Onions Without Tears

July sees the start of the season of the British Supasweet Onions. These delicate, sweet onions are extremely versatile and can be used raw or lightly cooked in many different recipes – perfect for summer cooking.

Not only are Supasweets delicious, they’re healthy too – because you can eat them raw, you get the full benefit of the cancer-preventing antioxidant properties of the onion. And the great news is they won’t make you cry!

Did you know…

• Supasweets are a relatively new arrival on the UK vegetable scene. They were launched in the UK in 2002, the result of a three year DEFRA Hortlink project to develop a sweet, British grown onion.
  
• Supasweets don’t make you cry when preparing them and their mild onion flavour means that they don’t linger on the breath!
  
• Supasweet onions are delicious eaten fresh; they have a crunchy texture and a delicate, sweet flavour.
  
• They are perfect for using raw on sandwiches, in salads and salsas, or lightly cooked in stir fries, quiches and tarts, as pizza toppings or grilled on the barbeque.
  
• Because they can be eaten raw, the heart disease preventing Sulphur compounds in Supasweet are still active.
  
• Supasweets should be refrigerated to ensure maximum freshness and flavour.
  
• The UK Supasweet season runs from July until October.
  
• Supasweets will be available in Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and Budgens stores until October 2006.