Summer Microgreens for Toronto Patio Season

Everyday Micros Farm
Jun 19
2 min read

If you spend a lot of time in Toronto you know there are basically 2 seasons. There's winter and then there's patio season. People from Toronto like nothing better than on a summer day to get out of work early, go with coworkers or friends to a downtown restaurant to have a couple drinks and get some food. When we talk to our chef clients, patio season can often times be some of the busiest times of year for them. It's a great opportunity to optimize your summer menu to make sure all your dishes are profitable. Often times, using fresh and high quality microgreens can help elevate any dish to make a dish that keeps people coming back for more and more importantly profitable.

Summer patio season in Toronto great time to create new dishes for people to enjoy outside

What microgreens do Toronto chefs use on their patio menus?

There are a few different microgreens that seem to stand out every summer with our chefs depending on their strategy and focus. Something like a sunflower microgreens are very heat tolerant. Some chefs even use it on their line purely because it holds up well with heat lamps.

close-up of freshly harvesting sunflower microgreens used for summer plating in Toronto restaurants — Sunflower microgreens are very heat tolerant for hot Toronto summers and on the line

Top microgreens for summer tasting menus in Toronto

If your play is an interesting flavour or look, cilantro microgreens are currently a summer microgreens favourite amongst chefs. I thought the flavour profile would be something Toronto chefs generally stayed away from, it seems to be one of our best sellers every summer.

Close-up of freshly harvested cilantro microgreens for summer plating in Toronto — Cilantro microgreens are most used in Summer by Toronto chefs

Microgreens that are easy for your line to use

If volume is your play without sacrificing quality or visual interest, we have an Everyday Micros Farm mix that is harvested within 24hr of delivery with pops of pink, purple and green that is easy for the chef's team to use and remain consistent in their plating.

freshly harvested microgreens mix delivered to Toronto restaurants, kitchens or chefs within 24 hours of harvesting — Everyday Micros Farm Microgreens Mix

Toronto chef using freshly harvested microgreens mix to plate with chicken, a potential patio lunch menu idea — Microgreen mixes can be a great option for dishes that need volume

Adding a wow factor to your dish with microgreens

What we've heard from chefs all throughout the city, to make the most of a busy season a chef must add that unique element to a dish that will get people telling their friends about and coming all season long. Your ingredients should be of the highest quality to demand the most flavour and colour for your dish. We harvest within 24 hours of delivering it to you and offer custom harvesting so you can have creative control over leaf size, stem length and colour. Our goal as a farm that works directly with chefs is to give you the highest quality ingredients to bring your creative vision to life. Those menu ideas you work so hard on perfecting deserve ingredients with maximum flavour and shelf life!