Baked Beans with Sage and Chilli
Take your beans and toast to the next level with our recipe for smoky baked beans. Our Fresh Sage & Spicy Tomato Sauce adds a fresh herb twist to this British classic.
Venison Steaks with Blackberry Sauce
Easy Tomato Risotto
Tomatoes are usually reserved for summer dishes but with our Fresh Rosemary & Tomato Ketchup you can bring a taste of summer to your winter cooking with this easy tomato risotto.
