Foundation 15 Years - Runner Beans Harvest

Elly's Waitrose Foundation Menu

We’re celebrating more than 15 years of the Waitrose Foundation, which helps improve the lives of the people who grow, pick and pack our fresh produce in 10 countries including Kenya, Ghana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Elly Curshen, columnist in our weekly newspaper Waitrose Weekend, has created some fabulous summer recipes using Foundation produce to mark the occasion

    Elly Curshen - Columnist

    "I’ve chosen popped petits pois, Tenderstem broccoli spears, sliced runner beans, mango pieces and large passion fruits to create a menu that would work well for a relaxed summer weekend lunch"

    Fried gnocchi with peas, mint, feta and chilli

    Fried gnocchi with peas, mint, feta & chilli

    Gently crushing the peas before mixing them with everything helps them to grip the gnocchi instead of falling to the bottom of the bowl

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    Smoked salmon & Tenderstem tart with super seed crust

    Smoked salmon & Tenderstem tart with super seed crust

    Get ahead and bake the pastry base up to 2 hours ahead, then top just before serving

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    Runner bean, radish & walnut salad with shallot & oregano dressing

    Runner bean, radish & walnut salad 

    Drizzling the beans with the shallot and oregano dressing while they’re still warm helps them to absorb all the delicious flavours

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    Mango fools with passion fruit

    Mango MOUSSE with passion fruit

    These are incredibly easy and quick. Make sure you leave time for them to chill properly as they have a really wonderful texture once set

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    Shop Foundation ingredients

    Petit Pois

    Petit Pois

    Tenderstem Broccoli Spears

    Tenderstem Broccoli Spears

    Sliced Runner Beans

    Sliced Runner Beans

    Mango

    Mango

    Large Passion Fruit

    Large Passion Fruit

    WAITROSE FOUNDATION SUCCESS STORIES

    Foundation Mangoes

    At Rooipad Boedery, a citrus farm in South Africa, a needlework project means that workers can earn additional money when the fruit is out of season. Participants create everything from colourful cushion covers to beanie hats, and take orders from local hotels for their upholstery.

     

    In Ghana, an accommodation block for nursing staff was built at a rural clinic last year. The clinic serves 2,000 people, including workers from 10 mango farms which supply Waitrose, and can now deal with out-of-hours emergencies.

    Did you know?

    The Foundation has so far invested more than
    £14 million
     into community projects in countries all over the world

    Siyabonga, the son of a worker at a South African fruit farm, was given a bursary by the Waitrose Foundation to study agriculture. Since completing a masters degree in Ireland, he’s now a production manager at the farm, and gives motivational talks to children.

     

    At Eldama Ravine in Kenya, the Foundation funded the building and equipping of a maternity unit, as the nearest was many hours away. Thousands of babies have since been safely delivered there.

    Foundation Children

    Did you know?

    Every time you buy a Waitrose Foundation product, a percentage of the sale is invested back into the country of origin

    Find out more

    The Waitrose & Partners Foundation
    Waitrose Foundation products