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Hors d'oeuvre Menu
For Catering Events in Vancouver

Hot


Soup Shots
Caesar: Tomato-vodka, deep fried clam, celery swizzle stick
Herb: Sun-blushed tomato cream with rosemary skewered prawn
Maylay: Sweet corn with chili crab cream
Cuban: Fresh salsa, avocado cream, manchego-crab tortilla chip
Winter: Cauliflower with parmesan shavings and fried sage
Dessert: Cream of espresso with miniature donut

Crostini
Caramelized onion & cambozola
Mushroom duxelle
Wild mushroom seafood mix
Roasted garlic and goat's cheese
Fresh tomato, basil, roasted garlic and parmesan reggiano
Beef tenderloin topped with foie gras

Burgers
Petite 2" beef or lamb burgers with matching bun, smoked cheddar, cherry tomato slice, lettuce, aioli and cornichon

Steak Sandwich
Miniature filet mignon carpaccio sandwiches with horseradish aioli and veal gelée

Lobster Medallion
Butter poached with lemongrass broth and chive

Pommes Frites
Served in paper cones with rosemary aioli and sea salt

Scallops
With triple smoked bacon and fennel pollen

Croque-Monsieur
With rosemary ham, gruyère and mornay sauce 

Scallop Lollipops
Seared scallops on skewers peaking out of a bed of alfalfa with mango-cilantro glaze

Popovers
Miniature Yorkshire pudding with shaved beef, horseradish crème fraîche, pink sea salt and chive

Grilled Cheese
Miniature truffled grilled cheese accompanied with roasted tomato vodka soup shots
 
Macaroni and Cheese
Miniature macs with smoked cheddar and truffle oil

Tomato Galette
Oven roasted tomato with goat's cheese and fresh thyme on puff pastry triangles

Crêpes...your choice of
Wild smoked salmon and dill with lemon-chive mousse 
Smoked black Alaska cod and chive
Basil and pine nut pesto with hand peeled shrimp

Baked Mushroom Crowns
Stuffed with scallop, shrimp and parmesan

Lamb Bites
Miniature lamb and mushroom meatballs with lemon grass aioli

Monte Christo
Miniature monte christo sandwiches with seared foie gras, pear and blackberry balsamic demi

Tartlets
Your choice of the following fillings in pastry shells...
Gorgonzola, port wine figs and toasted almonds
Truffle scented wild mushroom
Spinach, shallot and goat's cheese
Lobster and white cheddar

Crab Cakes
Crab cakes served with sweet chili dipping sauce

Sweet Potato Crab Cakes
With chipotle cilantro crème fraîche

Quesadillas
Lime marinated shrimp & scallop with parmesan or smoked chicken, sun-dried tomato and cheese

Koh Samui Fish Cakes
White fish and prawns with scallion, lime and green chili, served with red curry mayo

Shrimp Toasts
Deep fried with water chestnut and sesame

Gourmet Pizza
Assorted miniature pizza, your choice of...
Truffled mushroom
Caramelized onion and gorgonzola 
Pesto with hand-peeled shrimp

Croissants
Freshly baked miniature croissants with your choice of...
Curried chicken
Rosemary ham, Swiss cheese and basil aioli
Shrimp and asparagus with lemon zest mayo
Crab and Shrimp
Butter poached lobster, chive and lemon zest

Eggplant Caviar
Served on warm naan bread topped with toasted cumin seeds

Turkey Confit
Turkey confit on sweet potato cake with port-cranberry aioli

Shui Mai 
Your choice of...
Lobster and prawn or chicken and chive passed in bamboo steamers


Cold

Seared Tuna
Seared albacore tuna on sesame wontons with wasabi aioli

Prawn Cakes
With cilantro dipping sauce

Edible Bouquet
Baby bocconcini, cherry tomato and basil skewers

Beef Tenderloin
Seared rare on crunchy olive bread with horseradish aioli and blue cheese

