27th Feb 2008 - 00:00
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The Dutch Produce Association, the organisation behind the Chicory Challenge competition, has launched its Chicory Challenge recipe book to raise money for charity.
The book includes a selection of the competition's top entries and the recipes from the three finalists.
BDF Newlife, the UK's child health charity specialising in research and support to aid people affected by inborn conditions, will be selling the recipe books in the year on a first come first serve basis.
Susie Carter, who works for Hampshire Fare, won the competition with her winning recipe of chicory tarts with goats cheese and thyme. The £5,000 top prize money has been donated to Hampshire Fare where it will be used to develop courses to encourage more people to use fresh local produce.
The other two finalists – one from Waddesdon Church of England School in Aylesbury and Acklam Grange School in Middlesbrough, won the £1,000 and £500 prizes for second and third place. This money will be spent on the schools' food technology departments.
Chicory is a versatile vegetable which can be used raw in salads or cooked in a wide variety of dishes.
Weblink:
www.chicorychallenge.co.uk