Welcome to the latest newsletter from Fred & Bex! We've really been enjoying all this lovely warm weather and the chance to use some of our favourite

         
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Welcome to the latest newsletter from Fred & Bex! We've really been enjoying all this lovely warm weather and the chance to use some of our favourite Fred & Bex salad dressing recipes. If you fancy jazzing up your salads, why not try some new ingredients - we've got a few fabulous foraging tips for you below.

Fabulous Father's Day Competition

Crepe maker

It's always a tricky question - what on earth can you get your dad for Father's Day? Mother's Day is easy - most mums are always happy with a few more trinkets to treasure - but dads are much harder to buy for. That's why we're running a fabulous Father's Day competition to help you out.

We've got an awesome Breville crepe maker to give away, and we think it's the perfect present for any dad who loves gadgets - or you could keep it for yourself and just use it to make your dad an amazing Father's Day breakfast. It's a win/win!

The competition will go live on Monday the 1st of June, and will run until midnight on Monday the 8th of June. Entry will be via Rafflecopter form on our blog, where we'll ask you to follow us on Twitter or tweet about the competition - if you do both, then you'll get two entries! For full terms and conditions, see the post on our blog - it'll go live on Monday when the competition starts.

Seasonal Salads

Vetch

Wild vetch

One of our favourite uses for Fred & Bex Vinegars is making salad dressings - but a delicious dressing deserves some seriously good ingredients! And at the moment, lots of those wonderful ingredients are going for absolutely nothing in the hedgerows and fields - so why not try a bit of foraging?

Wild Sorrel: with a fabulously sharp, peppery flavour, wild sorrel is the perfect addition to a salad. It's usually found growing on grassy verges, and it likes to snuggle down underneath other plants so you have to root around a bit to find it.

Vetch: a member of the pea family, vetch has the same delicate frilly tendrils as the pea shoots you can pay lots of money for to decorate your salads. Save your pennies and pick it yourself.

Lady's Smock: a pretty pale pink flower with slender leaves that have a lovely tangy mustard taste - sprinkle over the top of a salad for a bit of a kick. It's often found growing near to water, and it's a favourite of butterflies.

When foraging, always take care to consult an appropriate expert (we like the River Cottage foraging handbook) and never eat anything you aren't absolutely sure of. Fred & Bex accepts no responsibility for any idenfication errors.

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