Friday, June 27, 2014

sweetgreen Debuts Test Kitchen at Dupont Store



From our friends at sweetgreen...

We are excited to announce that sweetgreen—the collection of 27 organic, farm-to-table kitchens—has debuted the “sweetgreen Dupont test kitchen,” where they will be crafting and testing innovative new salads as menu contenders for the other 26 stores (and counting!) The Dupont location, sweetgreen’s recently renovated second store that originally opened in 2009, is ideally suited as a test kitchen with its proximity to the Sunday Dupont Circle farmers market, located just behind the store.

The Dupont kitchen is currently testing three new seasonal salads, which will change five times a year (instead of a rotating monthly seasonal salad), and five new signature salads, featuring house-made dressings such as blue cheese dressing using local cheese from Firefly Farms. For now, these items are exclusive to the Dupont location.

Sunday Dupont Circle Farmers Market

Below please find the Dupont test kitchen’s full menu, and check out the sweetgreen blog for more details and photos.

sweetgreen Dupont test kitchen menu

Seasonal Salads:
Peach + Goat Cheese Salad - organic baby spinach, organic mesclun, peaches, goat cheese, toasted almonds, organic basil, balsamic vinaigrette

Watermelon, Heirloom Tomato and Feta - shredded kale, organic arugula, watermelon, heirloom tomato, cucumbers, organic mint, feta, spicy sunflower seeds, champagne vinaigrette

Roasted Vegetable Salad - organic mesclun + shredded kale with local roasted asparagus, yellow squash, and zucchini, fresh organic basil, carrots, parmesan crisp and roasted chicken, pesto vinaigrette

Signature Salads:
Rad Thai - organic mesclun, organic arugula, cabbage, bean sprouts, organic carrots, cucumbers, spicy sunflower seeds, fresh organic basil, spicy cashew dressing, citrus shrimp

Hummus Tahina - organic mesclun, chopped romaine, red onion, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, housemade hummus, feta, pita chips, cucumber basil yogurt, falafel

Avo-Cobb-O - shredded kale, chopped romaine, grape tomatoes, raw corn, raw beets, bacon, avocado, hard-boiled egg, roasted chicken, blue cheese dressing

Harvest Bowl - wild rice, shredded kale, apples, roasted sweet potatoes, toasted almonds, goat cheese, roasted chicken, balsamic vinaigrette

Wild Child - wild rice, organic baby spinach, organic carrots, cucumbers, organic chickpeas, raw beets, avocado, raw seeds, miso sesame ginger dressing