Smoked Salmon Rolls 
Rolled with cream cheese, red onions, capers and fresh dill

Beef Roulade
Walnut pesto, watercress & horseradish aioli

Ham Roulade
Rosemary ham with pesto, aioli and frisée

Prawns
Butter poached prawn skewers with kaffir lime and ginger dipping sauce

Tuna Tartar
Spicy wasabi-soy albacore tuna tartar on crispy sesame wonton

Smoked Salmon Mousse
Served on toasted baguette with capers and red onion

Prawn Martini
Kaffir lime leaf scented prawns served in a chilled cilantro rimmed martini glass with mango salsa

Smoked Salmon
On bagel chips with lemon chive cream cheese mousse and chives

Belgian Endive
Stuffed with smoked chicken, gorgonzola cheese, walnuts and apples

Goose Liver Mousse
Cognac scented with crushed peppercorns on toasted baguette rounds

Country Pate
On baguette rounds with chive and pink peppercorn aioli

Curried Chicken
Miniature cucumber bowls filled with curried chicken

Cherry Tomatoes
Stuffed with goat's cheese and roasted garlic or bacon and mayo

Deviled Eggs
With truffle oil, chervil and smoked paprika

LOBSTER CROISSANT
LEMONGRASS BUTTER POACHED  LOBSTER
PRAWN MARTINI
PRAWNS SKEWERS, GINGER KAFFIR DIPPING SAUCE
HORS D'OEUVRES
PESTO VEGETABLE PLATTER
VEGETABLE CRUDITE TRAY
SUMMER VEGETABLE TRAY


Sweet Endings

Chocolate sambuca ganache brownies
Valrhona chocolate pecan squares
Chocolate grand mariner tarts
Blueberry limoncello tartlets
Chocolate dipped strawberries 
Espresso ganache filled oreo cookies
White and dark chocolate chip pecan cookies


Platters

Salmon
Smoked salmon, lemon chive cream cheese mousse, caper berries, shaved red onion, bagel chips and rye bread

Vegetable
Crudités tray with three dipping sauces, roasted-garlic goat's cheese, sun-dried tomato pesto & sesame-cilantro served in bell pepper bowls

Gado Gado
Vegetable crudités assortment with deep fried tofu and spicy peanut dipping sauce

Guacamole
Served in foot high martini glasses surrounded by tortilla chips

Fruit
Cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, red and green grapes, pineapple and mandarins skewers with lime sabayon and maple vanilla dip

Antipasto
Italian sausage, salami, prosciutto, marinated artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes and olives, roasted garlic bruschetta rusks and foccacia bread with shaved peccorino romano and gorgonzola aioli

Baguette
Shaved beef, havarti and horseradish crème fraîche, ham and Swiss or country pate

BC Artisan Cheese
Including Poplar Grove blue and ash ripened camembert, Tiger Blue and Comox Valley brie with pecan fruit crisps, freshly baked baguettes, crackers and grapes

Imported Cheese
Cheddar, smoked and regular gouda, camembert and blue with an assortment of crackers and baguette

Goat's Cheese
An assortment of BC and imported goat's cheese with grapes, rosemary crackers, crusty baguette and fig jam

Pate and Terrine Assortment
Porcini mushroom, wild boar, duck with apricot, rabbit and Dijon, pistachio truffle and goose with truffles, served with crusty French baguettes

Sweets Tray
Chocolate sambuca ganache brownies, blueberry limoncello tarts and truffles


Plan on...
 
Afternoon cocktail party: 2-4 hours
Hors d'oeuvre per guest: 7-14

Pre-dinner hors d'oeuvre: 1-2 hours
hors d'oeuvre per guest: 4-8

Hors d'oeuvre in lieu of dinner: 4-6 hours
hors d'oeuvre per guest 15-20

Hors d'oeuvres generally range from $14.00-$39.00 per dozen with a three dozen minimum. 
$700.00 minimum charge.
Rentals, gratuity and taxes are not included in the above pricing.
Travelling Gourmet can also supply serving staff, custom floral arrangements, butler service ( from the international guild of butlers), sommeliers, bartenders, plate and stemware rentals, photographers and music for your special occasion.

 
 


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