It’s extremely rewarding to be able to work with flavors and food pairings everyday while I’m creating Mendocino Farms’ sandwiches, salads and soups. It’s really exciting to me and I’m constantly motivated to think up new ways to make the “flavor magic” moment even more memorable.
On a recent brainstorm with our staff, we thought, “wouldn’t it be great to have beverage pairing suggestions for some of our sandwiches?” What a delicious idea, especially since we have such a fantastic line-up of specialty Boylan’s sodas and our house made artisan iced teas and lemonades.
So, of course, we got to straight to work and sampled away (another great part of my job). After our taste test, we came up with a selection of the best combinations that will be extraordinarily pleasing to your palate.
Since cherry and orange both taste great with the flavors of cranberry, goat cheese, and green apples, we highly suggest Boylan’s Black Cherry and Orange Cream Sodas with our Highway 128, a roasted chicken, Herbes de Provence marinated Cypress Grove’s goat cheese, ancho chili cranberry chutney, organic farmer’s market greens, green apple on wheat, and our Drunk N’Goat in Paris, a Herbes de Provence marinated Cypress Grove’s goat cheese, cranberry chutney, French brie, caramelized onions, green apple and organic farmer’s market greens on curcama hazelnut.
The dark, sweet, spicy flavors of cola and root beer are classic matches with beef and pork. (That’s why these sodas are also common ingredients in many meat marinade recipes.) We recommend trying the Steak BLT – carved steak, applewood bacon, romaine lettuce, roasted tomatoes, herb aioli, caramelized onions on toasted rustic white bread – alongside the Boylan’s Root Beer and Cola.
For a savory sandwich – especially one with chicken – a refreshing, fruity black iced tea makes a terrific match. That’s why the Passionfruit Iced Tea from Sugarbird Sweets and Teas is perfect for the Chicken MBT, a sandwich with roasted chicken, Gioia fresh mozzarella, basil pesto, tomato, balsamic vinegar, and organic farmer’s market greens on ciabatta.
And, last but not least, tart and sweet citrus is a wonderful partner for fish, especially with tuna. Try our Success With Citrus (Tuna), an all white albacore tuna with citrus aioli, green apple, organic farmer’s market greens, tomato, red onion on buckwheat bread with our housemade Farmer’s Market Blood Orange Lemonade.
We hope you have a chance to enjoy these combinations soon, and we’ll let you know if we come across any new delicious findings.
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To get the right flavors in a great sandwich you need to start with the freshest and best ingredients, from the highest quality proteins all the way down to the last little leafy piece of greens. If you’ve ever wondered what you’re getting when you order something with “Organic Farmer’s Market Greens” on our menu, you should be happy to know that you’re getting just that – the freshest, highest quality, locally grown produce you can find. We would love to share with you about the great farmers who produce the beautiful lettuces we receive fresh every day from Kenter Canyon Farms.
Working with our distributor and Kentery Canyon Farms we have developed a custom blend of certified organic greens called “Mendocino Mix”, which includes green romaine, green tango, mizuna, lollo rosa, triple red, red oak, and purple Osaka mustard – all grown on their ranch in Ventura. So every time you’re chewing on those greens, eat well and enjoy knowing you are getting the best, and at the same time, promoting small sustainable, local farming!