In Prepared Salads, Protein Salad

Chaat Masala Chicken Salad

Chaat Masala Chicken Salad

Yield: 14 each entrée portions

Ingredients:

  • 5 lbs bag Reser’s® Simply Chicken Salad (71117.11357)
  • 2 Tbsp Chaat masala
  • 2 each Lemon, zested
  • ½ cup Cilantro, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup Red onion, julienned, ¼ cup reserved for garnish
  • 14 pieces Naan bread, grilled to golden brown with ghee
  • ½ cup Ghee, softened
  • Lemon zest to garnish

Directions:

  1. In a medium bowl, mix the Reser’s Simply Chicken Salad with chaat masala, lemon zest, cilantro, and red onion.
  2. Place the salad in a container and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.
  3. To serve, place 6 oz of the chaat masala chicken salad and garnish with fresh lemon zest and julienned red onion.
  4. Serve with wedges of grilled Naan bread.
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In Mashed Potatoes, Side Dishes

Sweet Potato Cider Bisque with Grilled Apples

Sweet Potato Cider Bisque with Grilled Apples

Yield: 15 each 12 oz soup appetizers

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In an 8-quart stockpot, melt butter and add onion.
  2. Cook the onion until softened without browning.
  3. Add AP flour to make a roux, and cook without browning for one minute.
  4. Add the Reser’s Special Request All Natural Mashed Sweet Potatoes, apple cider, stock, and cream to roux and whisk to combine.
  5. Cook over medium heat while stirring occasionally for 20-25 minutes to cook out flour.
  6. Season bisque with kosher salt to taste.
  7. Puree bisque base with immersion blender and strain with a chinois and keep warm.
  8. To serve, place 12 oz of bisque and top with grilled apple slices and thyme leaves.
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In Mashed Potatoes, Side Dishes

Yukon Gold Potato and Crab Cakes with Lemon-Dijon Aioli

Yukon Gold Potato and Crab Cakes with Lemon-Dijon Aioli

Yield: 54 each 2 oz cakes, 27 appetizer portions

Ingredients:

  • Yukon Gold Potato and Cakes
    • 5 lbs Reser’s® Special Request™ All Natural Yukon Mashed Potatoes (71117.94501)
    • 5 Eggs, whisked to combine
    • 4 cups Leeks, diced and sauteed until soft in avocado oil with 2 Tbsp kosher salt, cooled
    • 10 oz Dungeness crab meat
    • 1 cup Green onions, thinly sliced
    • 3 cups Panko breadcrumbs (for filling)
    • 4 cups Panko breadcrumbs (for coating)
    • 2 cups Canola oil (for frying)
  • Lemon-Dijon Aioli
    • 4 cups Mayonnaise
    • 8 each Garlic cloves, minced with 2 tsp Kosher salt
    • ½ cup Lemon juice, fresh
    • ¼ cup Dijon mustard
    • 2 Tbsp Italian parsley leaves, finely chopped

Directions:

  1. For Yukon Gold Potato and Crab Cakes,  sauté the diced leeks in ½ cup avocado oil with 2 Tbsp kosher salt until soft.
  2. Cool the leeks in the refrigerator.
  3. In a medium-sized metal bowl, mix the Reser’s Special Request™ All Natural Yukon Mashed Potatoes, eggs, and cooled leeks to combine.
  4. Fold in the crab meat and green onions, then the panko.
  5. Refrigerate at least two hours before portioning.
  6. For the Lemon-Dijon Aioli, mix all ingredients and refrigerate until ready to plate.
  7. After refrigerating the cake mixture, portion with a 2 oz disher.
  8. Flatten the portions into round cakes and coat them with panko breadcrumbs.
  9. Heat ½-inch canola oil in a pan and cook for 2-3 minutes per side until golden brown. Set onto cooling rack when done to drain excess oil.
  10. Plate two cakes with 1 oz aioli for an appetizer portion.
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In Fruit

Honeydew Canapés

Honeydew Canapés

Yield: 16 each canapés

Ingredients:

  • 16 each Reser’s® Honeydew Chunks (79453.77410), sliced in half 
  • 16 each 1-inch slices sharp white Cheddar cheese
  • 32 each Baby arugula, leaves
  • 16 each Bamboo skewers
  • Hot Honey

