Great Lunch
A recent lunch the kitchen prepared was a trio plate. The lunch included a spinach salad and a mixed berry cobbler for dessert.
The spinach salad was served in a bowl-shaped crouton. It was tossed with a homemade raspberry vinaigrette. To finish we topped it with organic strawberries, creamy Rogue Blue cheese, slivered red onions and our homemade candied hazelnuts. It was sweet and savory with a little crunch from the hazelnuts. It was delicious!
The main course was a trio plate of Painted Hills flat iron steak, Draper Valley chicken and a Pacific Ocean scallop.
First the Painted Hills beef was cooked to a perfect medium rare and sauced with a rich red wine demi- glaze. It was served with buttermilk mashed potatoes, then garnished with fried butternut squash.
Next was a roulade of Draper Valley chicken breast stuffed with house roasted tomatoes, red bell peppers and goat cheese. We served it on Anna potatoes and topped it with glace de poulet, a rich chicken sauce. It was garnished simply with chives.
Third was a Pacific ocean scallop wrapped in applewood bacon. It was then seared. The tender scallop with the smokey bacon was amazing. What a combo! It was served on a bed of green pea risotto which was slightly sweet from the peas and savory from the Parmesean cheese we added to it. To finish, we topped it with shaved Pecorino Romano cheese.
Then to finish the plate we added fresh green beans tossed in a little butter, and garnished with a roasted French Horn mushroom. The crunchy beans and earthy mushrooms were a fantastic addition to this dish. The customers who ate it got a wide range of textures and flavors on one plate, yet they all complimented each other.
Last course was a Marionberry- blue berry cobbler, which was served in a shallow dish. It was served with a side of Tillamook vanilla bean ice cream. The garnish was a shortbread cookie to dip in the cobbler if they wished and a chocolate drizzled piece of toffee. Each component was delicious on it’s own as well as together.
Great job culinary team!