Grilled Coho Salmon Sandwich Arrives at Burgerville

Burgerville has announced its latest, gourmet menu offering with the introduction of the Grilled Coho Salmon Sandwich this past week. The Grilled Coho Salmon Sandwich was inspired by food author, and current Burgerville Community Champion, Cynthia Nims.

Burgerville is donating a portion of the sales from every Grilled Coho Salmon Sandwich sold during this six-week promotion to eat.think.grow, a network of state, local, and community partners committed to supporting and advocating for Portland Public Schools in School Food and Garden Education. Their mission is to improve childhood learning and health through a whole systems approach to wellness. Nims selected eat.think.grow. as the beneficiary of the Burgerville sandwich after a chance meeting with Founding Director Linda Colwell at the International Association of Culinary Professionals annual conference that was held in Portland in April.

“I am absolutely thrilled that Burgerville and their current Community Champion Cynthia Nims, selected eat.think.grow. to benefit from sales of this sandwich,” said Linda Colwell, eat.think.grow founding director. “Burgerville sets a wonderful example for the community around community engagement, farm to table practices, and integrating sustainability into core practices. I could not think of a better partner for this program.”

Currently, there are more than 40 edible community learning gardens at Portland Public Schools, and the goal is for every PPS school to have a garden. These gardens are aimed at supporting the development of the whole child by using school garden curriculum to integrate the physical, social, and academic learning environments.

“Giving children access to edible gardens is empowering. It teaches children how food plays a role in their health and wellness, it creates a deeper understanding of where their food comes from, and

children can really see how food production plays a crucial role in their lives and their community.” said Cathy Miller, Burgerville’s Director of Marketing. “The experiences that eat.think.grow. provides to school children exemplifies the type of community program that aligns with Burgerville’s vision to help build self-reliant communities. We are proud to share a portion of the proceeds of this special sandwich with eat.think.grow.”

The Grilled Coho Salmon Sandwich includes wild-caught Alaskan Coho Salmon from fisheries certified sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council and isprocessed locally by Odyssey Seafood in Seattle. Also included is a lemon aioli, a gourmet mayonnaise hand-blended in the restaurants with fresh parsley from Herb Thyme Farms and fresh squeezed lemon juice. The salmon fillet is grilled and placed atop a bed of fresh frisée, a variety of curly lettuce, on a toasted Kaiser bun which comes locally from Portland French.

Pricing

Grilled Coho Salmon Sandwich

Sandwich: $4.99 Basket: $7.99