AMPHORA CATERING Winter Holiday menus AMPHORA CATERING 1141 ELDEN STREET, #224 HERNDON, VIRGINIA 20171 703 938 3800 EX 1 www.amphoracatering.com CateringSales@amphoragroup.com
Jingle Bell Brunch Welcome Refreshment Spiced Apple Cider Festive Fresh Fruit & International Cheese Display Assorted Breakfast Pastries to Include Petit Chocolate Hazelnut Croissants, Pumpkin & Apple Muffins, Cinnamon Swirl Danish and Cranberry Scones Brioche French Toast with Maple Syrup Choice of Apple Sausage Breakfast Frittata or Maple Bacon Breakfast Frittata Imported Lavazza Coffee & Assorted Seasonal Teas Assorted Juices to Include Orange, Apple and Cranberry Juice Holiday Cocktail Buffet Sparkling Cider Welcome Beverage Choice of Five Butlered Hors D oeuvres Stationary Buffet to Include Carved Pecan Bourbon Glazed Turkey, Carved Roast Beef with Horseradish Sauce & Caramelized Onions, Cranberry Walnut Baked Brie, Warm Spinach Dip Accompanied by Pita Crisps, Winter Garden Vegetable Crudites Served with Pesto Dip Assorted Holiday Tarts and Petit Fours Festive Feast Your Choice of Herb Roasted Whole Turkey or Maple Glazed Ham Accompaniments Include: Chestnut Raisin Stuffing or Apple Sausage Cornbread Stuffing, Tossed Garden Salad, Roasted Sweet Potatoes or Mashed Potatoes, Sauteed Green Beans with Shallots and Red Pepper Confetti, Giblet Gravy and Cranberry Relish, Artisan Bread and Butter and Pumpkin Pie
Winter Wonderland Baked Salmon with a Cranberry & Thyme Panko Crust Nutmeg Scented Orzo with Brown Butter and Parsley Lemon Herb Sauteed Snow Peas Elegant Fruit Display with Honey Yogurt or Raspberry Dipping Sauce Reindeer Reins Field Green Salad with Dried Blueberries, Toasted Walnuts and Asiago Cheese Tossed in a Pomegranate Acai Dressing ** Beef Brisket with a Fig and Onion Confit Roast Potato Wedges Green Beans with Caramelized Red Onions Assorted Holiday Petie Fours ** Required Minimum of 48 Hours Notice Santa s L ittle Helpers Assorted Festive Miniature Sandwiches Featuring: Herb Roasted Turkey with Brie and Cranberry, Maple Glazed Ham with Swiss Cheese and Dijon, Rosemary Roast Beef with a Horseradish Cream, Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil Pesto Jeweled Cous Cous Pasta with Dried Fruit and Candied Lemon and Orange Rind Assorted Holiday Tea Cookies Visions of Sugarplums Mustard Crusted Roast Loin of Pork Basmati Rice Pilaf with Sun Dried Cherries and Toasted Pistachios Braised Spinach with Crispy Shallots and Button Musrooms
