The juice from your favourite Goulburn Valley fruit package can also be used to flavour meat. Try combining the leftover juice from Goulburn Valley Two Fruits in juice with vegetable oil and a dash of vinegar. Put chicken breasts into a large plastic container, and pour the marinade mixture over the meat and cover. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, then remove chicken and grill. You can also make a glaze for ham by whisking the juice together with brown sugar.

Let’s face it – slushies taste good at any time of year, regardless of the weather outside. Freeze a couple of packs of Goulburn Valley Peaches, then when you’re ready to make your slushie, simply remove the frozen fruit from the packaging and add to a blender. Top up with water, add a few ice cubes if you like your slushie of the straw-stands-up-on-its-own variety, and whizz. Serve immediately, cocktail umbrella optional.

When a recipe calls for the fruit from a package of Goulburn Valley Fruit Salad, don’t throw away the juice. This tasty juice can be used to enhance the flavour of all manner of things. Try: adding a splash to a glass of iced mineral water, for a dash of flavour; use it to sweeten iced tea served with lemon slices; freeze it in an ice-cube tray, then use it instead of normal ice in your favourite beverage; freeze it in an ice-block mould and enjoy it as a sweet treat; or use it to make jelly by substituting juice for water when preparing the mixture.

There’s no need to go out for brunch when you have Goulburn Valley Pears in your cupboard. To make a sweet-and-savoury treat, grill thinly sliced pieces of baguette on both sides. Then, top with a combined mixture of cream cheese and gorgonzola. Add a slice of pear, and serve with chopped walnuts and a drizzle of honey.

This delicious tropical fruit doesn’t have to be in season for you to be able to make mango compote. Add a couple of packages of Goulbourn Valley Mangoes in Coconut Water to a saucepan, and top up with additional coconut water to cover the fruit. Add in a piece of lime rind, and squeeze in a bit of lime juice. Bring the mixture to the boil over medium heat. When it boils, turn the heat to low and cover the saucepan. Leave it to cook until reduced, stirring occasionally. Take it off the heat, put fruit in a bowl and mill it until smooth. Spoon over ice cream or yogurt and enjoy.

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