Ottawa Sample Catering Menus

Plated Dinner Sample # 1

Maple Glazed Apple Butternut Squash Soup
Topped with roasted pumpkin seeds and a dollop of natural yogurt

Assorted Baby Greens
Oven dried Roma tomatoes and artichoke hearts tossed with a pistou vinaigrette, garnished with aged dry Parmesan shavings

Oven Baked Supreme of Grain Fed Chicken
Filled with a chevre and forest mushroom farce, on a Chardonnay and prune reduction, accompanied with a Yukon Gold potato mousseline, and a jardinière of fresh vegetables

Pastry Basket
A crisp caramelized phyllo basket filled with vanilla ice cream and preserved Ontario blueberries, complimented with a raspberry coulis and a dollop of Chantilly cream.


Plated Dinner Sample # 2

Veloutè of Wild Mushrooms and Celery Root
Flavored with garden thyme

Baby Spinach Leaves and Bartlett Pear
Topped with a goat cheese cake, finished with extra virgin olive oil
and a balsamic reduction

Oven Roasted Prime Rib of AAA Alberta Beef
Served au jus with rustic Yorkshire pudding, accompanied with dauphinoise potatoes and a seasonal vegetable bundle

Individual Lemon Tartlet
Finished with an apricot glaze and complimented with a raspberry chutney



Plated Dinner Sample #3

Inn Smoked Atlantic Salmon and Organic Greens
Flavored with a maple lemon dressing, garnished with capers and Bermuda onions

Apple and Carrot Soup
Scented with coconut milk and garnished with toasted almonds

Passion Fruit Sorbet
Bathed in Campari

Roasted Tenderloin of AAA Alberta Beef
Pan juices, presented on a wild mushrooms duxelle, accompanied with pomme Elizabeth and grilled Provençale vegetables

White Chocolate Mousse
Presented with a red wine and cinnamon poached pear, garnished with fresh mint


Station Style Dinner Sample


Hors d’oeuvres Station

Sushi
A selection would of assorted nigiri such as: tuna, salmon, shrimp and crab and rolls such as California, vegetarian and spicy tuna server with Fresh pickled Ginger, wasabi and soy sauce.

Steamed Asian Dumplings
Bite sized pockets of vegetarian dumplings steamed and served in Chinese soup spoons. They are drizzled with a sweet soy glaze and eaten like a shooter.

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Station 1 – Roast Beef Carving Station

Fresh Herbed Peppercorn Crusted Beef Tenderloin
Our beef tenderloin is infused with herbs and spices, crusted with peppercorns and drizzled with a balsamic glaze, then carved on the diagonal. The beef is served with Portobello Merlot au jus, horseradish and a selection of mustards such as: Dijon, Grainy Dijon and Tarragon mustard and accompanied by an assortment of freshly baked slider buns so that guests can customize their own mini sandwiches.

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Station 2 – Pasta Station

Fresh Ravioli
Fresh ricotta stuffed ravioli is tossed in olive oil with garlic, basil, baby spinach and walnuts garnished with chards of Asiago cheese.

Bow Tie Noodles
Cooked in your choice of our home made tomato sauce, herbed cream sauce or combined as a rosé sauce. Served with your choice of smoked chicken breast, jumbo shrimp, sundried tomatoes, roasted red peppers, grilled eggplant, fresh zucchini, crisp asparagus, black olives, and Romano cheese.

Dessert
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Station 3 – Gourmet Ice-Cream Station

Your guests will be able to indulge themselves by creating their own gourmet sundaes. Choices of ice cream will include vanilla bean, mango, pistachio, and berry yogurt.

Toppings such as fresh juicy strawberries, blueberries, black berries, maraschino cherries, white chocolate shavings, Flake chocolate, toasted almonds, pistachios, coconut, raspberry coulis, chocolate sauce and gourmet butter wafers.

Assorted Pastries and Tarts
Coffee & Tea




FOOD SAMPLE MENU BUFFET


Bread Gallery

Fresh baked herbed and olive breads, bread sticks, rolls and foccacia with bread toppings of sundried tomato and lemon butters.

Market Place Vegetables

Market Place Vegetables attractively displayed with crunchy celery and carrot sticks, radish rosettes, cauliflower, broccoli buds, zucchini circles, cucumber sticks, red & yellow peppers on a bed or red lead lettuce

Deluxe Cheese Bread

Imported and domestic cheeses with crostinis and crackers decorated with strawberries, red and green grapes.

Fresh Fruit Platter

A colorful fantasy of cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, pineapple, exotic fruits, strawberries

Pâté

A selection of fine quality prepared pâté, black peppercorn, truffle and sherry, goose liver and Armagnac served with gourmet crackers, French baguettes and flat herbed breads.

Thai Shrimp and Teriyaki Sirloin Martini Bar

Let your guests walk right up to the spectacular equipped bar and see our black and white sesame seed rimmed martini glasses filled with exotic Thai Shrimp on bred of wild rice and zesty julienne teriyaki sirloin of beef nicely garnished and all prepared before your guests eyes…

Chicken Satay

Thin fillets of fresh chicken on skewers, rubbed with herbs of rosemary and thyme served with spicy peanut sauce.

Open-Face

Marinated herb-rubber pork and beef tenderloin atop thick fresh baguette slices garnished with sorrel chutney and chi
michurri – fantastic flavor!