Twinkle L ights Holiday Beverage (Choice of One) to include Either Hot Chocolate, Warm Apple Cider or Sparkling Holiday Fruit Punch Cranberry Orange Stuffed Breast of Chicken Creamy Pumpkin Penne Spaghetti Squash Gratin Elegant Fruit Display with a Pumpkin Spice Dipping Sauce Holiday Wishes Tuscan Or Caesar Salad Choice of One Entree: Slow Roasted Beef with a Merlot Reduction, Breast of Chicken with a Shallot Chardonnay Sauce, Creamy Pink Champagne Sauce or Sun Dried Tomato Cream Sauce, Poached Atlantic Salmon with a Dill Cream Sauce, or Baked Salmon with Leek and Lemon Caper Cream Drizzle, Herb Roasted Pork Loin with Apples and Cream (Premium Item, $), **Roast Leg of Lamb with Mint and Caramelized Onions (Premium Item, $) Wild Rice Blend with a Mushroom Duxelle Creamed Spinach with Nutmeg Assorted holiday Tea Cookies **Required Minimum of 48 Hours Notice North Pole Nights Field Green Salad Tossed with Dried Apples, Walnuts and Blue Cheese, Drizzled with a Champagne Vinaigrette Beef Medallions with a Red Wine Shallot Sauce Potatoes Au Gratin or Maple Whipped Sweet Potatoes Asparagus Spears with a Lemon Herb Aioli Buche De Noel
Nutcracker Sweet Buffet Your Choice of Two Beverage Options: Hot Chocolate, Warm Apple Cider, Holiday Fruit Punch or Imported Lavazza Coffee *Dessert Display to Include: Coconut Snow Kisses, Chocolate Peppermint Squares, Raspberry Linzer Cookies, Fresh Fruit Tarts, Chocolate Truffle Squares, Pumpkin Mousse Cups, Apple Cranberry Tartlettes, Holiday Tea Cookies or Petit Fours, Ginger Maple Creme Brulee, Pecan Tarts, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries Ask About Our Holiday Gingerbread Houses and Yule Logs! *Requires 72 Hour Notice. 3 Pieces Per Guest and Minimum of 12 Pieces Per Variety. Stationary Holiday Displays Cranberry Walnut Brie Wheel Topped with a Cranberry Walnut Relish and Enveloped in a Delightful Puff Pastry Blossom International Cheese Display with Dried Fruits and Nuts, Served with Assorted Crackers and Sliced Baguettes Warm Spinach Dip or Creamy Crab Dip Served with Assorted Crackers and Sliced Baguettes Mediterranean Grilled Vegetable Platter Served with Aged Balsamic Drizzle Peppercorn Tenderloin of Beef with Horseradish Cream, Miniature Rolls and a Vegetable Garnish Maple Glazed Virginia Ham Served with Homemade Cranberry Chutney, Honey Mustard and Miniature Artisan Rolls **Cold Poached Salmon Display Decorated with Cucumber Scales, Served with Pink Peppercorn Tarter Sqauce and Assorted Dark Breads. **Required Minimum of 48 Hours Notice
Holiday Cocktail Hors D oeuvres Minimum of 12 Pieces Per Variety Poultry Hors D oeuvres New Poultry Hors D oeuvres for 2013! Sesame Chicken ~ Tuscan Chicken Fontina Bites ~ Mini Chicken Cordon Bleu BASIL CHICKEN AND AVOCADO IN WONTON CUP BBQ STYLE CHICKEN WINGS BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING CARRIBEAN SPICED CHICKEN CANAPE WITH MANGO CHUTNEY CHICKEN AND APPLE TARTLET CHICKEN AND PINEAPPLE SKEWERS WITH HAWAIIAN CHUTNEY CHICKEN CURRY CANAPE CHICKEN, PINEAPPLE AND RED PEPPER SKEWERS CHICKEN AND WAFFLES WITH A MAPLE GLAZE CHICKEN AND WALNUT PUFFS CHICKEN ROLLATINI STUFFED WITH COUSCOUS, DRIED CRANBERRIES AND PINE NUTS CHICKEN SATAY WITH PEANUT DIPPING SAUCE CHICKEN WRAPPED IN