Email:Parties~at~essencecatering.com
Phone: (480) 967-5460
Fax:(480) 967-5529
Full Service Menus
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Plated Sit Down Dinner
Buffet Sit Down Dinner
Cocktail Reception
Heavy Hors d'oeuvre Menu
1. Cabernet and Thyme Glazed Beef Sirloin Tartelettes with Aioli & Tomato Confit
2. Shrimp, Roasted Pepper and Cucumber Salad on Crispy Corn Tostaditas
3. Creamy Feta, Granny Apple, Cranberry & Toasted Pecan Salad in Endive Spears
4. Chive Tied French Crêpe Bundles Filled with Lemon and Herb Chicken
5. Blini Pancakes Topped with Wild Smoked Salmon, Horseradish Cream + Chives
6. Applewood Smoked Salmon in Romaine Lettuce Cups with Cucumber Cream
7. Cocktail Sandwiches on Signature Bread Rolls filled with: (choose one)
a) Roasted Vegetables with Pesto Goat Cheese
b) Mini Roasted Chicken BLT
c) Lemon and Tarragon Crab Salad with Cucumber
8. Asian Crepes Wrapped with Shrimp, Crunchy Vegetables & Peanuts
9. Traditional Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail with Signature Cocktail Sauce, Cost TBD
1. Mini Open Face Steak Sandwiches with Maytag Blue & Cab Reduction
2. Golden Mashed Potato Cakes Topped with Bacon, Sour Cream & Chives
3. Signature Spanakopita (Spinach and Feta Cheese Pies)
4. Achiote Rubbed Chicken Skewers with Fresh Mango Salsa
5. Shrimp and Roasted Pimento Croquettes with Sautéed Shrimp
6. Smoked Ham, Jalapeno and Gruyere Cheese Melts (Croque-Monsieur)
7. Steamed Chicken & Shitake Mushroom Dumplings
8. Assortment of Signature Thin Crust Italian Pizzas
9. Mini Twice Baked Potatoes Piped with Truffle and Parmesan Mashed
10. Cuban Media Noche - Warm Roast Pork, Cheese & Cornichon Sandwiches
11. Mini Grilled Blue Cheese with Caramelized Onion & Toasted Pecan
12. Porcini Mushroom Sauté on Garlic Crostini with Shaved Parmesan
13. Sauteed Shrimp Wrapped with Serrano Ham
1. Mediterranean Spreads (Hummus, Baba Ghannoush), Crudités and Flatbreads
2. Special Assortment of Artisan Cheeses, Crusty Breads and Fruits
3. Moussaka, Layered Beef & Eggplant Topped with Parmesan Béchamel
4. Raviolis with Rich Maytag Blue Cheese Sauce, Toasted Walnuts
5. Beef Tenderloin Tips in Rich Cabernet Wine Sauce, en Croute
6. Carved Organic Beef Tenderloin Served with Signature Rolls, Horseradish Cream, Shallot Confit and Maytag Crumbles,
*Requires additional chef
7. Sautéed Organic Lamb Chops with Rosemary, Lemon and EVOO
1. Parisian Cocoa Biscuits Filled with Chocolate Ganache (French Macarons)
2. Miniature Valhrona Chocolate Cupcakes
3. Banana Filled Empanadas Rolled in Cinnamon Sugar
4. Blueberry and Toasted Almond Tartelettes
5. Special Assortment of Miniature Cookies
6. Milk Chocolate and Espresso Shots Topped with Hazelnut Crunch
7. Miniature Hot Fudge Banana Crunch Sundaes
8. White Chocolate and Raspberry Cream Layered Petits Fours Cakes
9. Pine Nut and Orange Tartelettes
10. Lemon Curd Tartelettes with Toasted Italian Meringue