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PRODUCT ROUNDUP Bela Sardines. Sourced from fisheries along the Portuguese coast, this company's lightly smoked wild-caught sardines come in four varieties, all featuring Portuguese olive oil. The recently relaunched products include lemon-infused extra-virgin olive oil; a mixture of extra-virgin olive oil, tomato puree and cayenne pepper–infused oil; and traditional fillets, packed in just olive oil. They pair well with hard-boiled eggs, roasted potatoes and crispy greens in a Spanish- or Portuguese-inspired salad. belasardines.com J & D's Foods Bacon Croutons. With the motto, "Everything should taste like bacon," this company has introduced an entire line of bacon-flavored products—including croutons, to give greens a meaty boost. Ideal on salad, soup or chili, these crunchy croutons are, improbably enough, both vegan and kosher. Suggest consumers pair this product with blue cheese, tomatoes and romaine for the ultimate starter, and find more recipe ideas on J & D's website. jdfoods.net Culinary Collective Dequmana Olives. Cured with just water, salt and a modest amount of acid, the hand-harvested Andalucian olives in this company's collection truly shine. Arbequina olives are small, firm and buttery. Black empeltre, picked ripe and cured for about a year, are tender and sweet. Gordal are large and firm. And the mixed olives with herbs consists of hojiblanca, gordal, cuquillo and arbequina olives with cumin, oregano, garlic and red pepper. The company also recently launched Matiz Gallego Sardinillas—sardines with piquillo peppers and Matiz boquerones (fresh white anchovies), both of which add richness and Spanish flair to salads. matizespana.com Loeb's Onion Crunch. To make these crispy chips, sweet onions are cut, battered, lightly fried in vegetable oil and seasoned. With a shelf life of more than a year, these non-GMO chips have a roasted onion flavor, ideal for sprinkling on a Cobb or blue cheese salad. Available in 6-ounce and 12-ounce shakers, this product's versatility extends beyond greens. Saute these crisp onions with vegetables, add to a favorite dip or coat chicken for baking. onioncrunch.com DCI Cheese Salemville Reserve and Nikos Fat Free Feta Crumble Cups. Cheese adds saltiness and richness to salads, and crumbles are the ideal format for sprinkling atop greens. That's definitely the case with DCI's blue and feta Crumble Cups. The Salemville Reserve (packaged in 4-ounce portions) is an extra-aged, rBST-free creamy Amish blue cheese made with milk from grass-fed cows. The Nikos Fat Free Feta (available in 6-ounce portions) has a soft, crumbly texture and a mild, tangy flavor. dcicheeseco.com Hodo Soy Tofu Nuggets and Spicy Yuba Strips. Three new organic vegan products add protein and savory depth to salads. Slightly chewy fried and flavored Tofu Nuggets (made with firm tofu) come in two flavors: Curry and Five Spice, the latter of which features star anise, cinnamon, fennel, cloves and black pepper and is cooked with tamari. Spicy Yuba Strips are made from the protein and fat that coagulate from soy milk held at a high temperature. Hodo Soy marinates these "tofu skins," pan-grills them, cuts them into fettuccini-size noodles, and adds a teriyaki-chile sauce, while maintaining the strips' al dente texture. hodosoy.com 36 ❘ SPECIALTY FOOD MAGAZINE ❘ specialtyfood.com Tillen Farms Vertical Pack Haricots Verts Green Beans. With a jar of these preserved whole green beans on hand, shoppers can get quick inspiration for meals, such as a cold potato and green bean salad. Cooked and preserved with just water and salt, these thin, delicate beans—grown and cooked in Kenya— are delicious on their own or heated for creative pairings, such as bacon-wrapped bean bundles, a Southern specialty. Haricots Verts are all natural, vegan and certified kosher. tillenfarms.com Tonnino Tuna Fillets with Capers and Garlic in Olive Oil. Take inspiration from salad Nicoise, and add these dolphin-safe, wild-caught, hand-packed tuna fillets to a Mediterranean-inspired dish. Amped up with capers and garlic, the yellowfin tuna joins a line of several varieties of jarred tuna products, from fillets packed in spring water to those with jalapeño in olive oil. tonnino.com Victoria Gourmet Fire-Roasted Onions. These sweet and crunchy fire-roasted onion chips would be delicious sprinkled on salads or eaten out of hand as a snack. Packaged in a glass jar with a brushed metal lid, in a window tin and in bulk format, the product consists of