May 15, 2012
Noodles & Company has introduced three summer salads to its limited-time menu. The salads areavailable at all Noodles & Company restaurants through the end of August.
They include:
Chili-Lime Ginger Salad with seared chicken.This salad is anod to Thai cuisine that includes bold flavors such as ginger, mint and lime, red pepper and chopped peanuts, and three ounces of chicken.
Backyard Barbecue Chicken Salad with fresh-cut corn.This item is new to some guests but will be familiar to others. The salad was first introduced in 2011 and has been brought back by popular demand. The salad features marinated pulled chicken breast with fresh-cut summer corn, Roma tomatoes and chopped red cabbage, and is served over mixed greens and tossed with a smoky coleslaw dressing.
Spinach & Fresh Fruit.First introduced in the summer of 2011, this salad includes fresh strawberries, pecans, crispy bacon and house-made croutons atop tender spinach leaves finished off with blue cheese crumbles and a balsamic fig glaze.
"Our Summer Salads are made with ingredients that appeal to both men and women, big eaters and little nibblers," said Tessa Stamper, Noodles & Company's chef and registered dietitian."We've taken the season's best ingredients like hand-cut corn, ripe strawberries and fresh mint, and married them together to create the crisp, clean flavors reminiscent of summer. We are excited for guests to experience new and familiar tastes in the form of salad."
Guests can customize the salads, as with any Noodles dish, to meet their dietary or taste preferences.
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