Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines Holidays Menus 1
Plated Lunch Please choose one Soup or Salad, Hot Entrée and One Dessert Soup Pumpkin and Butternut Squash Cream of Potato and Roasted Fennel with Crispy Bacon Roasted Turkey and Wild Rice Salad Classic Pines Caesar Salad-with Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese and Toasted Garlic Crisps Heirloom Tomato and Mozzarella Salad with Toasted Pine Nuts and Sweet Basil Vinaigrette Baby Arugula with Julienned Red and Yellow Beets, Crumbled Goat Cheese and Candied Walnuts with Honey Lime Dressing Iceberg Wedge with Blue Cheese, Fried Onions, Tomatoes, Bacon and Blue Cheese Dressing Hot Entrees Pecan Crusted Chicken served with Sweet Potato Puree, Braised Kale with Butternut Squash and Pancetta $37 per Guest Flat Iron Steak Portobello Mushroom Demi Glace, Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, Fresh Seasonal Vegetables $41 per Guest Salmon Nicoise Yellow and Red Tomato Salsa, Caper Berries, Kalamata Olives and Fresh Lemon. Served with Israeli Couscous $40 per Guest Pepita Crusted Sea Bass served with Grapefruit Butter and Saffron Rice $43 per Guest Dessert Pumpkin Cheesecake with a Caramel Drizzle Deep Dish Pecan Pie Flourless Chocolate Cake with a Chambord Cream 2 A $50.00 labor fee applies for groups less than 20 people. Lunch menus are available from 11:00am-2:00pm
Holiday Lunch Buffet Fresh Petite Salad Greens with Tomatoes and Cucumbers Pepper Cream and Raspberry Dressings Grilled Vegetables with Roasted Red Pepper Aioli Fresh Seasonal Fruit Display White Mushroom Salad with Parmesan Shards Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Dried Cranberries Roast Turkey with Pan Gravy and Cranberry Sauce Bourbon Glazed Ham with Orange Currant Sauce Herb Roasted Salmon with a Fresh Sorrel Sauce Apple Walnut Dressing Roasted Yams with a Maple Orange Glaze Seasonal Fresh Vegetables with Shallot Butter Snowflake Mashed Potatoes Rolls and Butter Dessert Station to include; Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie, Chocolate Mousse Cake Assorted Holiday Cookies, Raspberry Cheesecake $60.00 per person plus tax and gratuity 3 A $50.00 labor fee applies for groups less than 20 people. Lunch menus are available from 11:00am-2:00pm
Cold Hors D Oeuvres 25 piece minimum Stilton Mousse on Dried Apricot with Honey Roasted Pecan Tomato and Buffalo Mozzarella Balls with Basil Leaf Assorted Crostinis with Kalamata Tapenade, Artichoke Puree and Tomato Bruschetta Tapenade Goat Cheese with Caramelized Red Onion Croustade with Rosemary $5.00 per piece Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls Snow Crab Salad on a Cucumber Cup Prosciutto and Seasonal Melon Crispy Prosciutto Prawns with Micro Salad on Green Melon $5.50 per piece Seared Tenderloin Beef with Gorgonzola on a Toasted Crostini Shrimp Cocktail Shooter with Fresh Lemon and Cocktail Sauce Assorted California Sushi, Tekka-Maki Style Ahi Tuna Tartare Lemon Pepper Smoked Salmon Cornet Cherry Tomatoes Stuffed with Boursin and Crab Prosciutto Wrapped Sun Dried Fig Stuffed with Gorgonzola Fingerling Potatoes with Crème Fraiche and Black Caviar Shucked Oyster Shooter with Spicy Horseradish and Cocktail Sauce $5.75 per piece 4
Hot Hors D Oeuvres 25 piece minimum Miniature Baked Brie with Armagnac Sauce Grilled Chicken and Onion Quesadilla Vegetable Spring Roll with Sweet Chili Sauce Spinach and Feta Cheese in Phyllo Vegetable Potstickers with Hot Chili Oil Black Bean Empanada with Roasted Red Pepper and Corn $5.00 per piece Pancetta Wrapped Artichoke Heart Chicken Cashew Spring Rolls Wild Mushrooms in Phyllo Miniature Beef Wellington Sesame Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce Mushrooms filled with Goat Cheese and Caramelized Onions Medallions of Andouille Sausage Baked in Puff Pastry with Apricot Dijon Sauce $5.50 per piece Crab Cakes on Roasted Corn Salsa with Red Pepper AIOLI Coconut Shrimp with a Mango Coulis Scallops Wrapped in Bacon Herbed Lamb Chops with a Fresh Mint Coulis Firecracker Shrimp $5.75 per piece 5
