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                  Grinning Gourmand - a la Carte

                  STARTERS

                  Savoury Crepes
                  Assortment of Seafood, Lamb and Chicken Crepes. Accompanied by a savoury sauce 

                  Warm Wild Mushroom and Goat Cheese Tarts
                  Sautéed wild mushrooms with creamy goat cheese atop a crispy puff pastry round

                  Grilled Vegetable Terrine
                  Layered grilled vegetables with goat cheese and fried tomatoes

                  Roasted Cherry Tomato vol-au-vents with Basil Riccotta
                  Slow roasted cherry tomatoes with basil ricotta stuffed into crispy puff pastry vol-au-vents

                  Assortment of Homemade Ravioli
                  Porcini and Pecorino, Sweet Potato and Sage, Rosemary Veal and Ricotta, Roasted Butternut Squash

                  Sesame Seared Tuna
                  With Seaweed Salad, Pickled  Ginger, Wasabi and Fried Wonton

                  Tilapia fish cake with capers and lemon
                  Fresh tilapia with capers and lemon topped with a homemade dill, cornichons tartar sauce


                  SALADS

                  Arugula Salad
                  with roasted baby onions and tomatoes

                  Spinach Salad
                  with mandarin and toasted almonds

                  Almond crusted goat cheese salad
                  with raspberry dressing 

                  Bulgarian Salad
                  Roasted Peppers, Onions and Walnuts

                  Mesculan Salad
                  with toasted pumpkin seeds, dried apricots, cranberries and caramelized onions

                  Insalata Mista
                  Italian Mixed greens with onions, cherry tomato, toasted pine nuts and Parmiggiano-Reggiano


                  MAINS

                  Whole Roasted and Stuffed Chicken
                  Whole chicken deboned and stuffed with a cornbread, dried fruit stuffing and roasted with a garlic rosemary crust

                  Chicken Saltimboca
                  Chicken cutlet lightly breaded  and topped with prosciutto, wild mushrooms and mozzarella cheese

                  Beef Wellington with Gorgonzola
                  Filet mignon topped with sautéed wild mushrooms, caramelized onions and gorgonzola cheese then wrapped in crispy puff pastry and baked until golden brown

                  Guinness and Wild Mushroom Stuffed Beef Tenderloin
                  Beef Tenderloin stuffed with Guinness braised wild mushroom stuffing

                  Involtini of Beef
                  Beef escalope rolled with asparagus, prosciutto and Asiago cheese and topped with a homemade zesty tomato sauce

                  Pistachio Stuffed Rosemary Porchetta Pork loin 
                  with a pistachio corn bread stuffing and roasted with fresh rosemary and topped with caramelized pear chutney

                  Apple Curry Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

                  Pork tenderloin stuffed with an apple raisin curry stuffing

                  Veal Marsala
                  Veal scallopini lightly breaded with  a wild mushroom Marsala wine sauce

                  Veal Limone
                  Veal scallopini lightly breaded with a Parmiggiano Lemon Sauce

                  Tandoori Salmon Filets with Mango Mint Relish
                  Salmon filet marinated in Tandoori and wrapped in phyllo and baked with a mango mint relish on top

                  Balsamic Fig Crusted Salmon filet with Fresh Parsley and Dill
                  Salmon filet baked with a fig and balsamic crust and topped with fresh parsley and dill

                  Mechoui Lamb
                  A Moroccan Style Leg of Lamb slow roasted with a garlic, yogurt and herbed crust

                  Rosemary and Garlic Rack of Lamb
                  Rack of lamb slow roasted with a fresh rosemary and roasted garlic crust


                  SIDES

                  Sweet Potato and Leek al Forno
                  Thinly sliced sweet  potato layered with caramelized leeks and mushrooms

                  Grilled Stuffed Eggplant Rolls
                  Grilled eggplant stuffed with ricotta cheese and baked with a zesty tomato sauce

                  Butternut Squash with Tangerine and Sage Glaze
                  Butternut squash discs slowly roasted with a tangerine and sage glaze

                  Slow Roasted Balsamic Tomatoes
                  Roma Tomatoes slow  roasted with whole cloves of garlic onions, and Balsamic

                  Baked Baby Stuffed Potatoes
                  Whipped potato cups stuffed with smoked bacon and chives

                  Grilled Asparagus Amandine
                  Grilled Asparagus with  lemon almond vinaigrette

                  Baby Carrots Au Gratin with Horseradish Dijon Crust
                  Baby carrots baked with a thyme horseradish Dijon crust

                  Tomato Tartlet with caramelized onions and cured black olives
                  Freshly sliced tomatoes with caramelized onions and smoked mozzarella atop a crispy butter pastry tart shell

                  Roasted Root Vegetables in a Maple balsamic glaze
                  Sweet Potato, Turnip, Rutabaga, and Parsnips roasted with a maple balsamic glaze

                  Butternut Squash and Toasted Almond Soufflé
                  Whipped Butternut Squash with toasted almonds, caramelized onions and roasted garlic

                  Stuffed Zucchini Au Gratin
                  Zucchini stuffed with a Parmiggiano Cauliflower Puree

                  Tuscan Style Roasted Vegetable Medley 
                  Cauliflower,  Carrots, Peppers, Onions, Broccoli, and Zucchini marinated in a white wine  vinaigrette and slowly roasted in the oven


                  DESSERT
                   

                  • Maple pecan pie with Amarula whipped cream
                  • Crunchy Caramel Apple Crisp
                  • Strawberry Mango Crumble with Homemade whipped cream
                  • Honey-Butter Carrot Cake Toasted Pecans and Citrus Cream Icing
                  • Milk Chocolate Caramel Créme Brulee
                  • Strawberry Shortcake
                  • Capri Chocolate Torte  

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                  Grinning Gourmand

                  Catering, Fine Food, Gourmet-to-Go & Imported Cheeses

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                  Burlington, ON
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