This past week, the editors of AllFreeCopycatRecipes.com and FaveHealthyRecipes.com had the pleasure of attending a sneak peek tasting of Corner Bakery Cafe’s new menu items. The delicious recipes we sampled make their nationwide debut April 29th. The new healthy recipes features incorporate superfood trends like kale & quinoa. The new food items we tasted centered on Southwestern ingredients that were loaded with flavor. Corner Bakery is also launching new, fresh smoothies. The Orange Carrot Ginger and Four Berry Smoothies were refreshing and delicious. The best part is that each smoothie has 4 servings of fruit! We learned eating healthy, doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice taste.
Brand New Corner Bakery Recipes
Toasted Sesame Kale
Ingredients:
8 oz. Kale, clean and cut into wide julienne pieces (use a variety for color & texture)
4 oz. Carrots, shredded
3 Tbsp. Sesame Seeds, toasted
3 oz. Asian Dressing (ginger soy flavor profile)
Instructions:
1. Mix julienne kale, shredded carrots and toasted sesame seeds.
2. Bring the dressing to a boil and toss with other items.
** Make an entrée salad by adding additional vegetables, tofu, chicken, shrimp or beef.
Southwest Avocado with Corn & Tomato Salsa
Ingredients:
2 cups Plum Tomatoes, diced
1 cup Corn (thawed or grilled, removed from the cob)
1 – 2 Jalapenos, minced
½ cup Red Onion, minced
2 – 3 Fresh Limes, juiced
3 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1 tsp. Kosher Salt
3 Tbsp. Cilantro, chopped
4 – 6 Avocados
Instructions:
1. Mix all ingredients except avocados together and let sit for at least 30 minutes.
2. Spoon half of the salsa on to a plate (drain liquid if necessary).
3. Cut each avocado in half or in quarters and arrange on top of the salsa.
4. Spoon additional salsa on top and sprinkle with tortilla strips and cilantro.
Quinoa & Pico Salad
Ingredients:
4 cups Quinoa, cooked
¾ cup Black Beans, canned
2 – 3 Plum Tomatoes, diced
1 cup Corn (thawed or grilled, removed from the cob)
1 Jalapeno, minced (remove seeds)
¼ cup Red Onion, minced
2 Tbsp. Cilantro, chopped
2 – 3 Limes, juiced
3 Tbsp. Olive Oil
Salt, to taste
Instructions:
1. Cook quinoa according to directions on the box.
2. Rinse black beans and mix with quinoa, tomatoes, corn, jalapeno, red onion and cilantro.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk the lime juice, olive oil and salt together and add to the quinoa mixture.
Win a $25 Dollar Gift Certificate to Corner Bakery
Enter to win your chance to try Corner Bakery’s new menu for free! We are giving away 4 $25 gift certificates to Corner Bakery Cafe. You can sample any of the new items or classic dishes. All you need to do to enter is answer the question below.
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What is Your Favorite Corner Bakery Menu Item?
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I love the loaded baked potato soup! And would love to try the Southwest Avocado with corn and tomato salsa!
My son loves their broccoli cheese soup and I love Chicken Pomodori on Sourdough
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Harvest salad but I am very excited to try their new health menu!!
My favorite is the Mac and three cheese. Yum!
I love their chicken salad sandwich!
I like the Smoked Ham & Swiss on Sourdough.
My favorite Corner Bakery menu item is the Chicken Pomodori.
So happy to see these new recipes that are gluten free. I would like to try the toasted sesame kale.
I love the Chicken Pomodori on Sourdough panini,
The oatmeal
I like the Broccoli Cheese Soap best.
the broccoli cheese soup is very tasty
I would love to try the Chicken Pomodori.
That toasted sesame kale looks and sounds amazing!! I can’t wait to try that. Don’t laugh, but I think their flavored coffee is my favorite “thing” on the menu! Yikes, I promise I like their food too though!
I’ve never had the pleasure of eating there although I pass it every week when I go grocery shopping. So, I just visited their website. My first order would be the Pesto Cavatappi and I think that pasta dish would become a favorite.
The chicken salad sandwich sounds good.
I love their smoothies and harvest salad.
The Tomato Mozzarella Ciabatta sandwich sounds tasty!
My favorite is the Mac & Three Cheese.
i love the loaded baked potato soup.
Definitely the Chicken Salad Sandwich with a smoothie 🙂
I really like the tomato basil soup.
The broccoli and cheese soup is awesome!
My favorite menu item is the Sliced Meatball on Sourdough.
I love Chicken Pomodori.
I love their Harvest Salad with Chicken. It is full of so many different flavors, yumm!
My daughter and were just there today for lunch she got the 3 item combo and the Kale salad was great, I also love the DC chicken salad
I would pick the Southwest Avocado with Corn & Tomato Salsa.
I love their broccoli and cheese soup– mmmm!
I’ve never tried any of their food yet, but it looks great. The Quinoa and Pico Salad really appeals to me.
Honestly, I’ve gone rather simple on their menu lately. I’ve mainly switched to eating breakfast there and their fruit parfait has become my order of choice. Simple, healthy, and filling.
I really like the harvest salad! It’s my favorite.
I love the tomato basil soup with crutons. I only get to eat there when I’m in Chicago to visit my son, so I try to bring a few things home with me like those cinnamon crippy things. Love those dipped in my tea.
My favorite is the loaded bake potato soup 🙂
I would like to try the Chicken Pomodori.
I really appreciate that they serve old fashioned oatmeal.
My favorite is the spinach, avocado and egg thin panini with a side of salsa. This makes a lovely breakfast, and they serve it all day.
unfortunately have never been to one before, so never tried any of their menu items! but looking forward to!
The Loaded Bake Potato Soup is my favorite.
I like their paninis and soup.