Stations Pasta Station* Penne Pasta and Three Cheese Tortellini Tossed to Order with choices of Wild Mushrooms, Tricolor Peppers, Roasted Garlic, Fresh Tomatoes, Summer Squash, Shrimp, Grilled Chicken, Italian Sausage, Vodka Marinara Sauce, Alfredo Sauce, Pesto Sauce and Parmesan Cheese $19 per guest Roasted Turkey Roasted with Sage and Thyme, Serve with Apple Cranberry Sauce $365 (serves 30 people ) Four Peppercorn Beef Tenderloin Roasted with Pink, Black, White and Green Peppercorns. Served with Madeira Mushroom Jus $400 (serves 20 people ) Roasted Prime Rib Herb and Garlic Crusted Prime Rib Au Jus with Creamy Horseradish Sauce $425 (serves 30 people ) California Vegetable Crudité Crisp Fresh Vegetables with Dipping Sauce $9 per guest International and Domestic Cheese Display Including Brie, Provolone, Boursin, Jack and Cheddar. with Assorted Crackers and Baquettes $13 per guest Raw Bar Iced Jumbo Prawns, Crab Claws and Fresh Shucked Oysters Served on Crushed Ice with Cocktail Sauce, Horseradish, Tabasco and Lemon and Lime Wedges $5.75 per piece Quantities quoted are for reception service only. $150 carver fee applies to all carving stations One station/attendant per 100 people. Up to 2 hours 6
Plated Dinner Please choose one Soup or Salad, Hot Entrée and One Dessert Soup Pumpkin and Butternut Squash, Cream of Potato and Roasted Fennel with Crispy Bacon Roasted Turkey and Wild Rice Salad Classic Pines Caesar Salad-with Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese and Toasted Garlic Crisps Mixed Field Greens with Roasted Baby Artichokes, Grape Tomatoes and Shaved Asiago. Citrus Vinaigrette Jicama and Candy-Striped Beet Salad with a Blood Orange Vinaigrette Baby Fennel Salad with a Shaved Apple Slaw Hot Entrees Chicken and Prosciutto Roulade Wrapped around Prosciutto, Spinach and Goat Cheese, Parmesan Risotto $65 per guest Steak Tenderloin King Oyster Mushrooms, Cognac Demi Glace, Roasted Yukon Mashed Potatoes $89 per Guest Grilled Herb Crusted Swordfish Rock Shrimp, Lemon Dill Cream, Caviar Rice $68 per Guest Petite Filet of Beef Tenderloin and Seared Sea Bass New Potato and Leek Hash, Sauce Robert, Basil Cream Sauce $89 per Guest Center Cut Pork Chop Jerk Seasoning, Root Beer Glazed Apples and Roasted Yukon Mashed Potatoes $72 Dessert Egg Nog Cheesecake, Cranberry Apple Cheesecake., Yule Log, Chocolate Hazelnut Triangle Dessert Trio (add $3 per guest): Pumpkin Cheesecake, Chocolate Raspberry Cup, Cranberry Apple Tart 7
Holiday Dinner Buffet Baby Spinach with Goat Cheese, Walnuts and Sun Dried Cranberries served with Champagne and White Wine Vinaigrette Fresh Seasonal Fruit Display Waldorf Salad, Fingerling Potato Salad with Crab and Watercress Roasted Artichoke and Tomato Salad with White Beans and Arugula Carving Station (Please Select One): Apple and Raisin Stuffed Pork Loin with Cranberry Demi Glace Herb Crusted Prime Rib of Beef Au Jus Main Dishes (Please Select Two): Apple Cider Glazed Pork Chops with Sundried Cherries and Caramelized Onions Blacked Salmon with Roasted Corn and Charred Tomato Relish Chicken Saltimbocca-Shaved Prosciutto, Fontina and Fresh Sage Pan Seared Seabass with White Bean Ragout, Braised Leeks and Crispy Pancetta Sweet Potatoes with Maple Orange Glaze Seasonal Fresh Vegetables with Shallot Butter Snowflake Mashed Potatoes Winter Rice Pilaf Rolls and Butter Dessert Station to include: Chocolate Ganache Yule Log, Apple Caramel Cheesecake, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Chocolate Fudge Torte, Black Forest Cake Holiday Cookies to Include Gingerbread Cookies, Chocolate and Coconut Macaroons $84.00 per person plus tax and gratuity 8