Tuesday, 06 January 2009
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 Cafe Trope DC Washington DC Christmas Dinner Menu
 

Appetizers

 

 

 

 

 

Jumbo Lump Crabcake on Avocado and Yellow Corn Relish  with Old bay Tartar Sauce

 

 

 

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Homemade Potato Chips  with Roquefort Cheese and Green onions

 

 

 

9

 

Plantain Crusted Fried shrimp with Honey and Hot Chili Sauce

 

 

 

12

 

Cornmeal Crusted Catfish fingers with Bloody Mary Salsa and Habanero Aioli

 

 

 

10

 

Pepper Crusted Jumbo Scallops with Chanterelles and Asparagus Puree

 

 

 

11

 

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Lollipop with Fried Cabbage, Potatoes, and Vidalia Onion Hash

 

 

 

9

 

Foie  Gras with Coconut Challah Toast and Peach Compote

 

 

 

12

 

Spicy Tuna Tartare on Crispy Corn Cake with Avocado, Mustard and Cilantro

 

 

 

13

 

Lobster Bisque with Jumbo Lump Crab Meat

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garden

 

 

 

 

 

Caesar Salade du Café Trope

 

 

 

9

 

Simple Salad of Mesclun Greens, Grape Tomato, Cucumbers, and Basil Vinaigrette

 

 

 

10

 

Smoked Salmon Carpaccio with Spinach, Capers & Basil Vinaigrette

 

 

 

11

 

Pear and Roquefort Salad with Hearts of Palm, Cucumbers, and Walnuts

 

 

 

12

 

Seared Salmon Salad with Tomatoes, Cucumbers, and Artichokes in Basil Vinaigrette

 

 

 

13

 

Panko Crumbed Chicken Salad with Avocado, Fried Egg, Lentils, Squash and Ranch Dressing

 

 

 

13

 

Rare Filet of Beef with Artichokes, Fresh Horseradish, Shiitake Mushrooms, Bermuda Onions and Green Beans

 

 

 

15

 

Steak Salad with Artichokes, Fresh Horseradish, Shiitake Mushrooms, Bermuda Onions and Green Beans  

 

 

 

15

 

Duck Salad with Maple Walnuts, Red Onion, Yellow Peppers, Carrots and Sesame Vinaigrette

 

 

 

15

 

Butternut Squash and Wild Mushroom Pilau 

 

 

 

13

 

Quinoa, Bermuda onions, Green Beans, Tomatoes, Squash and Nicoise Olives

 

 

 

15

 

Aromatic Chickpea and Spinach Curry

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

 

 

 

 

Braised Boneless Beef Short Rib with Truffled Goat  Mac’ N Cheese ,Collard Greens and Port Sauce

 

 

 

21

 

Pan Roasted Pork Mignon with Sweet Potato Puree, & Collard Greens

 

 

 

19

 

Double Rib Lamb Chop with a Cassoulet of Spring Beans and Rosemary

 

 

 

23

 

Seared Duck Breast with Creamed Yellow Corn and Golden  Chantrelle  Sauce

 

 

 

23

 

Grilled Filet of Beef with Caramelized Pearl Onions, Porcini Potato Cake and Bordelaise Sauce

 

 

 

23

 

Curried Chicken with Coconut Flavored Rice & Peas with Wilted Spinach and Curry Jus

 

 

 

18

 

Buttermilk – Sage  Fried Chicken with Porcini Potato Cake, Greens Beans and Giblet Gravy

 

 

 

17

 

Rosemary Roasted Chicken with Wilted Spinach, Yellow Corn Polenta Cake  and Pan Jus 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Sea

 

 

 

 

 

Trope “Surf & Turf”. Butter Poached Lobster Tail with Grenache Poached Pear and Sauteed Foie Gras 

 

 

 

24

 

Pan Roasted  Salmon with Spinach Ravioli, Dill and Mustard Beurre Blanc and Parsley Oil 

 

 

 

18

 

Shrimp and Grits with Chorizo Sausage, Spinach, Bermuda Onions and Lobster Curry Sauce  

 

 

 

19

 

Pan Roasted Wild Rockfish with Braised Cabbage and Mustard Sauce  

 

 

 

19

 

Boullabaise  of  Mussels, Chorizo Sausage, Shrimp, Roasted Corn and Catfish in a Lobster – Tomato Broth

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sides

 

 

 

 

 

Truffled Macaroni & Goats’ Cheese ● Sweet Potato Puree ● Sautéed Green Beans ● Plantains Sautéed Spinach ● Rice &Peas ● Collard Greens

 

 

 

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