Tripod Farmers - Motivated salad producers
The Ruffo family, Frank, Angela, Joe and Carmel love growing salad vegetables. They like the healthy lifestyle and the opportunity to add value knowing salads are great for consumers, their health, and convenience.
Tripod Farmers is one of the leading salad companies in Australia based in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. They wash, pack, and then distribute their products across Australia as well as to selected international customers always paying strict attention to detail.
They enjoy eating salads too
Frank likes all types of salads, but he acknowledges that his main choice is spinach. What he likes about it is that they can be eaten raw, or cooked giving you more options. Angela prefers rocket salad. She finds that it has a very unique flavour which is a bit peppery and very different to other salad vegetables.
Salad preparation tips
When Angela prepares her rocket salad, she uses a vinaigrette dressing made with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and a little bit of salt. She just coats the leaves with the dressing and then adds a handful of parmesan cheese and some sliced Beurre Bosc pears over the top. Angela recommends this salad as a great accompaniment to any type meat, but she thinks this salad is perfect for pork or chicken.
A spinach salad is also very easy to make. Angela and Frank love spinach with just a little bit of olive oil, some cracked black pepper, diced tomatoes, and red onion mixed together. "Salads must be light, and they should not be drowning in dressing. Just enough to enhance the flavour"says Angela.
What to look for when selecting a salad mix
The new types of lettuce leaves available are much narrower than in the past and the colours, texture, and flavours available are more exciting. Look for vibrant colours. Leaves should look fresh, crisp and free of browning or rots. Angela says that it’s got to be fresh, like it just has been picked.
A special salad mix
The Ruffo family believe their salad mixes are special because they take care of every single aspect from production to distribution. They choose the varieties; plant the seedlings, grow the leafy vegetables, cut them, wash them, pack them and deliver them to customers. More importantly, they guarantee freshness by ensuring that everything that is harvested today is on the greengrocer’s shelves the following morning. That’s a good recipe for success.