Directions:

  1. Open the sliced Reser’s Honeydew Chunks and top with baby arugula leaves and white Cheddar.
  2. Top with the other honeydew half and insert skewer.
  3. Place onto plate and drizzle with hot honey.
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In Fruit

Iced Mango Mint Green Tea

Iced Mango Mint Green Tea

Yield: 8 each pint drinks

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups Reser’s® Diced Mangoes (79453.17029)
  • 8 each Green tea bags
  • 64 oz Water 
  • 1 cup Mint leaves, washed
  • 8 each Mint sprigs for garnish
  • Ice

Directions:

  1. Heat 2 quarts of water to 200°F.
  2. Pour over 8 tea bags and 1 cup mint leaves, and let steep for 3-4 minutes.
  3. Strain out tea base and refrigerate until cool.
  4. To serve, fill a pint glass halfway with ice, top with 1/4 cup Reser’s Diced Mangoes and syrup, and stir.
  5. Add 8 oz mint iced tea and garnish with mint sprig.
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In Fruit

Cherry Tomato, Avocado, and Mango Salad

Cherry Tomato, Avocado, and Mango Salad

Yield: 16 each appetizer salad servings

Ingredients:

Cilantro Vinaigrette 

  • ¼ cup Mango syrup from Reser’s® Mango Chunks (79453.73928)
  • 1 each Shallot, peeled and diced
  • 1 cup Cilantro, washed and roughly chopped
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 cups Rice Vinegar, unseasoned
  • 2 ½ cups Avocado or canola oil
  • 1 Tbsp Kosher salt to season

Salad

  • 2 lbs Mixed cherry tomatoes
  • 2 cups Red onion, peeled and diced
  • 4 each Avocado
  • 2 cups Cilantro vinaigrette
  • 1 cup Green onions, thinly sliced
  • 16 cups Reser’s Mango Chunks (79453.73928)
  • Kosher salt
  • Black pepper, freshly cracked
  • Mint leaves, chiffonade

Directions:

  1. For the Cilantro Vinaigrette, add the syrup from Reser’s Mango Chunks, diced shallots, Dijon, cilantro, and rice vinegar in a high-powered blender and blend
  2. While the blender is running, slowly drizzle in the oil to create an emulsion and season with salt.
  3. Per order, toss the following:
    • 6 Cherry tomatoes, halved
    • 1 Tbsp Cilantro Vinaigrette
    • 1 cup Reser’s Mango Chunks
    • 1 Tbsp Red onion, diced
    • ¼ Avocado, peeled and diced
    • 1 Tbsp Green onions, thinly sliced
    • Kosher salt
    • Black pepper, freshly cracked
    • 2 each Mint leaves
  4. Place into the middle of the plate and drizzle with 1 Tbsp of dressing and top salad with chiffonade of mint leaves.
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In Fruit

Arugula and Blood Orange Salad with Roasted Mango Vinaigrette

Arugula and Blood Orange Salad with Roasted Mango Vinaigrette

Yield: 20 each appetizer salad servings

Ingredients:

Roasted Mango Vinaigrette

  • 5 lbs Reser’s® Diced Mango, (79453.17029) drained of syrup
  • 4 Shallots, peeled and diced
  • 1 tsp Ancho chile powder
  • ½ cup Dijon mustard
  • 2 cups Rice vinegar
  • 6 cups Avocado or canola oil
  • 2 Tbsp Kosher salt to season

Salad

  • 2 lbs Baby arugula
  • 12 each Blood orange, segmented
  • 2 cups Quicos (Toasted corn nuts)
  • 3 cups reserved Reser’s Diced Mango, roasted and refrigerated

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 375°F.
  2. Drain Reser’s Diced Mango, and place in an even layer onto a sheet pan with 2 layers of parchment paper.
  3. Roast until golden brown, 20-25 minutes turning chunks halfway through the cooking process.
  4. When roasted, remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
  5. Take 3 cups of roasted mango and refrigerate for salad portion.
  6. In a high-powered blender, place the remaining roasted mango, shallots, Ancho powder, Dijon, and rice vinegar and blend 30-45 seconds until smooth.
  7. When the blender is running, remove cap and slowly drizzle in oil to make an emulsion.
  8. Season with kosher salt and refrigerate.
  9. To build, lightly dress baby arugula with Roasted Mango Vinaigrette and toss with remaining roasted mango. Place in mound onto chilled plate and garnish with Quicos and blood orange segments.
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In Cole Slaw, Fruit, Prepared Salads, Tortillas & Mexican

