Sargento Food Service

Sharable Plates
Inspired with Sargento Cheese
The biggest news in menu making is small and very
shareable - small plates that is. Taking their cue from
Spanish tapas, these smaller bites can come in many
forms including appetizers, finger foods, bar snacks,
starters and shareables.
Attract your core restaurant target (21-40) by letting
them sample multiple flavors in smaller shareable
portions. Sargento can show you how cheese can make
your small plates stand above the crowd.
Reinvent Your Menu with
Small, Sharable Plates
When it comes to small plates, Sargento cheese is the
tie that binds the menu. A compliment of cheese
increases cravability, perceived value and menu depth
while easing the pressure in the back of the house:
• Takes the pressure off front and back of the house
operations with hot and cold pre-prepped favorites
and fast ala minute compositions.
• Build sustenance in your bar as a natural compliment
to wine, beer and cocktails helping boost beverage
sales.
• Customize with multiple interchangeable, crave
worthy varieties and cheese blends.
• With Sargento cheese at the center, utilizing other
surplus pantry ingredients, perishables, and entree
trim can anchor small plates in delectable, novel and
cost saving ways with enhanced perceived value.
Here are just a few things you can do with
cheese on your small plates menu
TECHNIQUE
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLE
DIP
Serve traditional Nacho, Spinach -Artichoke and Queso
Fundido dips to more innovative blends, a compliment
of flavors help make hot or cold concoctions for bread
or crudites to more on trend dippers.
Warm Fontina Gorgonzola Caramelized
Onion Dip with Ciabatta Toast and
Pumpkin Mostarda
TOP
Top Bruscetta, Tartine, Burgers, Pizza, bread with sliced,
shredded, planked or saucy Sargento Cheese.
Duck Confit & Tater Tot Poutine with
Gooey Gouda
STUFF
Stuff mushrooms, Peppers, Chiles, Olives, Tomatoes
and Potatoes, Tortillas or Tamales with any number of
Sargento cheeses.
Fire-roasted Poblano Pepper filled with
Pepper Jack, Black Beans, Roasted Corn
and topped with Crumbled Cheese and
Cilantro Salsa Verde
BAKE
Bake cheese into Tarts, Quiche, Tortilla, Souffle, Bread
Pudding, Scones or Biscuits.
Savory Roasted Red Pepper Three Cheese
Cake sandwiched between Breaded
Eggplant and napped Cherry TomatoBasil Salsa Fresca
ROLL
Roll cheese in or around nuts, produce or cured meats
to create Cheese Balls, Cigars, Rollatini, Lollypops, or
Calzones.
Smokin’ Potato Pancake Popper: Smoked
Provolone and Chipotle stuffed Potato
Pancake Ball ready for dipping in Cool
Cucumber Remoulade
MELT
Melt cheesy combinations onto crispy Flat Bread,
Crostini or gooey Queso Dip, skewer Spiendini or fill a
Boule with cheesy goodness.
Griddled Asadero Cheese & Serrano
Ham Filled Aprepa Topped with Pickled
Tomatillos
PLATE
Composed cheese plates before, after and for the main
meal are gaining in popularity and status.
Wisconsin Colby, Vermont Cheddar,
Praline Bacon, Pickled Red Onions, Dilly
Beans, Maple Mustard and Toasted
Heartland Rye Bread.
Swiss Fondue, Italian fonduta and Mexican Fundido
along with cheesy cousin Raclette are always in style.
Four cheese, white truffle fonduta with
artichoke hearts, asparagus and crusty
artisan bread.
SAUCE
A simple creamy cheese sauce like Mornay or
Fonduta can take on all sorts of ingredients and add
value to simple ingredients like Tater Tots, Chips,
Pasta and roasted vegetables.
Refried Stone Ground Grits with Cheddar
Triple Bock Sauce
PUFF
Cheese and batter or dough composed Gougeres,
Cheese Sticks, Cheese Profiteroles are a forever
favorite.
Muenster Pate Choux Puffs filled with
Country Ham n’ Havarti Salad
House prepped Arancini, Croquettes, Fritters, Hush
Puppies, Calas, and Cheese Sticks signaturize offerings
from the fryer.
Serrano Ham & Manchego Cheese Fritters with Roasted Piquillo Pepper Sauce
POT
FRY
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