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We thought the new Birds Eye Field Fresh recipe creations might be of interests.

Please find the recipes and press release below.

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Simon

Field fresh Select Mix Vegetables Rosti

Serves 4 (makes 8 patties) – ready in 40mins

Ingredients

• 375g (½ pack) Birds Eye Field Fresh Select Mix Vegetables
• 5 medium sized potatoes – peeled
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 1 medium onion – grated
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• Seasoning

To prepare:

1. Cook the Field Fresh Select Mix Vegetables as per pack instructions
2. Pre- heat an oven to 200ºC/ gas mark 6
3. Grate the potatoes and squeeze out some of the liquor
4. Add the flour, onions and Select Mixed Vegetables, mix well and season to taste
5. Form the mixture into 8 patties
6. Heat the oil in a non- stick pan and fry the patties for 2 minutes on each side
7. Place the patties on a baking sheet and cook for a further 10 minutes in the pre-heated oven

Approx per serving (2 patties)

300 Calories and 9g Fat

Corn Chowder

Serves 4 – ready in 40mins

Ingredients

• 375g (½ pack) Birds Eye Field Fresh Supersweet Sweet corn
• 2 rashers of streaky bacon- chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion- diced
• 1 small garlic clove- crushed
• 1 large potato- peeled and diced
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 600ml semi skimmed milk
• 1 bay leaf
• seasoning

To prepare:

1. Fry the bacon until crisp in the olive oil

2. Add the onions, cook until soft and add the garlic

3. Add the potatoes and flour, mixing together over heat

4. Add the milk and bay leaf and stir. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring all the time

5. Add the Sweet corn and cook for a further 10 minutes

6. Season to taste and don’t forget to remove the bay leaf before serving

Approx per serving

295 Calories and 10g Fat

Very Fine Beans with Cherry Tomatoes and Toasted Pine Nuts

Serves 4 – ready in 20mins

Ingredients

• 375g Birds Eye Very Fine Green Beans
• 1 small diced onion
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 200g Baby cherry tomatoes
• 2 cloves of garlic –crushed
• ½ tsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp light brown sugar
• 8 sage leaves –chopped
• 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts

To prepare:

1. Cook the beans as per instructions

2. Cook the onions and garlic in the olive oil until soft

3. Add the cherry tomatoes and cook in a pan on medium heat for 3mins, until the skins start to split

4. Add the sugar and balsamic vinegar

5. Lightly toast the pine nuts

6. Place the beans in a warmed bowl, add the tomato mixture, pine nuts and sage leaves

7. Serve warm

Approx per serving

170 Calories and 13g Fat

Field Fresh Select Mix Vegetables with Green Thai sauce

Serves 2 – ready in 20mins

Ingredients

• 375g (½ pack) Birds Eye Select Mixed Vegetables
• 1 medium onion – sliced
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 heaped tbsp Green Thai curry paste
• 25mm peeled fresh ginger
• 1 can reduced fat coconut milk
• Pinch ground cumin
• 1 handful of chopped coriander leaves
• Seasoning

To prepare:

1. Cook the onion in the vegetable oil until soft

2. Add the Green Thai Curry paste, fresh ginger and coconut milk and bring to the boil

3. Add the Field Fresh Select Mixed vegetables and cook for 3 minutes

4. Finish off with a pinch of ground cumin and a handful of chopped coriander leaves

5. Season to taste

Approx per serving

400 Calories and 30g Fat

Field fresh Select Mix Vegetables Frittata

Serves 4 – ready in 15mins

Ingredients

• 375g (½ pack) Birds Eye Field Fresh Select Mix Vegetables
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 rashers of bacon- diced
• 4 sundried tomatoes – chopped
• 5 large eggs – beaten
• 50g grated cheese
• Seasoning

To prepare:

1. Cook the Field Fresh Select Mix Vegetables as per pack instructions

2. Add the oil to a pan with the diced bacon and cook until crisp

3. Add the Field fresh Vegetables and chopped sundried tomatoes and mix together

4. Pour over the seasoned eggs and allow to set over a gentle heat

5. Add the grated cheese to the top and melt under the grill

Approx per serving

265 Calories and 18g Fat

Creamy Sweetcorn Soup

Serves 2 – ready in 15mins

Ingredients

• 375g Birds Eye Supersweet Sweetcorn
• 25g butter
• 1 vegetable stock cube
• 200ml hot water
• Pinch cayenne pepper
• 50g reduced fat cream
• Seasoning

