New at Panera: Spinach Power Salad and Super Fruit Power Smoothie
Some Panera news to share… the Mediterranean Salmon Salad is back on the menu for a limited time run along with a couple of new items . New to the Panera menu:
New Spinach Power Salad – Fresh baby spinach, roasted mushrooms and onion blend, diced eggs, Applewood- smoked bacon, frizzled onions & smoky Vidalia® onion vinaigrette. Featured with the new All-Natural Bistro French Onion Soup topped with Gruyere and Asiago Croutons
New Fat-Free Superfruit Power Smoothie with ginseng – Superfruit power puree blended with Oikos™ organic plain Greek non-fat yogurt and boosted with ginseng.



I tried the new French onion soup and I thought it was awful. It pales in comparison to the soup they had before. It is less cheesy and less flavorful.
I used to love their french onion soup…why did they change it? As the old adage states, if it isn’t broken don’t fix it.
I’ll second that. I loved Panera’s old French Onion Soup. I hope they didn’t screw it up.
I don’t think new onion soup is a national thing because its not advertised on the panera site and my local store hasn’t changed the recipe.
I had the new French onion soup today and it was not even close to the flavor of the old recipe. I liked the only one so much more!
That new salad is HORRIBLE. I am usually a big Panera fan but I found the salad almost inedible. Don’t waste your time!
I disagree with all of you. The new french onion soup is so much less salty, less thick and feels healthier. The cheese is better and the croutons are nicely seasoned. The spinach salad has a nice mix of everything, and again, feels healthy. You have to be a healthy eater to enjoy these new foods.. sorry