1.5 million whole tomatoes get wasted every day in the UK. Why not turn yours into this tasty soup? Soups – hot or cold – are a perfect way to use up leftover vegetables, so make it your mission this week to use up those tomatoes. Why not add some croutons too? They’re the bread and butter of any good soup and can be made from toasted bread or even leftover garlic bread or naan. It’s a soup-er way to make sure nothing goes to waste. This recipe is unbe-leaf-able and will help you ketchup on reducing waste. way to save your tomatoes
Top tips to waste less • Plan before you shop. • Check your cupboards and make a list. • Eat what you buy – get creative with leftovers and consider freezing what you can.
• Donate what you can’t eat – local food hubs welcome in-date items.
Love your leftover, waste less www.lovefoodhatewaste.com
Method (Serves 4) • Preheat the oven to 190ºC /375ºF/Gas 6. • Place the tomatoes, pepper, red onion and garlic into a small roasting tin and drizzle over the olive oil. • Season with salt and black pepper and sprinkle with sugar. • Roast for 30-35 minutes until softened and a little charred. • Blend the vegetables, stock, parsley and basil together. • Pour into a saucepan, add the crème fraîche, gently reheat and serve.
Ingredients • 8 tomatoes, halved. • 1 red pepper. • 1 red onion, peeled and cut into 8. • 2 garlic cloves. • 2 tbsp olive oil. • Black pepper. • 1 tsp caster sugar. • 600mls hot vegetable stock. • 4 tbsp low fat crème fraîche or yoghurt. • 2 tbsp chopped parsley. • Handful of basil leaves.
Scraps to snacks Got a garden? Composting is a brilliant way to recycle food and garden waste without even touching your food caddy. Each home compost bin saves around 125kg of waste from being transported away and gives you a free, nutrient- rich boost for your plants. No fancy bin? No problem, a humble heap works just as well. And if you don’t have a garden? Setting up a compost bin indoors is cheap, easy, and takes up hardly any space at all. Choose your area, under the kitchen sink is usually a good spot. Visit www.recyclenow.com for plenty of tips to get your wormery off to a good start. Not just food waste Our monthly Reuse Pop-Up Events, hosted in partnership with Veolia, give a new lease of life to preloved household items. These events help extend the life of donated goods, support local charities and low-income families, and reduce waste. So far, we’ve saved 150 tonnes from landfill and welcomed over 7,000 visitors. Items available include: Armchairs, art, baby equipment, bed frames, bedside tables, bicycles, board games, bookcases, books, chest of drawers, coffee tables, decorative items, dining chairs and tables, gym equipment, jigsaws, kitchenware, mirrors, musical instruments, pet accessories, skateboards, stools, suitcases, toys, vinyl records, and even rare one-off items like vintage accordions, specialist bikes, wedding dresses, and Singer sewing machines. All items are donated by Telford & Wrekin residents at our Household Recycling Centres (Hortonwood or Halesfield) or collected via our bulk collection service.
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Reuse monthly pop-up events
Events from 6-8pm • 19 February • 19 March
• 16 April • 21 May • 18 June • 16 July Unit 501 Queensway Business Park, Hadley Park, Telford, TF1 7UL.
For more info and a map of location visit www.telford.gov.uk/reuse or find the organisers Facebook page at www.facebook.com/telfordandwrekinrecycles
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