Mid-week meals can get pretty mundane when you’re relying on the same recipes time and time again. We’ve found some easy ways to mix things up using the best emerging food and drink brands in the UK. Your taste buds will love you for it.
1. Spice Up Your Brunch with White Mausu Chilli Oils
Eggs and chilli are a match made in heaven. White Mausu fuse Japanese, Chinese and Korean flavours to create their range of chilli oils and rāyus.
Add crispy and nutty Peanut Rāyu, salty and warming Black Bean Rāyu or sweet and smoky Chilli Oil to eggs, avocado or mushrooms on sourdough for an irresistible combination of crispy bits and mild heat.
2. Dress Up Your Salads with Miso and Sesame Dressing and Spicy Harissa Dressing from All Dressed Up
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Elevate even the simplest of salad with All Dressed Up Dressings. Using all natural ingredients, the dressings are all refined sugar, gluten and dairy free. Choose from nutty and umami Miso and Sesame Dressing, or bold and vibrant Spicy Harissa Dressing and add to grain bowls, noodle salads or chicken, chorizo, beans and greens.
3. Fix Up Your Burger with Goat Rodeo Goods Rodeo Disco Pickles and BOMBOM Kimchi Mayo
Get your humble burger, hot dog, or favourite hot sandwich ready for a party on the palette with some perfectly balanced cucumber pickles from Goat Rodeo Goods and a smear of kimchi mayo from BOMBOM. The pickles are sweet, salty and a little sour thanks to the mix of dill and pink peppercorns, while the kimchi mayo is a bold and zesty twist to classic mayonnaise, with a rich and creamy texture. Whether your sarnie is beef, chicken or veggie, they will be instantly transformed into something you will want to eat time and time again.
4. Upgrade your pasta with Pesto all Genovese from Olives et Al
This little jar of authentic, Italian made classic Pesto alla Genovese from Olives et Al tastes just the way it should. Made in the Ligurian region in Northern Italy with fresh basil, whole pine nuts, parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive and sunflower oils, it is perfect when stirred through fresh pasta, alongside sliced tomatoes and crusty bread, and a glass of wine, of course.
5. Add a dollop of flavour to your favourite dish with Miam Jars
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Whether you’re eating Indian, Mexican or Asian cuisine, add a spoonful of some award-winning pickles, sauces and chutney from Miam Jars to easily elevate your meal. Try adding smoky, spiced Charred Aubergine Pickle to roast vegetables or grilled meat. Add some punchy Pineapple Chilli Jam to fish tacos or burrito bowls or spoon on some zingy, Pickled Mushrooms as a topping on rice bowls or stir fry.
6. Shake on some seasoning with Goat Rodeo Goods Spice Blends
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Bored of the same seasoning you have on everything? Then you need to try one of these little small but mighty jars of seasoning blends from Goat Rodeo Goods. Based in West Scotland, they work with local farmers to help reduce food waste and give life to surplus crops that would normally be food waste. Choose from Spicy Disco Mix Spice Blend, BBQ Rodeo Rub Blend or Giddy Up Garden Dukkah for an easy way to marinade meats or season vegetables.
7. When in doubt - add hot sauce
Hot sauce makes everything better, and the Korean inspired hot sauce from Chimac is a great addition to any pantry. The unmistakably tangy, not-too-hot sauce is perfect for Korean fried chicken, marinating meats, spicing up rice bowls, eggs and sandwiches. You'll want the bottle in arms reach at all times.
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