COLD APPETIZERS Flashcards
*Menu Items with an asterisk…
may be offered on the Iced Seafood Tower
*Caviar
- 1oz of chef selected caviar
- Served on crushed ice in a crystal and silver supreme dish smoking with dry ice
- Accompanied with chopped red onion, egg whites, egg yolks, parsley and capers, sour cream, blinis and toast points
- Presented with a mother of pearl spoon (must be returned to chef by server!)
*Shrimp Cocktail
• 4 pieces of U-7 black tiger shrimp
• Boiled in salt and Zatarain’s Seasoning then chilled
• Served in a glass supreme dish smoking with dry ice
• Accompanied with cocktail sauce, atomic horseradish and lemon wrap
• Garnished with chopped parsley
*Dungeness Crab Cocktail - AZ | CA | NV
• 5oz of chilled Dungeness fry leg* crabmeat
• Served in a glass supreme dish smoking with dry ice
• Accompanied with cocktail sauce, mustard sauce and lemon wrap
• Garnished with chopped parsley
*Colossal Crab Cocktail - TX | MA | DC | NY | FL | IL
• 5oz of chilled crabmeat
• Served in a glass supreme dish smoking with dry ice
• Accompanied with cocktail sauce, mustard sauce and lemon wrap
• Garnished with chopped parsley
• Finished with sprinkle of Old Bay
*Lobster Cocktail
- 1 ¼lb Live Maine lobster
- Cooked then chilled
- Split down the middle
- Served on crushed ice
- Accompanied with cocktail sauce, mustard sauce, atomic horseradish, lemon wrap, shell cracker and cocktail fork
- Garnished with seaweed, caper berries and chopped parsley
*Chilled Bering Sea Red King Crab Legs
- 1/2lb merus section (largest and most meat filled section) of Bering Sea King crab legs
- Cooked then chilled
- Split for ease and convenience
- Served on crushed ice
- Accompanied with cocktail sauce, mustard sauce, atomic horseradish, lemon wrap and a cocktail fork
- Garnished with seaweed, caper berries and chopped parsley
*Bering Sea Red King Crab Claws
- U-5/7 Bering Sea Red King crab claw (sizes may vary depending on availability)
- Cooked then chilled
- Cap removed for ease and convenience
- Ordered individually
- Served on crushed ice
- Accompanied with cocktail sauce, mustard sauce, atomic horseradish, lemon wrap, shell cracker and a cocktail fork
- Garnished with seaweed, caper berries and chopped parsley
*Chilled Snow Crab Claws
- 1-2oz Canadian snow crab claws
- Cooked then chilled
- Cap removed for ease and convenience
- Ordered individually
- Served on crushed ice
- Accompanied with cocktail sauce, mustard sauce, atomic horseradish, lemon wrap and cocktail fork
- Garnished with seaweed, caper berries and chopped parsley
*Oysters on the Half Shell
• 6 seasonal oysters on the 1/2 shell
• Chilled
• Served over a metal platter on crushed ice
• Topped with a hint of ground black pepper
• Accompanied with cocktail sauce, atomic horseradish, red and green Tabasco, lemon wrap and cocktail fork
• Garnished with chopped parsley
Smoked Salmon
Smoked Salmon
* 5oz thinly sliced smoked Norwegian salmon
* Served on a large platter
* Accompanied with sliced cucumber, capers, minced red onion, toasted brioche and dill cream sauce (sour cream, buttermilk, garlic, dill, chives, lemon juice and salt)
* Finished with fresh dill
o Dill Cream Sauce - sour cream, buttermilk, garlic, dill, chives lemon juice and salt
A5 Wagyu Beef Carpaccio
- 5oz of A5 Wagyu
- Served raw and thinly sliced
- Presented on a large oval platter
- Drizzled with extra virgin olive oil
- Seasoned with sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper
- Finished with fried capers
- Accompanied with baby arugula salad and 4 crostini
- Baby Arugula Salad - baby arugula, parsley leaves, chopped capers, shaved Grana Padano and lemon vinaigrette
Seared Bigeye Tuna
Seared Bigeye Tuna
* 4oz (appetizer) or 8oz (entrée) raw sashimi grade Bigeye
* Rolled in Cajun spices and black sesame seeds
* Seared rare
* Sliced Sashimi style
* Layered atop an Asian slaw
* Served on a room temperature deep square plate (appetizer) or a large platter (entrée)
* Finished with ginger soy sauce and beer mustard sauce
* Garnished with scallions
* Accompanied with pickled ginger, wasabi and chopsticks
o Asian Slaw - Julienne of daikon, carrots, sugar snap peas, and red onions
o Beer Mustard sauce- Light lager, Coleman’s dry mustard, Dijon mustard and soy sauce
o Ginger soy Sauce- Ginger, soy sauce, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar and pineapple juice
Bigeye Tuna Tartare
- 4oz of finely chopped raw sashimi grade Bigeye
- Tossed in a Sambal chile sauce
- Layered atop spicy avocado salsa and crushed wontons
- Served on a deep square plate
- Drizzled with Sambal garlic aioli
- Finished with scallions
o Sambal - Traditional Vietnamese condiment of Red Thai chilies and vinegar
o Sambal Chili Sauce- Sambal, green and white onions, salt and sesame oil
o Sambal Garlic Aioli- Sambal, whole eggs olive oil pomace, garlic, lemon juice, Dion mustard
o Spicy Avocado Salsa- Chopped avocado, cilantro, jalapeño, tomatoes green and white onions, canola oil, lime juice, salt, and Sambal
