Noodles & Company Summer Salad Giveaway

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Last week, my friend Eileen and I were invited to stop by our local Noodles & Company to try their two new summer salads.  If you’re like me, you typically think of Noodles & Company as a restaurant that serves, well, noodles!  Of course, they do serve noodles – lots of them any way you’d like them – but they also serve soups, salads, and some amazing flatbread.


For a limited time this summer, Noodles & Company has introduced two new salads to their menu.

The Very Berry Spinach Salad has strawberries, pecans, house-made croutons, bacon crumbles, and blue cheese over fresh spinach with a drizzle of balsamic fig dressing.  It is a little bit of heaven in a bowl!  The bacon and blue cheese give the otherwise light salad a little bit of “heft” and make it very satisfying as a meal.



The Backyard Barbecue Chicken Salad has tender, pulled chicken breast with fresh cut corn (like cut off the cob right then!), roma tomatoes, and purple cabbage over greens.  The chicken has a really light barbecue/mayo sauce and the greens have a smokey slaw dressing.  I am not usually a huge barbecue fan because of the strong flavors, but I loved this salad!  The flavors are mild and blend very well together.  I didn’t find the chicken heavy at all and wound up being very happy with this as a meal choice.


Interested in trying some Noodles & Company salads yourself?  The folks at Noodles didn’t want you to feel left out, so they offered a nice summer prize pack for me to give away.  The winner will get: a bamboo cutting board, organic seed packs and two free Summertime Salad cards.


Here’s how to enter: 


1) Leave a comment telling me your favorite Noodles & Company dish.  (Me?  I’m a big Pad Thai with tofu fan!)


Additional entries:


2) Go check out Noodles & Company’s blog.  (Didn’t know they had a blog?  Neither did I – and it’s a great one!)  Leave a comment sharing one of Tessa’s tips here.


3) Leave a comment on any other Wisconsin Mommy non-giveaway post. (Leave a comment here too, so I know that you did that.)


The giveaway will end at 11:59 pm CST on August 21st when a winner will be chosen via random.org.  The winner will be notified via email (so please make it easy to find!) and will have 72 hours to respond and provide a US mailing address or a new winner will be chosen.


Thanks to Noodles & Company for hosting Eileen and I for lunch and for providing the giveaway prize!

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  6. One of Tessa’s tips from the Noodles and Company blog is to add something crunchy, like nuts, croutons or seeds, to your salad! I think this is a great tip to get varying textures.
    Thank you for the giveaway 🙂
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

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  8. “Fruit: Think about using blueberries, strawberries, apples, or grilled peaches in your next salad. Summertime fruit is at its peak, adding the perfect sweet, tangy element.”
    sadiebeery at hotmail dot com

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  11. One of Tessa’s tips -There is something very satisfying about adding crunch to a salad. Nuts, super crispy vegetables, seeds and croutons (especially homemade!) are all good options when it comes to creating that special bite.

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  23. Do a five-minute rhythmic gymnastics routine as a way of laying out the picnic blanket is my favorite tip

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  27. I found out that: Nuts, super crispy vegetables, seeds and croutons (especially homemade!) are all good options when it comes to creating that special bite. 

    clenna at aol dot com

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  29. Left a comment on your Bag it Forward post. What a nice idea to help out well-deserving teachers.
    jhbalvin at gmail dot com

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  33. My favorite is the Wisconsin Mac & Cheese and the Pesto Cavatappi. Hard to choose one!

    caryn9802 at yahoo dot com

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  34. I like her tip for adding crunch to salads with crispy vegetables, seeds, or crunchy chips

    caryn9802 at yahoo dot com

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  40. I love the Japanese Pan Noodles, but I would also love to try the Backyard Barbecue Chicken Salad
    b dot ringer at hotmail dot com

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  41. I love their japanese pan noodles. For a week when I was pregnant it was the only thing I could keep down for some reason.

    soluckyducky at gmail dot com

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  42. One of her tips is to add some kind of satisfying crunch to a salad, whether it be nuts, croutons, etc.

    soluckyducky at gmail dot com

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  44. Didn’t know they had a blog! Love Tessa’s tips on getting active – using a lid to a food container to play Frisbee is hilarious – and we have plenty of extra lids lying around!

    e-mail: lucky02130 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  47. My favorite Tessa’s Tip: Think about using blueberries, strawberries, apples, or grilled peaches in your next salad.

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  53. One of Tessa’s tips is to Chase kids around for ten minutes. Rest. Repeat. The dogs would love to do it too.

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  55. I like the most calorie laden dishes on the menu…..indonesian peanut saute and the mac n cheese

    tlannan30[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  62. one of tessas tips Additional Flavor: Fresh summer herbs and creamy cheeses – like blue cheese, feta, or goat cheese – go a long way. That extra little punch elevates a salad from basic to extraordinary.

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  74. Tip: Fruit: Think about using blueberries, strawberries, apples, or grilled peaches in your next salad. Summertime fruit is at its peak, adding the perfect sweet, tangy element.

    ccboobooy at gmail dot com

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  78. One of tessas tips that sounds good.
    Fresh summer herbs and creamy cheeses – like blue cheese, feta, or goat cheese – go a long way. That extra little punch elevates a salad from basic to extraordinary.
    nick.hilleshiem@yahoo.com

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