SHOWCASE IDEAS FOR OPERATORS
One of the busiest foodservice holidays of the year is Easter—a time of religious celebration as well as the celebration of seasonal spring flavors. Get prepared with a menu packed with vibrant, healthy produce-focused dishes that will boost social media shares and increase customer traffic.
- Think symbolism. Eggs, lamb, and rabbit all evoke nostalgic cravings for this holiday’s classic ingredients. Modify traditional recipes by creating vegetable-focused dishes that use these hallmarks as garnishes, like green salads with beet-dyed egg halves, asparagus omelets and frittatas with ground lamb, or bunny-faced strawberry hotcakes.
- Get colorful. Highlight the bright hues of delicious, gorgeous fruits and vegetables like watermelon radishes, baby carrots, baby beets, mangoes, berries, citrus, and leafy greens.
- Focus on wellness. Interesting salads, produce-based small plates, and fruit-forward mocktails will deliver the nutritious, yet delicious dishes to this ever-growing segment of customers.
- Splurge a little! Beautiful, fruity desserts can satisfy the sweet-tooth customers while including texture, color, and flavor. Plump up those carrot cakes, pile pavlovas with mango and passion fruit, and stuff crepes with every type of berry!
SEASONAL PRODUCE CHECKLIST
- RSS Salads & Blends
- RSS Peeled Pearl Onions
- RSS Peeled Shallots
- RSS Baby Carrots
- RSS Broccolini
- RSS Brussels Sprouts Halves
- RSS Juices (Orange, Lemon, Lime, & Grapefruit)
- RSS Avocado Chunks, Halves, and Pico de Gallo Guacamole
- MFC Asparagus
- MFC Trimmed Leeks
- MFC Sugar Snap Peas
- MFC Strawberries
- MFC Fresh Herbs
