

Holiday Dining To Fit Every Taste
In the true spirit of the season, our Executive Chef is in a giving mood. That means everyone who dines with us this holiday season gets to choose from three magnificent main course menus or buffet dishes, five sensational salads, three superb soups, and a cornucopia of trimmings and side dishes. All this choice means you can truly design your menu to suit your guests’ tastes. > Click here to download pdf
We would be pleased to create a customized late-night buffet or holiday luncheon menu for your upcoming event.
May We Suggest A Wine With That?
Award-winning Sommelier, Lee Wagner, has created wine pairing suggestions for each and every dish on our holiday menus. See what Lee recommends as you review our menu selections included inside.
Holiday Hors D'oeuvres
$7.50* per person (4 pieces per person. For groups of 25 or more)
• Shrimp and andouille sausage kebob
(spicy New Orleans style shrimp and sausage skewer)
• Mini beef Wellington
(beef tenderloin and mushroom duxelles wrapped in puff pastry)
• Cheese quesadilla trumpet
(julienne of vegetables, cilantro and Monterey Jack cheese rolled into a flour tortilla)
• Spinach and pesto flatbread
(fire roasted vegetable, spinach and goat cheese rosette)
• Brie en croûte with raspberry
(Brie cheese and raspberry preserve wrapped in puff pastry)
Holiday Dinner Menu
Dinner menus include your choice of salad, soup, vegetable and starch. Assorted fresh dinner rolls, coffee and tea are also included.
Salads
• Baby greens with pistachios, orange and sun-dried cranberries, served with a rice vinegar, honey and
orange vinaigrette
• Red and green leaf lettuce with shaved Parrano
cheese, served with an orange and kiwi vinaigrette
• Seasonal greens with grilled shrimp and crisp rice noodles, served with a sesame oil, rice vinegar and coriander vinaigrette (add $3.00*)
• Young arugula, Belgian endive salad with mustard sprouts and sliced smoked duck breast, served with a balsamic vinaigrette (add $3.95*)
• Mesclun greens with sliced pears and candied pecans, served with a raspberry vinaigrette
Soups
• Puréed pear and squash soup with toasted almonds
• Roasted carrot, apple and parsnip soup with chives
• Velvety chicken and long grain rice soup with a hint of red curry and coconut
Side Dishes
(choice of one vegetable and one starch)
• Whole green beans in a béchamel sauce with thyme, French shallots and crisp bacon
• Whole green and yellow beans with red bell peppers
• Fresh mixed seasonal vegetables
• Basmati rice with candied mixed fruit and toasted cashews
• Diced oven-roasted potatoes with garlic, red and
green peppers
• Roasted Parisienne potatoes
• Baked potato with sour cream and chives
Main Courses
• Traditional carve your own turkey (serves 10), served with an herb and Spanish onion stuffing and cranberry sauce. $25.50* per person
sommelier suggested pairing:
White – Chardonnay, Peninsula Ridge, Ontario $38*
Red – Beaujolais, Duboeuf, France $34*
• Tamarind-glazed supreme of chicken with a Dijon and honey sauce. $27.50* per person
sommelier suggested pairing:
White – Chardonnay “Ardeche”, Latour, France $33*
Red – Baco Noir, Henry of Pelham, Ontario VQA $38*
• Slow-roasted AAA Angus Alberta rib-eye roast au jus. $34.50* per person
sommelier suggested pairing:
White – Pinot Grigio, Hogue, Washington State $38*
Red – Shiraz/Cabernet, Wolf Blass “Red Label”, Australia $41*
Holiday Dinner Buffet
$42.50* per person
For groups of 50 or more.
• Assorted dinner rolls
• Fresh garden vegetables with spinach dip and onion dip
• Chicken Caesar salad
• Mixed baby lettuce with fresh strawberries and caramelized almonds,
served with a raspberry vinaigrette
• Whole green bean salad with a sesame seed vinaigrette
• Cucumber and tomato salad with dill
• Stuffed tomatoes with Russian salad
• Red skin potato salad with grainy mustard vinaigrette
• Wild and brown rice salad with sun-dried cranberries and walnuts
• Cold deli platter served with assorted mustards:
• Smoked Montreal-style turkey breast
• Sliced smoked salmon
• Pastrami and house pâté
• Sliced Prosciutto ham and melon
Select one pasta dish and two hot main courses:
All entrées are served with a seasonal vegetable, white rice and mashed potatoes.
• Two-cheese manicotti with a tomato and basil sauce
sommelier suggested pairing: Baco Noir, Henry of Pelham, Ontario VQA $38*
• Vegetarian lasagna
sommelier suggested pairing: Beaujolais, Duboeuf, France $34*
• Penne primavera
sommelier suggested pairing: Sangiovese “Santa Cristina”, Antinori, Italy $38*
• Oven-baked breast of chicken “Chasseur”
sommelier suggested pairing: Chardonnay “Ardeche”, Latour, France $33*
• Medallion of turkey breast in a champagne and mushroom sauce
sommelier suggested pairing: Pinot Grigio, Hogue, Washington State $38*
• Oven-roasted breast of turkey with a cranberry glaze in a velvety
sun-dried cranberry cream sauce
sommelier suggested pairing: Chardonnay, Peninsula Ridge, Ontario VQA $38*
• Maple and Dijon-glazed baked ham
sommelier suggested pairing: Gewurztraminer, Pelee Island, Ontario VQA $32*
• Roasted saddle of pork with rosemary scented sautéed chanterelle mushrooms
sommelier suggested pairing: Tempranillo “Coronas”, Torres, Spain $37*
• Sliced roast top sirloin in a Madeira and wild blueberry sauce
sommelier suggested pairing: Zinfandel, Mondavi “Woodbridge”, California $38*
• Roast Alberta Angus prime rib au jus (add $5.50*)
Carved at the station $75* (plus GST) surcharge per chef to be added.
sommelier suggested pairing: Shiraz/Cabernet, Wolf Blass “Red Label”, Australia $41*
Desserts
• Selection of Canadian cheeses with crackers and garnished with grapes
• Assorted cakes, flans, fruit pies, croquembouches, pastries, warm apple crisp with vanilla and rum custard and Christmas stollen
• Coffee and teas
Holiday Desserts à la Carte
• Festive chocolate mousse dome with a core of chestnut purée on gingerbread and milk chocolate ganache, served with an eggnog custard $8.95* per person
• Cranberry mousse sleigh decorated with cranberries and natural cane sugar dusted grapes
$8.50* per person (Add a marzipan Santa for $1.00*)
• Chocolate raspberry cheesecake and fruit coulis
$7.25* per person
• Advent chocolate candle filled with chestnut mousse and dark chocolate glaze
$8.95* per person
• Crème caramel with a macaroon and sliced fresh fruit
$7.50* per person
*Taxes and gratuities extra
To select one of these menus or items for your upcoming event and for information on our specialty wine pairings that have been developed for the 2006 Holiday Menu offerings, please contact Mr. Peter Seguin, Vice-President, Food and Beverage at 613-563-1983 ext.652 or pseguin@ottawacongresscentre.com.
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