BACON GLAZED BBQ CHICKEN BITE WRAPPED WITH BACON CRANBERRY POMEGRANATE GLAZED BBQ CHICKEN BITE WRAPPED WITH BACON GINGER CHICKEN BALLS ITALIAN TURKEY SLIDERS WITH SUN DRIED TOMATO AND BASIL PESTO JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN SKEWER WITH LIME CILANTRO SAUCE LEMON ROSEMARY CHICKEN SKEWERS MARINATED CHICKEN BROCHETTES MINIATURE CHICKEN CORDON BLEU MOROCCAN STYLE CHICKEN CUBES SERVED OVER TRI-COLOR COUSCOUS (SHORT PLATE) PEPPER SEARED DUCK BREAST WITH BALSAMIC MARINATED BLACKBERRIES SANTE FE CHIPOTLE PULLED BBQ CHICKEN COCKTAIL SLIDER WITH SPICY RANCH SAUCE SAVORY CANNOLI STUFFED WITH SCALLION, SESAME SOY DUCK BREAST, AND ORANGE MARMALADE SMOKED CHICKEN QUESADILLA WITH SALSA TANDOORI CHICKEN SKEWER TEX MEX EGGROLLS WITH GUACAMOLE AND SALSA TRUFFLED MARSALA CHICKEN MEATBALL TURKEY MEATBALLS IN A TRUFFLED CREAM GARNISHED W/ WILD MUSHROOMS AND HERBED RICOTTA CREAM Beef Hors D oeuvres BEEF TENDERLOIN CROQUETTES BEEF TENDERLOIN CROSTINI WITH GORGONZOLA CREAM BEEF TENDERLOIN PETIT FOUR ON POTATO WITH BLUE CHEESE CRUMBLES EMPANADAS WITH PICO DE GALLO MARINATED BEEF BROCHETTES MINIATURE BEEF WELLINGTON MARINATED FLANK STEAK SKEWERS MINI CHEESEBURGERS WITH REMOULADE AND CHEDDAR CHESE REUBEN SPRING ROLL ROSEMARY SKEWERED BEEF TENDERLOIN MEDALLIONS SESAME BEEF WONTON CRISP SHAVED NY STRIP STEAK ON AN NY PRETZEL DISK W/ LEMON BASIL AIOLI, FRIED ONION TOPPING AND ARUGULA RED WINE MARINATED BRAISED SHORT RIB BITE SOUTHERN STYLE SHORT RIBS SERVED OVER CREAMY COUNTRY GRITS
Pork Hors D oeuvres MEDITERRANEAN COCKTAIL MEATBALLS MINI BUTTERMILK BISCUITS WITH VIRGINIA HAM AND DIJON CREAM MINI CUBAN SANDWICHES POTATO LEEK SOUP WITH HERBED OIL PIPETTE AND CRUMBLED BACON PROSCIUTTO PURSES FILLED WITH MASCARPONE AND TIED WITH LEEK PROSCIUTTO WRAPPED BREADSTICKS SWEET PEA RISOTTO CAKE WITH PROSCUITTO AND MASCARPONE MOUSSE Lamb Hors D oeuvres BABY LAMB CHOPS WITH MINT JULEP GLAZE BABY LAMB CHOPS WITH ROSEMARY DEMI BABY LAMB CHOPS WITH SOUR CHERRY SAUCE AND DOLLOP OF PISTACHIO YOGURT GRECIAN LAMB MEATBALL, FETA CHEESE, GRAPE TOMATO, OLIVE AND FRESH MINT SKEWER MINT HONEY GLAZED LAMB SKEWERS Seafood Hors D oeuvres New Seafood Hors D oeuvres for 2013! Salt and Pepper Potato Cakes with Smoked Salmon **Crab** AVOCADO SOUP SHOOTER TOPPED WITH CRAB CURRIED CRAB SALAD ON A BELGIAN ENDIVE PETAL BAKED LUMP CRAB DIP ON CRISPY PITA CHIPS MINIATURE CRABCAKES WITH A CILANTRO CREAM SAUCE STUFFED MUSHROOM WITH CRABMEAT **Salmon** ASIAN SALMON CAKE SLIDER DEVILED EGGS WITH SMOKED SALMON AND GREEN ONIONS SMOKED SALMON CANAPE TEX MEX SALMON CAKES **Scallop** FRESH SEA SCALLOPS WRAPPED IN DOUBLE SMOKED BACON LEMONGRASS SKEWERED SCALLOP SEARED SCALLOPS WITH SWEET AND SMOKEY CILANTRO PESTO **Shrimp** COCONUT SHRIMP WITH POLYNESIAN CHUTNEY DIPPING SAUCE CORIANDER LIME SHRIMP MANGO COCONUT SMOKED SALMON SKEWER SHRIMP CAKE WITH CHILI LIME CREAM SAUCE SHRIMP COCKTAIL SHRIMP DUMPLINGS SHRIMP SUMMER ROLL WITH CHILI DIPPING SAUCE **Tuna** BASIL LEMON TUNA ON RADICCHIO SPEARS SEARED TUNA WONTON CRISP WITH WASABI CREAM *** Various*** SEAFOOD EMPANADAS SWORDFISH PINEAPPLE KEBABS WITH SWEET CHILI DIP
