Example Christmas Menu

Starter Selection

  • A duo of melon with a rocket and stilton salad finished with a cranberry dressing
  • Smoked mackerel pate with lemon and crème fraiche, served with soda bread
  • A rough pork pate with a zest of orange and red currant salad and warm rustic bread
  • Parsnip, pear and stilton soup with chive cream
  • Lentil and cheddar pate with redcurrant with a hint of cumin, dressed mixed leaf and oven roasted tomato
  • All of the above served with a selection of breads

Main Courses

  • Roast Norfolk turkey with chipolatas wrapped in streaky bacon, sage and onion stuffing, buttered sprouts, carrots and roast potato, served with rich gravy and cranberry sauce
  • Escalope of turkey, filled with lemon and cranberry sausage meat and wrapped in smoked bacon, with buttered sprouts, carrots and roast potato, served with rich gravy
  • Breast of Guinea fowl, with thighs stuffed with chorizo and mushroom finished with oregano parmintier potato and carrot and parsnip puree
  • Moroccan style salmon, piquant creamy tomato sauce, lemon and roast red onion cous cous, green beans wrapped with leek
  • Roast winter vegetable risotto strudel with red onion jus, green beans wrapped in leek
  • Aubergine cannelloni with smoked paprika tomato sauce with sauté green vegetables
  • Potato and celeriac rosti topped with portabella mushroom and chestnut pesto, wilted spinach and roast carrots in orange
  • Venison sausages with horseradish mash, red onion and port gravy and bowls of rocket with roast tomato
  • Supreme of corn fed chicken with a mushroom and thyme butter sauce, served with wholegrain mustard mash potato and a selection of winter root vegetables

Puddings

  • Prune tart with cinnamon crème fraiche
  • Steamed Christmas pudding with brandy sauce
  • Cinnamon filo stack, layered with apple and clove mousse, finished with a caramelised sugar topping
  • Baked vanilla cheesecake, spiced crème freiche, finished with baby figs marinated in rum
  • Dark chocolate tort with a hint of chilli, winter spiced pineapple compote
  • Lemon trifle with limoncello served in a martini glass
  • Selection of English cheeses and biscuits with dried apricots and celery
  • Followed by coffee / tea with handmade mini mince pies