Fish Tacos with Cabo Jicama Slaw

Fish Tacos with Cabo Jicama Slaw

Yield: 25 each servings

Ingredients:

Cabo Slaw

Fish Tacos

  • 3 each 6-inch Don Pancho® Golden Blend Tortillas (79341.01106)
  • 3 cups Jicama, peeled and julienned, keep in acidulated water (1 Tbsp lime juice to 2 cups water)
  • ¼ cup Cabo Slaw
  • 3 each 2 oz strips Cod, panko-breaded and fried
  • 3 each Cilantro leaves for garnish

Directions:

  1. In a large metal bowl, combine Reser’s Regular Coleslaw, Reser’s Papaya Chunks, jalapeño, and cilantro. Place Cabo slaw into Cambro and refrigerate.
  2. Bread and fry fish and set aside to keep warm on paper towels.
  3. For an order, heat 3 Don Pancho Golden Blend Tortillas on griddle until warmed on both sides.
  4. Place 3 tortillas in taco holder, place 2-3 pieces of jicama onto tortilla.
  5. Place 1 oz Cabo Slaw onto jicama, top with fried fish and garnish each with a cilantro leaf.
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In Cole Slaw, Prepared Salads

Hawaiian Grilled Chicken Sliders

Hawaiian Grilled Chicken Sliders

Yield: 28 each 6 oz servings

Ingredients:

Sesame Scallion Slaw

Huli-Huli Chicken

  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup Brown sugar, packed
  • 1-inch knob Ginger, peeled and grated on microplane
  • 6 cloves Garlic, minced
  • 50 each Chicken thighs, trimmed of excess fat

Grilled Chicken Sliders

  • 50 each Sweet Hawaiian rolls, cut in half
  • 50 each Huli-Huli Chicken, drained of marinade and grilled
  • 2 oz Sesame Scallion Slaw

Directions:

  1. For Huli-Huli Chicken, whisk marinade ingredients to combine.
  2. Save 1 cup of marinade to glaze chicken and then marinate trimmed chicken thighs for 8-12 hours in the refrigerator.
  3. Drain the chicken of marinade and discard marinade.
  4. Grill chicken thighs until cooked through and keep warm.
  5. Brush grilled thighs with reserved glaze.
  6. In a large metal bowl, mix Reser’s Shredded Homestyle Slaw with the toasted sesame seeds and green onions and set aside.
  7. To assemble sandwich, cut rolls in half and grill cut side until golden brown.
  8. Place grilled chicken atop bottom roll, top with slaw, and place grilled roll atop the slaw.
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In Mashed Potatoes, Side Dishes

Greek Garlicky Potato Dip (Skordalia)

Greek Garlicky Potato Dip (Skordalia)

Yield: 15 each appetizer servings

Ingredients:

  • 5 lbs Reser’s® Special Request™ Natural Yukon Mashed Potatoes (71117.94501)
  • 2 cups Almonds, blanched and slivered
  • 40 each Garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1 Tbsp Kosher salt
  • 1 ¼ cups Lemon juice, fresh
  • 2 ½ cups Extra virgin olive oil, plus more for garnish
  • 1 cup Green onions, thinly sliced for garnish
  • Pita bread, brushed with olive oil and grilled

Directions:

  1. Process almonds, garlic, kosher salt, and lemon juice in a food processor until smooth.
  2. Add mixture to a large stainless bowl with Reser’s Special Request Natural Yukon Mashed Potatoes.
  3. Mix to combine, taking care to not overmix.
  4. Add in Extra virgin olive oil and mix to combine.
  5. Check seasoning.
  6. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving to let allow flavors to meld.
  7. Portion 8 oz into a cup or large ramekin, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, and garnish with sliced green onions.
  8. Allow the dip to warm up 5-6 minutes before serving with grilled pita.
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