Borderfields Serve Up a Banquet of New Recipes

A spokesperson for Borderfields told That's Food and Drink: "With Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil gaining popularity across the nation's kitchens, we have developed a new batch of recipes incorporating Borderfields range of infused oils. 

"Award-winning Chef Rachel Green has perfectly preened and curated a mouth-watering selection of dishes whilst award-winning photographer Michael Powell has captured the visual splendour."

A picnic favourite and vegetarian too, Courgette and Feta Fritters with Tzatziki, or for a light lunch, Rachel has created a Cauliflower Soup with Caramelised Cauliflower adding a kick with Borderfields Chilli Oil.

For a supper treat, Thyme Chicken Schnitzel with Fennel, Apple and Pecan Slaw or a Spiced Beef Bourguignon with Roasted Sprouts, both have been given a makeover with Borderfields Smoked Chipotle and Aromatic Thyme infusions.

The last of the new recipes are a delicious autumnal Butternut Squash, Stilton and Red Onion Tart and an afternoon tea or coffee break accompaniment, Vegan Tahini and Date Banana Bread.

Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil has been celebrated for its versatility, smooth flavour and for boasting the highest smoke point of between 230-260 degrees Celsius making it ideal for frying, roasting and baking. Because Cold Pressed Rapeseed isn't refined or processed, it's suitable for both hot and cold cooking applications. As well as being able to fry, roast and bake with it, it's also perfect as a dipping oil, or for drizzling over a salad or pasta dish.

Beyond its many and varied culinary uses, rapeseed provides an essential income stream for UK farmers and helps reduce reliance on imports. It contributes to crop rotation systems and improving soil health. Additionally, the vibrant yellow flowers are a vital source of nectar for bees and other pollinators, supporting biodiversity and ecosystems across the countryside.

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As the food oil debate shows no signs of abating, we asked Nick Grogan, Head of Commercial for Borderfields to explain why rapeseed has cemented its place as one of the most significant crops in British agriculture, ranking as the third largest crop grown in the UK, behind wheat and barley.

“In a market heavily dominated by Olive Oil and ever fancier alternatives, you could be forgiven for not knowing what Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil is, where it comes from or how it's farmed, as well as its importance to UK agriculture. The vibrant yellow fields we see each year play a pivotal role in supporting Britain's farming sector and the wider food industry, as well as offering much needed food security to the UK.”

Beyond its culinary uses, rapeseed offers other benefits to the UK. It's a purely domestically grown and produced product which reduces the UK's reliance on imported oils, and in turn supports our food security. It contributes to crop rotation systems and improving soil health. Additionally, rapeseed flowers are a vital source of nectar for bees and other pollinators, supporting biodiversity and ecosystems across the countryside.

Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil undergoes no refining or processing whatsoever. The seeds are harvested, crushed when cold, and the oil is left to flow out where it is captured and then filtered. 

The filtering is left on a cycle until all the seed and shell material has been removed, leaving behind a beautifully smooth, delicious golden oil that has retained 100% of its natural goodness. Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil is naturally high in Omega 3, also contains Omegas 6 and 9, and is also a natural source of Vitamin E. It contains half the saturated fat of Olive oil, and ten times more Omega 3.

By choosing Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil, UK consumers and businesses can reduce reliance on expensive imports, cutting down on transport related emissions and support their local economy. As sustainability becomes an increasingly important consideration for both consumers and businesses alike, the role of domestically produced oils like Cold Pressed Rapeseed is likely to grow even further.

Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil has gained increased popularity in kitchens across the UK, celebrated for its versatility, smooth flavour and for boasting the highest smoke point amongst other competing oils. It's smoke point of between 230-260 degrees Celsius makes it ideal for frying, roasting and baking. 

"Because Cold Pressed Rapeseed isn't refined or processed, it's suitable for both hot and cold cooking applications. As well as being able to fry, roast and bake with it, it's also perfect as a dipping oil, or for drizzling over a salad or pasta dish.”

Time for an oil change - www.borderfields.co.uk

We would like to thank Borderfield and Nick Grogan for assisting us in writing this post. 

Time to upgrade your cooking oils to Borderfields?

