HARVEST BOWLS: FALL SALADS

Comfort food extends to salad menus this season.

Fall salads feature the best of the season’s produce, from crisp apples and juicy pears to vibrant roasted root vegetables and hearty greens. Combine robust ingredients with earthy flavors to craft seasonal bowls that diners are craving.

GREENS

RSS SHREDDED KALE
RSS HARVEST CRISP BLEND
RSS BISTRO BUTTER BLEND
MFC ARTISAN ROMAINE

PRODUCE

HARD SQUASHES
MUSHROOMS
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
FIGS

TOPPINGS

GARBANZO BEANS
TOASTED SEEDS
CORNBREAD CROUTONS
POMEGRANATE SEEDS

Diners are increasingly hyper-focused on high-protein and plant-based foods. Alongside all of the new-fangled, lab-based, cell-cultured options out there is the humble bean. A staple food for millenia, beans are being re-examined as a healthy, versatile ingredient worthy of menu inclusion.

Retro and heirloom recipes—like Southern succotash, French cassoulet, and Cajun red beans and rice—fit the bill for those in search of authenticity.
Most world cuisines incorporate some type of bean in their classic dishes. Think feijoada in Brazil, black beans and rice with plantains in Puerto Rico, and garbanzo beans in Israel. Modern interpretations of these recipes are packed with produce and herbs.
The creamy texture of mung beans is proving an ideal substitute for those that are eliminating soy from their diets.

HARVEST BOWLS: FALL SALADS

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