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5 Recipes to Inspire Your Fall Menu

Annelise McAuliffe

Fall is here. What is on your menu?

This year, everything feels different, but that doesn't mean we aren't craving the usual flavors. However, diners are craving a few healthy flavors in the midst of comfort food, after their binge this summer. Satisfy the cravings with warm flavors, balanced with hearty vegetables. Our sauces allow busy restaurants to change the menu with each season.

  1. Apple Bacon Flatbread

This flatbread is sweet, salty and rustic, with warm flavors that are sure to delight the tastebuds. Our Bacon Marmalade plays well with sweet-tart apples and goat cheese. Get the recipe here.

2. Fall Beer Cheese Soup

Use our Beer Cheese Soup or Beer Cheese Dip as a base and simply add pureed pumpkin or sweet potatoes for added nutrition and the perfect seasonal flavor. Top with chives, bacon, cheese and croutons or make it a full entree by serving it in bread bowl. Get the recipe here.

3. Raspberry Cider Sour

Chilled, but with warm notes, this seasonal cocktail is dressed to impress. The combination of lemon juice, fresh apple cider and our slightly spicy Raspberry Habanero Sauce topped with a fluffy egg white foam, makes for a happy hour drink that you can easily shake up. It’s a day at the apple orchard in one glass. Get the recipe here.

4. Chicken Fried Steak & Sausage Gravy

Serve a comforting, crispy chicken fried steak meal with a hearty spoonful of our Sausage Gravy and plenty of cooked greens, because it’s all about balance on the plate this season. Made with all-natural Polidori sausage crumbles, our gravy is flavorful and easy for you to execute. Get the recipe.

5. Meatloaf Sandwich with Demi Glace

Make this sandwich big, tall and comforting. Meatloaf sandwiches are a great way to spruce up the classic meatloaf. Or, offer meatloaf family kits that allow customers to make their leftovers into delicious sandwiches. Stacked tall, these sandwiches feature melty cheese, mashed potatoes, pickled vegetables and a drizzle of our Demi Glace for a messy ‘wich that is sure to stick to the ribs. Be sure to include pickled red onions or giardiniera to brighten up heavy flavors of the stack. Get the recipe here.

BONUS: Green Chile Pimento Cheese

In honor of fall’s chile roasting season, this pimento cheese appetizer if full of pepper flavor. Serve with biscuits, lavash, crudite, or crackers. Get the recipe here.

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