Optional

• 25g hot and sweet jalapenos to be blended with the corn
• 5g maple syrup added to top

To prepare:

1. Cook the sweetcorn with butter in a pan for 5 minutes

2. Mix the stock cube with the hot water, then add to the corn

3. Add the cayenne and season

4. Return to the heat for a further 5 minutes

5. Blend until smooth, adding the cream during the blending

Optional- blend with the jalapenos and serve with maple syrup on top

Approx per serving

365 Calories and 23g Fat

Country Mixed Vegetable Pesto Tarts with Mozzarella

Serves 4 – ready in 35mins

Ingredients

• 375g (½ pack) Birds Eye Country Mixed Vegetables
• 50g  pesto sauce
• 300g ready roll puff pastry
• 1 mozzarella ball- sliced
• 1 egg yolk
• 8 cherry tomatoes
• seasoning

To prepare:

1. Pre-heat an oven to 220ºC/gas mark 7

2. Cook the Country Mix vegetables as per pack instructions and mix with the pesto

3. Cut the pastry into four 12×12 cm squares, pricking the middle of each one with a fork

4. Cut out 1×12 cm strips of pastry and place on the edges of each square

5. Eggs wash each piece to stick the pastry to the squares, then egg wash the top of each strip

6. Place in a pre-heated oven at 220ºC/gas mark 7 for 10mins

7. Remove from the oven

8. Place the pesto mix and 2 tomatoes in each tart case, top with sliced mozzarella and return to the oven to bake at 220ºC/gas mark 7 for a further 10mins

Approx per serving

430 Calories and 31g Fat

Country Mixed Vegetable Curry

Serves 4 – ready in 15mins

Ingredients

• 375g (½ pack) Birds Eye Country Mixed Vegetables
• ½ large onion- sliced
• 1 tbsp sunflower oil
• 2 dsp Korma curry paste
• ½ can low fat coconut milk

To prepare:

1. Cook the Country Mix vegetables as per pack instructions and drain

2. Cook the sliced onion until golden brown

3. Add the vegetables, curry paste and coconut milk to the onion pan and coat well

4. Bring to the boil and serve

Tip – freeze the remainder of the coconut milk in an ice cube tray, for use at a later date.

Approx per serving

125 Calories and 8g Fat

Press Release

Birds Eye Field Fresh Veg for Your Freezer

Brand New Additions from the Frozen Food Experts

Birds Eye, producers of the freshest, tastiest frozen peas, is introducing its new Field Fresh range – a delicious and healthy collection of frozen vegetables guaranteed to make any meal mouth-watering.

Birds Eye’s Field Fresh range, which incorporates existing frozen favourites Garden Peas, Petits Pois, Steam Bags and Soya Beans also offers a wide variety of brand new tasty vegetables bursting with flavour and essential vitamins. Frozen within hours of picking to retain their freshness, all vegetables within the new Field Fresh range are packed full of nutrients right up until the moment you eat them.

Vitamins are locked in at the point of freezing to ensure there is no deterioration in quality or nutritional value. Only Birds Eye has the Field Fresh guarantee – they pick and freeze their Field Fresh vegetables on the same day and their experts are on hand to ensure that only the very best veg are selected.

Tasty new variants within the Birds Eye Field Fresh range include:

• Supersweet Sweetcorn
• Very Fine Green Beans
• Country Mix  – a selection of tasty Cauliflower, Broccoli, Peas & Carrots
• Select Mixed Vegetables  – delicious Green Beans, Peas, Sweetcorn & Carrots

Perfect for mum, the new Field Fresh product range can be used as an ingredient in soups, pasta and pies or as a mouth-watering accompaniment to any dish. This new range from frozen experts Birds Eye offers a convenient and nutritious teatime solution. Field Fresh is a freezer essential for any household and a great way to ensure the whole family is getting their 5 a day.

Birds Eye Field Fresh vegetables are now available nationwide at a RRP of £1.69 for 750g bags. For more information please visit www.Birdseye.co.uk/Fieldfresh

For further information and samples please contact Georgia Wilkinson Georgia.wilkinson@freud.com 020 3003 6353 or Phoebe.kelner@freud.com 020 3003 6325

Simon Smith

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