Borderfields award-winning Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil is, in our opinion, the real deal. Why? Because it contains a very nearly perfect balance of Omega 3, 6 and 9. 

It also has 50% of the saturated fat content compared to olive oil, contains no additives and is a good source of natural Vitamin E. 

Like us you will probably have been shocked and maybe even horrified by the recent tripling of the price of olive oil in your usual shop or supermarket. 

However, you'll be cheered up to learn that there are some substantial savings benefits when comparing rapeseed oil to basic oils, such as olive oil.

The Borderfields story started  back in the year 2005, when a group of farmers from Northumberland and The Scottish Borders were able to expertly grow a crop and bottle an inaugural batch of rapeseed oil. 

Having cultivated rapeseed for a good many years, they carefully selected the ideal seed variety to produce an oil with a delectable flavour profile and an amazing golden hue. 

The partnership quickly joined forces with experienced Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire growers to press extra seeds to ensure future generations of farmers continue their responsibility to carefully nurture and manage crops and continue to improve environmental practice working in harmony with nature and not against it.

That's Food and Drink was interested to learn that rapeseed oil is from the third most important crop grown in the UK, following wheat and barley. Other vegetable oils, like olive oil or sunflower oil, are mainly imported from mainland Europe or even further afield. 

If you are ready to introduce this golden, healthy British produced oil into your kitchen and make substantial savings on your household budget, now's the time to do it.

You'll find it at your local supermarket, independent retailers, and also online. Visit their website for your nearest stockist or fill your basket via their online store for delivery direct to your doorstep (although a minimum order applies). 

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New BBC Programme; Bees, Butterflies And Blooms Visits Northampton's Farrington's

Northamptonshire LEAF Marque farmer Duncan Farrington, producer of Farrington's MELLOW YELLOW® Rapeseed Oil, has spent time over the past eighteen months working with the BBC, and writer, broadcaster and gardener Sarah Raven, on a three part documentary set to get the nation buzzing.

In the first of a three part series to be shown on BBC 2 Television, the team visits Duncan at Bottom Farm, Hargrave to discover how in recent years, he has replaced much of the lost hedging and is constantly looking for innovative ideas to encourage wildlife onto the farm. Duncan investigates sowing modern perennial wildflower 'margins' around crops on his farm to support pollinating insects, and to benefit his crop productivity.

Duncan says "I am very proud to have been involved in this exiting programme looking at how we can take simple measures to try and reverse some of the declines in our native bumblebees and other pollinating insects on our farmland. With the help and advice of organizations such as LEAF we have been carrying out a number of habitat enhancement ideas on our family farm over the last ten years or more."

Pollinators are in crisis. It's a complex problem that scientists the world over are trying to fathom, but the prognosis is grim - without healthy populations of insect pollinators across the world, our food security is under threat. Backed by recent research, Sarah Raven believes that central to the problem is a lack of food and habitat, leading to the poor health and nutrition of our pollinators. A lack of a rich and varied supply of pollen and nectar throughout the year to feed our insect pollination workforce and keep them strong and healthy; is leaving them vulnerable to the effects of pesticides, pathogens and parasites.

Our pollinating insects are vital to the production of the vast majority of the fruits and vegetables we need in our healthy diets. If we don\'t start to look after our pollinators, eventually our favourite foods could vanish from our supermarket shelves, from apples and pears through to coffee and chocolate. Not to mention Rapeseed oil!

As governments and scientists debate colony collapse, and species extinctions of Butterflies and Bumblebees, Sarah wants to show us that we could all make a difference right now.

Due to be aired on Wednesdays 8th, 15th and 23rd February at 8pm on BBC 2, Sarah travels the length of the country visiting Birmingham, Harrogate, Leicester and Northamptonshire.

Bees, Butterflies and Birds with Sarah Raven, due to be aired on Wednesday 8th, 15th and 23rd February at 8pm on BBC 2 Farrington's MELLOW YELLOW® cold pressed rapeseed oil, is grown, pressed and bottled on the family farm in Northamptonshire to LEAF Marque standards.

Farrington Oils Limited:

Bottom Farm, Hargrave, Wellingborough, Northants, NN9 6BP.

Tel: 01933 622809 / Email: sales@farrington-oils.co.uk