Vegetarian Hors D oeuvres New Vegatarian Hors D oeuvres for 2013! Artisan Corn and Jalapeno Jack Cakes with Avocado Crème Fraiche and Mango Pico de Gallo ~ Mini Vegetarian Mac n Cheese Melts ~ Balsamic Fit and Goat Cheese Flatbread ~ Fig and Mascarpone Phyllo Beggar s Purses ~ Vegetarian Risotto Ball with Wild Mushrooms ~ Gluten-Free Honey Vanilla Waffles (great option for a gluten free roll!) ~ Vietnamese Spring Roll ~ Spicy Vegetable Pakora ~ Mushroom Tart ~ Cinnamon Sweet Potato Puff ~ Parmesan Artichoke Hearts ARTICHOKE, HEARTS OF PALM, AND SUNDRIED TOMATO BRUSCHETTA WITH TOASTED SESAME SEED VEIL BABY PORTABELLA SLIDERS WITH HERBED SPREAD AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS BLACK BEAN SOUP SHOOTER WITH SOUR CREAM AND COTIJA CHEESE BLUE CHEESE & WALNUT MOUSSE PUFFS BRIE AND RASPBERRY PHYLLO WRAPS BRUSCHETTA TOPPED WITH SPANISH OLIVE TAPENADE BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND QUINOA FRITTER, ROLLED IN ALMONDS AND MULLING SPICES BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND CHIVE ITALIAN RISOTTO CAKE WITH CINNAMON NUTMEG CREME FRAICHE CARAMEL APPLE AND GOAT CHEESE IN PHYLLO CARAMELIZED ONION AND BRIE TARTLETS CHIVE CREME FRAICHE ON A CRISPY POTATO CAKE CRANBERRY FETA PINWHEELS CURRY SCENTED PUMPKIN FRITTERS FETA CHEESE, POMEGRANATE, AND WALNUT CIGARS BLACKBERRY AND GOAT CHEESE TOAST BITE FRENCH TOAST BITES CORN FRITTER WITH AVOCADO PICO DE GALLO FRESH FRUIT SKEWERS FRUIT AND CHEESE SKEWERS FRUIT FILLED WONTON CUP WITH VANILLA CREME FRAICHE AND FRESH MINT INDIVIDUAL VEGETABLE CRUDITE WITH HUMMUS INDIVIDUAL VEGGIE CRUDITE SHOT WITH PEPPERCORN RANCH MINI GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES MUSHROOMS FLORENTINE MOZZARELLA AND GRAPE TOMATO SKEWER WITH BASIL PESTO PEAR AND BLUE CHEESE IN A PUFF PASTRY TRIANGLE PHYLLO TRIANGLES WITH FETA AND SPINACH (SPANAKOPITA) RICOTTA CHEESE TART WITH SPICED ORANGE MARMALADE AND PINE NUTS RISOTTO ARANCINI SOUP SHOOTER SPRING PEA AND SAFFRON RISOTTO CAKE WITH SAFFRON CREME DOLLOP, SPRING PEA GARNISH STUFFED GRAPE LEAVES SUN DRIED TOMATO RISOTTO CAKE WITH SMOKED MOZARELLA TOMATO MOZZARELLA AND BASIL BRUSCHETTA, CLASSIC VEGETARIAN ASIAN WONTON VEGETABLE QUESADILLAS VEGETARIAN SAMOSAS (potato) WARM GOAT CHEESE CROSTINI WITH HONEY AND THYME VEGETARIAN ANTIPASTO SKEWER GOAT CHEESE TRUFFLES Walnut Pepper Spread on Water Cracker Pomegranate and Pistachio Phyllo Cup with Mascarpone Cream CHILEAN SCONES (SOPAIPILLAS) BEEF EMPANADAS
Amphora Catering 1141 ELDEN STREET, #224 HERNDON, VIRGINIA 20171 703 938 3800 www.amphoracatering.com Email: catering@amphoragroup.com