Add an authentic Italian
touch to meals with
Tarantella Tomato
Passata. This rich tomato
sauce is made using the
best organic tomatoes
from the Salerno region in
the heart of Italy.
This new passata is
organically
produced
without
additives,
fertilisers or
pesticides
and is
GMO-free.
It costs
£1.58 for
a 690g
jar at
Asda
(groceries.
asda.
com).48 S MAGAZINE ★ 25 AUGUST 2019Edited by Victoria Gray
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Biona Falafel Balls, £3.99 for
220g, Ocado (ocado.com)
These falafels are a gorgeous
golden colour but, sadly, the
texture is quite dry and crumbly.
The seasoning is nice but the
flavour is somewhat bland.Gosh! Moroccan Spiced
Falafel, £1.50 for 200g,
Asda (groceries.asda.com)
Roughly chopped chickpeas give
these falafels an attractive rustic
texture, while the addition of
red peppers, apricots and dates
impart a good sweet flavour. They
are also
nicely
seasoned
with
some
aromatic
herbs and
spices.Cauldron Middle Eastern
Vegetarian Falafels, £1.50
for 200g, Tesco (tesco.com)
Packed with chunky pieces of
chickpeas, these have a rich
aroma of spices and coriander but
the flavour is quite delicate
and not as punchy as
you might expect.Plant Kitchen Sweet Potato
Falafels, £6 for 250g, Marks &
Spencer (marksandspencer.com)
The sweet potato gives these
patty-style falafels a lovely
sweetness and texture. They
are also perfectly seasoned with
herbs and spices, but in
comparison with the
others, are quite pricey.If you are after a lighter and healthier alternative to
the traditional creamy coleslaw, check out this new
Pickled Slaw from Moorish.
It combines lightly pickled
carrots, onions, gherkins
and cucumbers to create a
refreshing and tangy
rainbow-hued slaw. It has no
additives, is free from artificial
ingredients, gluten and lactose
and is 100 per cent GMO-free.
Buy it from Sainsbury’s
(sainsburys.co.uk) for £2.50.Get your caffeine fix while cutting your plastic pollution
with Jimmy’s Iced Coffee. The company has just
launched a flat white, extra-shot
coffee in a fully recyclable
can. The smooth, iced
coffee is made with
just five ingredients,
including ethically
sourced and
Rainforest
Alliance-
accredited
arabica beans,
semi-skimmed
milk and a
touch of
unrefined
demerara sugar.
Available in
supermarkets
nationwide, it costs
£1.85 for a 250ml can.Make light work of food prep with the
Tefal Double Force Pro Food Processor. This
high-performing appliance is a food processor
and blender in one. It has 6 easy-to-use
preprogrammed settings, an impressive 1,000W
motor and a pulse feature and comes with a
3-litre chopping bowl and a 2-litre blender jug.
And with 9 attachments, it can chop, grate, slice,
shred, knead, and beat. It costs £119.99 from
John Lewis & Partners (johnlewis.com).