Volume: IX | Issue: 20 | Week of: May 20, 2015 Inside this issue: New Item: Golden Kiss Melons New Item: Golden Kiss Melons 1 Now Showing 1 Chef’s Table 2 Trivia Time 2 New Items 3 Save the Date! 3 Meet the Kiss Family (of 4 Melons)! Contact Information Grillin’ Vegetables 4 The Golden Kiss Melon (Item #: 13156) is a delicious cross of Galia and Charentais melons. The unique gold netted skin and green striped appearance is stunning and attracts consumers right to the bin. Once opened, the brilliant orange interior with small seed cavity and thin dark green rind have a dramatic contrast. With its slightly higher sugar content, Golden Kiss melons make a great choice for a simple summer snack. Now Showing Merchandise This Week for Sales and Profits: Crazy Fresh Party Trays/ Taco Dip Tray/Salsa Sampler Berries Melons Nectarines/Peaches Pineapple/Mangoes Cherries/Grapes Refer to Page 4 for an informative melon article, including a sales strategy for your produce department (Meet the Kiss Family (of Melons)!) Peppers/Sweet Corn/Green Beans Shopping Tips Choose a melon with prominent netting, a smooth stem end and a sweet, musky aroma. Bag Potatoes Storage Tips Store ripe melons in the refrigerator for up to four days. 60ct Avocadoes/Tomatoes Vidalia Onions (Bulk & Bag) Chef ’s Table Marinating the meat you intend to grill with an acidic fruit puree will impart its flavor to the meat, and also tenderize the meat. pepper. 6. Place the chicken on the grill. If you don't hear a sizzling sound, it's not hot enough. Wait until you hear the sizzle. Grill the chicken just until Melon Chipotle Grilled Chicken Recipe it's cooked through and nicely marked from the Ingredients grill, about 8 minutes for breasts and about 4 for tenders. 2 cups Golden Kiss melon, roughly chopped 7. Remove the chicken breasts or tenders from the 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice grill and place them on a serving platter; cover 2-1/2 teaspoons chipotles in adobo sauce with foil. 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus a bit more for 8. Pour the remaining marinade, into a small grilling saucepan and bring it to a boil. Place a fine mesh 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, or strainer over a bowl and pour in the boiled 12 chicken tenders marinade. Discard the fruit pulp and pour the salt and black pepper to taste juice in the bowl back into the saucepan. Bring 1/2 teaspoon butter to a boil once more and then turn the heat down to a simmer for about 1 minute. Add the butter thin slices Golden Kiss melon, for garnish and swirl the pan until it's melted. Season with salt and pepper, to taste; drizzle the chicken. Instructions Serve with a few, thin slices of the melon. 1. Blend the melon until it's as smooth as possible. Add the lemon juice, chipotles in adobo sauce, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil; blend for another Your partner in the produce aisle, few seconds until everything is incorporated. Set aside. 2. Trim any excess fat off the chicken breasts or tenders and place them in a heavy-duty, zip-lock bag. Pour the melon marinade over the chicken and move it around a bit to be sure it's well coated. Seal the bag, squeezing out as much air as possible. 3. Place the bag in a bowl, in case it leaks, in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, up to 6 hours. 4. Remove the chicken breasts or tenders from the bag, gently wiping off the marinade as you go, and place them on a large plate. Be sure to save the marinade as we'll be cooking it later for a glaze. 5. Preheat your grill and drizzle it with olive oil. Season both sides of the chicken with salt and Chef Nate Trivia Time True or False: Casaba melons do not have an aroma. Page 2 New Items 11# Yellow On-the-Vine Tomato Vidalia Sweet Onion Petals, 12/3.5oz 12/1.25# Gusset Rainier Cherry Vidalia Sweet Potato Fries, 12/3.5oz 1-Layer Prima Yellow Nectarine Organics 33# Golden Kiss Melon, 9-13ct 18# 2-Layer Organic Peach 33# Honey Kiss Melon, 9-13ct 18# Organic Green Seedless Grape Athena Melon Bin, 140-150ct 18# Organic Red Seedless Grape Chilean Ambrosia Organic Love Beet Juice, 6/14oz Import Clementine, 15/2# New Zealand Smitten Apple Seneca Sour Apple Chip, 12/2.5oz Vidalia BBQ Kettle Potato Chip, 12/4.5oz Vidalia Onion Kettle Potato Chip, 12/4.5oz Save the Date! Page 3 Meet the Kiss Family (of Melons)! Background: Each of these new varieties is USA grown Store: Store these melons as you would cantaloupe. If ripening, keep at room temperature. Refrigerate once and generally available from late May into November. ripe or cut. Note each variety’s characteristics below: Honey Kiss melon (Item #: 13157): has a light netting over a yellow exterior with a light salmoncolored interior. This oval shape melon has a sugar content which can produce dark sugar spots on the melon’s surface when ripe. Prepare: Prepare and utilize as you would cantaloupe or honeydew. For flavor contrast, consider adding lemon or lime juice, ginger, honey or brown sugar, as desired. Nutrition: There are approximately 40-50 calories per 3.5 ounce serving (wedge) of melon. Also, it is a good Golden Kiss melon (Item #: 13156): has both gold source of fiber and is fat free. netting and green striping making it a unique melon To sell more: Introduce customers to these new melons to see. It has an orange interior and a small seed with wording noted above on signs. Sampling to adults cavity. It has a slightly higher sugar content than would also be helpful. Display in appropriate amounts Honey Kiss. (perhaps a case stack display, if advertised) with other melons in your department. Summer Kiss melon (Item #: 13158): has a dark gold netted exterior and green interior. Its flavor is Sources: www.sandstonemelons.com, sweet and mellow, and the texture is creamy—not as www.producepete.com, and www.friedas.com. firm as some melons. Sugar Kiss melon (Item #: 13155): has a softer, creamy texture and is the sweetest member of the Kiss family of melons. Choose: Look for characteristics similar to those of a cantaloupe when selecting at the store. These melons will also ripen from the inside > out and produce a noticeable aroma when ripe. Answer:: True. 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