Appetizers
Cucumber cups with shrimp ceviche & avocado
Warm queso fresco with olive oil, garlic, fresh basil
Spicy empanaditas with shrimp or chicken filling
Caribbean crab cakes
Goat’s quesadillas with cilantro and trio of salsas
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Avocado/mango
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Fresh tomato
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White bean/rosemary
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Black bean w/tomato, corn, avocado
Bean torta with guacamole, red salsa, sour cream
Southern muffaletta wraps
Trio of Southern dips with crackers (crawfish, shrimp, mushroom paté)
Main Courses
Empanadas grandes with savory chicken, beef or shrimp filling
Chicken Posole – with caramelized onion, bell pepper, hominy, and spices
Chicken with tomato and chipotle chiles
Oaxacan chicken with ancho chiles, almonds, plaintain & pineapple
Cheese omelet with chile poblano sauce
Chicken & beef picadillo (with onion, raisins, apple, cinnamon, olives)
Birria (stewed lamb in chili sauce)
Blue corn polenta with grilled vegetables, spicy cilantro sauce, queso fresco
Jambalaya – a Southern favorite, with chicken or shrimp, spicy garlic sausage, seared vegetables
Cuban black beans with beef or chicken, blanched vegetables, cream and condiments
Beef or chicken mole
Brazilian chicken with okra, chilies & tomato
Spicy peanut chicken with chili, curry, tomato
Jamaican fish curry
Sides & Salads
Platter of grilled seasonal vegetables with light cilantro/lime marinade
Arroz Escarlata (scarlet rice – with beets)
Spanish style rice with chiles, tomatoes, celery, cilantro
Coconut/pineapple rice: a spicy rice with vegetables and fresh pineapple
Black beans with mango, tomato, corn, avocado in a lime/cilantro dressing
Lentil stew with caramelized onion, pineapple and banana
Zucchini and mushrooms in spicy lime marinade
Eggplant with garlic and spring onions
Quinoa with julienned vegetables, tomato and light marinade
Red, white & green salad with spinach, red cabbage, jicama, avocado
Orange and radish salad served on a bed of greens with anise dressing
Jicama and cucumber salad with orange lime marinade
Salad of beets, cabbage with candied pineapple and avocado dressing
Cactus and jicama salad with watercress and avocado
Cauliflower corn salad with orange dressing
Painted Desert coleslaw: finely shredded cabbage and veggies in a lime marinade
Peruvian vegetable salad with baby vegetables, eggs, olives and thinly sliced pancetta
Mango, tomato & red onion salad
Avocado, arugula and citrus salad
Postres
Mexican wedding cookies
Traditional Mexican flan OR coconut flan
Louisiana style bread pudding with dried apricots and bourbon sauce
Jamaican fruit trifle (layers of cake, cream, dash of rum and tropical fruit)
Caribbean spiced rice pudding with oranges & pineapple
Coconut cake with white chocolate ganache & fresh berries
Rice pudding with orange peel & drunken currants
Chilled lemon soufflé
