Cocos’ Asian Sesame Dressing

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This is the label from Coco’s bottled Asian Sesame Dressing

* To emulsify an oil into a liquid requires constant whisking of the liquid as the oil is VERY SLOWLY drizzled into the liquid.

So in the emails with Coco’s Corporate, I told them “there is no contender.”
I have, however, found a contender!
The Asian Chicken Salad here at Beatitudes has an incredible dressing. I was sure that it was made from scratch, so I had tried to re-create it.
CLICK HERE FOR MY COPY-CAT RECIPE.
It’s not too bad, but still fell short of the mark.
I finally asked them for the recipe, and they told me it was Ken’s Asian Dressing. Click here for a link. I think you will like it.

January 27, 2017 at 12:40 am Edit

This message sent January 26 to Coco’s HQ: I am a regular customer here in Phoenix, and I loved the Asian Chicken Salad. I am a chef – and there is a lamentation heard across the world. NO DRESSING ?!? Please bring back the dressing. There is no contender. Robert “Grandpa” Andrews – http://www.GrandpaCooks.com

Robert Andrews says:

February 8, 2017 at 4:31 pm Edit

I heard from Coco’s Corporate. Here is their reply:

Dear Robert:

We received your message about the Coco’s Spicy Asian Dressing return and yes, the dressing is back in the restaurants. So you can frequent your closest Coco’s to get Coco’s Asian Salad and this month’s promotion we feature the Thai Chicken Salad with noodles and lettuce that you may also like. We don’t currently sell it retail but you can ask the restaurant for a 16 oz to-go container and they can sell you that until we sell it retail. Thank you for your interest in this great product.

Susan Sullivan
Operations Assistant
Food Management Partners
Email ssullivan@foodmps.com

Robert Andrews says:

March 27, 2017 at 7:55 am Edit

A note to Susan Sullivan,

FYI…
I got the Asian Chicken Salad at Cocos at 2026 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85006. The dressing had separated. I’ve never had that happen before. Ever. And I’ve ordered it at least a dozen times. If you are using a different manufacturer, they need to address this issue.
I’ve only ordered it once since the change but I wanted to let you know.
PS:
Thanks for bringing it back.

Susan’s Reply:

Thank you for that information, I heard about it like in November but it was fixed so let me follow up on that right away and thank you for letting me know – as you know we want this product to be perfect since it’s such a signature of Coco’s.