Foodview: Chicken Caesar Salad Wrap

This past week, after the flurry of blues and ribs fanatics subsided, the Harvest Moon kitchen staff busied themselves with lunch specials truly elating in their uniqueness. They've put aside their BBQ stained garments from last week (there were a few BBQ entrees in honor of the event) and rolled up creative sleeves to make some new inventions of esculent proportion. Feeling a little hungry and having a desire to write, I took a look around to see what could be blogged about. Moments before, I heard some elderly ladies raving about a lunch special: The Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad. They got it in a wrap, so I decided to follow suit and get mine in a wrap too, because remember... I hate salads.

There are four ways you feel after you eat a meal, in my opinion. Either you're wanting, you're satisfied, you're full, or you're stuffed. I would put this meal somewhere between me being satisfied and me being full. It'll be enough for some and more than enough for others. It seemed that so many ingredients were stuffed in and pouring out of the herb & veggie tortilla. In regards to flavor, aside from the warm white chicken breast and a kind of spring mix wrapped about the tender meat, the unique taste came from the house made Caesar dressing which had no small hint of garlic in it. While other seasonings were in the dressing which smothered the soft meat and lettuce, garlic was the main taste entering my mouth. A kind of cheese I couldn't identify was sprinkled throughout the wrap too, and it was impossible to not notice the green olive halves in the wrap as well. While my taste buds don't appreciate green olives, my personality does (if that makes any sense! I hear they're good for you). The wrap had these delicious house-made croutons in it, which gave the meal its satisfying crunch. Highly recommended.

With the Caesar dressing, a little bit went a long way flavor-wise, so be careful if you ask the chef for an extra helping of dressing. You don't want the guy clear on the other side of the cafe to know what you ate for lunch!

Adjectives for this special include but are not limited to: varied, green, seasoned, garlicky, tasteful, and healthy. It was like a hand salad, you know, a salad you can pick up and eat with your hands. :)

Well that's a wrap on this post (ba dum tss)! See you next time.

~The Harvest Crier~

Foodview: Summer Salmon Sandwich with Tomato Mozzarella Salad

These warmer months have been rather eventful for Harvest Moon. First, the Bison Burger took the menu board, next the Summer Salmon Sandwich was presented, and finally, the grand renovation took place. All of these changes yielded an incredibly positive response from HM's beloved customers.

Catching up with the new menu items, I ordered myself the Summer Salmon Sandwich along with the newly created Tomato Mozzarella Salad. I could feel my eyes getting healthier every second I looked at it! I mean, don't just look at it, look at it!

Refreshing celery and flaked salmon were mixed with a slightly sweet sauce and made into the pink spread of this rare sandwich. A juicy red tomato slice, curls of potent onion, and crisp lettuce made the meal even more nutritious, not to mention giving it a satisfying crunch in every bite. The texture of the spread itself was somewhat akin to tuna fish, but the taste was far more superior than stuff out of a can. The only way I can explain its taste is that it reminded me of the sea. It was real salmon! The turkey bacon gave it a good touch of flavor as well, complementing the fish with a more savory sensation. It wasn't as heavy as something like the Bison Burger, especially if you take out the turkey bacon, making it the sandwich to go for if you're thinking to yourself, "I'm not too hungry, but I want something fancy for date night at Harvest Moon."

As for the Tomato Mozzarella Salad, my palate thoroughly enjoyed the chunks of soft mozzarella and the balsamic vinegar reduction dressing topping the spring mix. It had a sense of simple yet artisan elegance to it which gave the entire plate a high quality.

Adjectives to describe this meal would be: Crisp, fresh, refreshing, healthy, light-ish, and fishy (in a good way; imagine the smell of the clear ocean's water). While I still like the Bison Burger more, I recommend giving the Summer Salmon a go if you can.

~The Harvest Crier~

Foodview: Cafe Salad

Okay, okay, okay. I finally consented, dear readers, to breaking my anti-salad pledge. I'm not saying that I'm going to start eating salads every second of the day or anything; I'm just opening my mind to giving salad a chance to redeem itself.

If you're vegetarian or vegan, the salad you'll want to choose is the Autumn Harvest Salad, which I can  confidently say looks good (I haven't tried it yet). For those of you who like meat with your veggies, pick the Cafe Salad, which is what I went for.

Coming with sides of ranch and guacamole and laden with strips of juicy chicken breast, this salad brings a flavor-combination unique. I've never thought of using guacamole as a dressing before, but it turns out that it go excellent with the ranch and poultry. I feel that these two were a killer idea for sure.

Also on the plate were lush and earthy lettuce leaves (it wouldn't be a salad without lettuce!) as well as a sensational smattering of feta cheese and tomato. For you vegetarians out there, this is an idea you should try on your own: Feta cheese and sliced tomatoes with ranch and guacamole.

While the chicken, egg, bacon, and feta cheese give it a fullness, and the leaves of lettuce add a good earthy taste to the mix, it was the guac and ranch dressing combination that brought the two worlds of meatiness and leafy-ness harmoniously together, leaving me scraping nothing off of my plate and into the trash can! Well done, Harvest Moon!

But I'm still not a salad kind of guy.

~The Harvest Crier~