Ottima Catering can design a buffet menu to suit your function and your budget. Please contact us to discuss your requirements. We will work closely with you to tailor the best menu to suit your occasion.
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Antipasto platter
Platters
• Antipasto – selection of cured meats, seasonal and marinated vegetables, seasonal salads, served with crostini
• Fresh prawns with cocktail sauce, cucumber, radish, tomato and cos lettuce salad
• Rare roast beef with horseradish mayonnaise and salsa verde [served at room temperature]
• Roasted chicken pieces cooked in garlic and sage with a lemon aioli [served at room temperature]
• Vitello Tonnato – Slices of veal covered with a creamy tuna and caper mayonnaise sauce [served at room temperature]
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Fresh Prawn Platter
Soups
• Minestrone genovese – rich vegetable soup topped with basil pesto
• Ribollita – Tuscan white bean and vegetable soup
• Chicken, mixed vegetable and risoni soup
• Roasted tomato soup with balsamic vinegar and rosemary
• Zucchini, potato and leek soup
• Lightly spiced roasted pumpkin soup, finished with cream
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Chicken Caesar Salad
Main meals - Room Temperature
• Chicken Caesar Salad – chicken, pancetta, cos lettuce, croutons, Caesar dressing and boiled egg
• Pasta salad with pesto, ricotta, pine nuts and cherry tomato
• Ligurian pasta salad with walnuts, ricotta, marjoram, parsley and parmesan
• Salad Nicoise – tuna, green beans, potato, tomato, olives and egg
• Frittata wedges with either smoked salmon, asparagus and red onion OR roasted Mediterranean vegetables OR potato, rosemary, spinach and feta
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Beef chianti
Main Meals - Warm
• Chicken cacciatore - chicken pieces cooked with capsicum, tomato and green olives served with rice
• Chicken thigh fillets roasted with pancetta, cherry tomato, lemon, paprika, oregano and lemon, served with cocktail potatoes
• Chicken pieces slowly braised in parsley and garlic sauce served with zucchini and lemon rice
• Beef chianti - beef braised in red wine, mushrooms and eschallots and served with soft oregano polenta
• Rare roast beef slices served with sweet and sour red cabbage and mashed potato
• Slow roast pork belly rubbed with fennel seed, sage and pepper and served with roasted rosemary potatoes
• Lamb braised with lemon and mint served with mashed potato
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Penne casareccia, fresh tomato, rocket, basil, olives
Main Meals - Pasta
• Lasagne with roasted mediterranean vegetables (eggplant, zucchini, capsicum, tomato)
• Classic bolognese lasagne
• Roasted mushroom lasagne with artichoke and prosciutto
• Cannelloni stuffed with spinach and ricotta in rich tomato sauce
• Cannelloni stuffed with veal, sage and parmesan
• Penne arrabiata, tomato, pancetta, chilli, garlic
• Penne casareccia, fresh tomato, rocket, basil, olives
• Penne Bolognese
• Tetrazzini, marinated chicken, tarragon and mushroom pasta bake
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Caprese salad
Salads
• Chickpea, egg, tomato and parsley with pomegranate molasses vinaigrette
• Mixed beans, pancetta and bocconcini with lemon and olive oil dressing
• Potato, radicchio and hazelnuts with parsley dressing
• Panzanella, Italian bread, tomato, cucumber and basil salad with red wine vinegar dressing
• Cous cous, grilled zucchini, roasted tomato and marinated feta salad
• Shaved fennel, endive, radicchio and red onion salad with lemon and orange dressing
• Caprese – classic Italian salad with fresh tomato, buffalo mozzarella and basil
• Mixed green salad with tomato, red onion, cucumber, served with lemon vinaigrette
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Mixed Berry Tarts
Desserts
• Rich chocolate mousse with cream served in individual glass
• Tiramisu served in individual glass
• Mini passionfruit cheesecakes topped with blueberries
• Mini lemon tarts
• Mini chocolate tarts
• Mimi mixed berry tarts
• Baklava
• Palmiers with cinnamon and honey
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Pasta salad with pesto
Menu One - Room Temperature Buffet
• Platters of fresh prawns with cocktail sauce, cucumber, radish, tomato and cos lettuce salad
• Chicken Caesar Salad
• Penne salad with pesto, ricotta, pine nuts and cherry tomato
• Crunchy bread
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Chicken cacciatore
Menu Two - Warm Buffet
• Chicken cacciatore - chicken pieces cooked with onion, capsicum, tomato and green olives
• Cannelloni stuffed with spinach and ricotta in a rich tomato sauce
• Beef chianti - braised beef in red wine sauce
• Mashed potato
• Mixed green salad
Dessert option - $10 per head
• Individual tiramisu
• Individual fruit tarts with creme patisserie
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Tiramisu
Staffing
Chef on site: $45 per hour
Waiting staff: $40 per hour