Honey Almond Chicken Salad Crostini

Honey Almond Chicken Salad Crostini

Yield: 18 each appetizer servings

Ingredients:

  • 5 lbs Reser’s® Simply Chicken Salad (71117.11357) 
  • ½ cup Honey
  • 1/3 cup Dijon mustard
  • 1 cup Almonds, sliced and toasted, divided in half
  • 2 Tbsp Tarragon, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp Italian parsley, chopped
  • Italian parsley, chopped for garnish
  • Crostini for serving, 7 per order

Directions:

  1. In a large metal bowl, combine the honey and Dijon mustard.
  2. Fold in the Reser’s Simply Chicken Salad, almonds, and herbs to combine.
  3. Scoop 5 oz chicken salad onto a plate, top with toasted almonds and parsley, and serve with crostini.
 

Furikake Tuna Salad Sandwich

Furikake Tuna Salad Sandwich

Yield: 16 each sandwiches

Ingredients:

  • 5 lbs Reser’s® Tuna Salad (71117.11405)
  • ½ cup Furikake seasoning
  • 1 cup Green onions, green only, thinly sliced, 1/3rd cup kept for garnish
  • 4 English cucumbers, halved and thinly sliced lengthwise
  • 2 Tbsp Kosher salt
  • 32 slices Japanese white milk bread (Shokupan)
  • 1 lb Butter, unsalted and softened, for spreading on bread

Directions:

  1. In a large metal bowl, combine Reser’s Tuna Salad with the furikake seasoning and green onions, and mix to combine.
  2. Refrigerate salad base for 30 minutes.
  3. Cut each English cucumber in half, thinly cut lengthwise, and season with kosher salt.
  4. Let the cucumbers sit for 15 minutes then pat dry.
  5. To build the sandwich:
    • Butter two slices of bread.
    • Layer cucumber slices to the edge of the bread on both sides.
    • Top with 5 oz of tuna salad mixture and put the sandwich together.
    • Wrap tightly and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes before serving.
    • To serve, cut off bread crusts and plate with thinly sliced green onion.
 

Sparkling Mango Mojito Lemonade

Sparkling Mango Mojito Lemonade

Yield: 1 gallon base, 16 each pint drinks

Ingredients:

For Mango Lemonade Base

  • 3 cups Reser’s® Diced Mangoes (79453.17029), drained and 2 cups syrup reserved
  • 2 cups fresh Lemon juice
  • 2 cups Simple syrup 
  • 2 quarts cold Soda water
  • 32 each Mint leaves
  • 8 Limes, diced
  • 16 each Lime wheels
  • 16 each Mint spring

Drink (1 pint glass)

  • 2 Mint leaves
  • ½ Lime, diced
  • Ice cubes
  • 8 oz Mango Lemonade Base

Directions:

  1. For Mango Lemonade Base, drain Reser’s Diced Mangoes from the syrup and refrigerate both.
  2. In a one-gallon container, mix together the mangoes, lemon juice, cooled simple syrup, and mango syrup.
  3. Add the soda water and chill the base for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to combine.
  4. For each drink, muddle the mint leaves and diced lime in a pint mason jar.
  5. Fill the glass halfway with ice cubes and top with 8 oz of the mango lemonade base.
  6. Stir to combine and garnish with a lime wheel and mint syrup.
 

Mango-Toasted Coconut Rice Pudding

Mango-Toasted Coconut Rice Pudding

Yield: 16 dessert servings

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a blender, puree coconut milk, Reser’s Mango Chunks, and mango syrup until smooth and refrigerate.
  2. Toast coconut shreds on parchment and set aside to cool.
  3. In a large bowl, place 4 oz Reser’s Rice Pudding in the middle.
  4. Drizzle coconut mango sauce around pudding.
  5. Garnish the sauce with Reser’s Diced Mangoes and the Reser’s Rice Pudding with toasted coconut shreds.
 

Porto Hash with Poached Eggs

Porto Hash with Poached Eggs

Yield: 50 servings

Ingredients:

  • 10 lbs package Reser’s® Diced 3/4-inch Potatoes RTU (71117.14431)
  • 1 cup Olive oil
  • 6 cups red bell pepper, diced
  • 6 lbs smoked Linguica sausage, diced
  • 3 tablespoons Smoked paprika
  • 100 Eggs, poached
  • 100 oz Saffron Hollandaise (recipe below)
  • Salt and pepper

Saffron Hollandaise

  • 3/4 cup Water
  • 1 1/2 tsp Saffron
  • 24 Egg yolks
  • 2 lbs unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup Lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 tsp Kosher salt

Directions:

  1. For Saffron Hollandaise, bring water to a simmer, then remove from heat and add saffron. Allow to cool.
  2. Combine egg yolks and saffron water in a large bowl over double boiler and whisk until the egg mixture thickens and becomes glossy.
  3. Remove from heat and gradually whisk in melted butter, returning to the double boiler as needed to keep sauce hot and loose. As sauce thickens, adjust consistency with lemon juice so that the sauce flows easily.
  4. Keep covered and warm until ready to serve.
  5. For Porto Hash with Poached Eggs, preheat convection oven to 400°F.
  6. Toss Reser’s Diced 3/4-inch Potatoes, peppers, and sausage with olive oil and smoked paprika, then season generously with salt and pepper.
  7. Spread evenly without crowding across parchment-lined sheet pans and roast in oven until potatoes are tender and lightly browned, peppers have softened, and sausage is crisped about 25 to 30 minutes.
  8. Portion approximately 1 1/2 cups of hash into each bowl, then top with 2 poached eggs and approximately 2 ounces Saffron Hollandaise.