Blenders Guide to Sides

Make More from Your Sides • We have trawled menus from 32 counties and further afield.

• Sides can be the perfect accompaniment to a main or the star of the show.

• Over 60 side menu ideas divided into 9 categories to choose from.

• All suitable for takeaway and eat-in.

• Click here for our 2021 brochure

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Index Loaded Fries

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Smashing Potatoes!

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Rice & Couscous

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Spice Up Your Vegetables

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Vegan Delights

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Slaws

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Deep Fried Sides

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All The Rest

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Sauces – the best sides!

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*Blenders sauces are highlighted in bold

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1. Loaded Fries • Porkstar Fries: BBQ pulled pork with apple and celeriac slaw • Loaded Mexican fries: jalapeno, cotija, guacamole, Salsa and Chipotle Mayo • Chilli fries with shredded chicken and Ranch • Buffalo chicken loaded fries with Blue Cheese and Sriracha drizzle • Truffle and parmesan fries with Real Mayo Loaded Fries are easy to prepare, provide excellent margin, travel well and are a great way to get creative with flavours!

• Salt & pepper chicken fries with Sweet Chilli Sauce • ‘Big Easy’ fries with cajun spice and Blue Cheese Dressing

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2. Smashing Potatoes!

• Crispy salt and vinegar smashed potatoes with Garlic Mayo • Waffle fries topped with Red Onion Relish and creamy goats cheese • Oven roasted spiced sweet potato fries and chickpeas, drizzled in Ranch and Cajun Sauce • Cheesy garlic smashed sweet potatoes with Sriracha Mayo The most versatile sides we have – potato and sweet potato but not as we know them!

• Patatas Bravas topped with Chipotle Mayo and Salsa • Tater Tots with Tomato & Chilli Sauce topped with Garlic Mayo

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3. Rice & Couscous Couscous • Mediterranean couscous with Red Onion Relish • Tex Mex cauliflower rice with Salsa, topped with cojito and sour cream • Couscous herb fritters with Red Onion Relish

• Moroccan couscous with roasted vegetables and harissa • Baked couscous popcorn bites with Apple & Chilli Chutney • Pepper stuffed with lemon and pomegranate couscous

Rice:

• Quinoa egg fried ‘rice’ • Sriracha and oyster mushroom fried rice • Mexican rice with chorizo, coriander and Salsa • Nasi Goreng with cabbage, spring onion & peppers • Dirty Cajun rice with smoked pork and Cajun Sauce

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4. Spice Up Your Vegetables • Charred broccolini topped with Regato and drizzled with Honey & Mustard Dressing • French beans with bacon and Honey & Mustard Dressing • Roasted spicy squash with Mint yoghurt dip • Asparagus and chorizo topped with a Sriracha glaze • Balsamic and honey roasted vegetables

• Mexican streetcorn: brushed with Chipotle Mayonnaise, topped with feta, smoked paprika and chilli flakes (pictured) Whether it’s charring, roasting, frying or basting, here are a few ways to spice up your veg:

• Braised red cabbage with diced apples & Cranberry Sauce 6

5. Vegan Delights • Charred tender stem broccoli with Sweet Chilli Sauce and toasted flaked

almonds • Curried cauliflower rice with baby spinach • Roasted hasselback root vegetables with Balsamic Dressing We have 32 Vegan friendly products in our range!

• Pan-fried butterbeans and heirloom cherry tomatoes with French dressing • Smoked paprika cauliflower wings with Vegan Citrus Mayo

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6. Slaws • Mexican Slaw: red cabbage, red peppers, coriander, lime, red onion, Taco Sauce

• Asian slaw: beansprouts, pak choi, daikon, spring onion mixed with Sriracha, honey, soy sauce • Celeriac and apple: Dutch cabbage, Pink Lady apples, celeriac with French dressing • Sriracha slaw: white cabbage mixed with red onion, goji berries and Sriracha Mayo Brighten up your dishes

• Ranch Slaw: red cabbage, red onion, mixed peppers and carrot with Ranch

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7. Deep Fried Sides • Sesame Panko crusted feta nuggets with Sweet Chilli Sauce • Southern fried okra with Cajun Sour Cream

• Halloumi fries with pomegranate and Apple & Chilli Chutney • Blooming onion with Garlic Mayo Perfect when your customers are craving some deep-fried treats!

• Stuffing balls with Red Onion Relish • Tempura of vegetables with natural yogurt Garlic dip • Tofu nuggets drizzled with Korean BBQ • String onions with Tomato & Chilli Sauce 9

8. All the Rest..

• Fried pickles with Pepper Mayo Dip • Bulgar wheat salad with diced tomato, cucumber and Mint Sauce

• Loaded creamy baked mac & cheese drizzled with Blue Cheese Dressing Sides are the perfect

• BBQ beans with smoked paprika and chorizo

accompaniment to any meal or

• Sweetcorn ribs brushed with BBQ Sauce

can be the meal, regardless of occasion or time of day.

• Deep fried corn dogs with sweet Mustard Mayo • Panko parmesan roasted asparagus with Honey & Mustard Dressing • Spinach salad with pear, blue cheese, walnuts and Balsamic Dressing 10

9. Sauces – the best sides!

Our chefs have picked a few of their favourite’s • Remoulade Sauce - made with Mustard, capers, garlic, lemon juice, Mayo, herbs • Honey & Soy Sriracha - Asian style sauce with a mixture of honey, soy sauce and Sriracha • Vegan Citrus Mayo - Vegan Mayo mixed with a squeeze of lemon, lime and flat leaf parsley • Jerk Mayonnaise - Jerk spice with scotch bonnet chilli mixed with Mayo • Chimichurri Sauce - chopped parsley, oregano, garlic and red chilli, mixed with French Dressing

• Lemon Pepper Mayonnaise - Mayo mixed with lemon and cracked black pepper • Horseradish Mayonnaise - Horseradish & Real Mayo, ideal as a side for steak, smoked meats or fish 11