magnus dinner menu june 1st 2009 - september 30th, 2009
first course
raw pacific oysters
with cucumber horseradish vinegar $2.50ea
mesclun greens and beet salad
with roasted almonds and mustard vinaigrette $6
smoked corn soup
with pickled fennel and nutmeg sour cream $6
jarlsberg cheese tart
with lingonberry syrup, almonds and currants
scandinavian/european cheeses
with magnus rye bread, mustards, jams and nuts $15
spiced cod roe and salmon caviar
with dill aquavit, cucumber, red onion and creme fraiche $15
medister polse norwegian sausage and duck ham
with pickled cabbage, cornichons and truffle mustard $14
smoked gouda parfait and brined steak tartare
with pumpernickel and truffle mustard $11
pickled herring and salmon
with toast, cucumber, red onion, egg and sour cream $12
almond-currant stuffed quail
with a truffle-pea emulsion $14
warm potato terrine with pickled apple
fennel, elderflower and truffle vinaigrette $11
organic herb-edible flower salad
with muesli, and preserved lemon vinaigrette $10
gravlax and ahi poke
with quail egg, pickled cucumber, horseradish salt and elderflower oil $13
smoked salmon and potato-bacon crepes
with red onion jam, pickled asparagus and creme fraiche $12
second course
fennel-dill cured seared salmon
with fingerling potatoes, cucumber, fennel and honey-mustard vinaigrette $24
smoked sea salt roasted cod
with maple syrup, crispy dill potato, spinach, leek compote and a cornichon-yogurt sauce $28
grilled ahi tuna and smoked mussels
with caramelized red onion, parsnip and caper-almond butter $26
smoked seared scallops and pickled shrimp
with asparagus, cucumber, beets and mustard vinaigrette $27
potato dumplings and muesli truffle risotto
with pickled vegetable salad and sweet mustard-lemon vinaigrette $20
juniper spiced duck breast
with oyster mushrooms, leeks, braised cabbage and blueberry reduction $26
cardamom grilled beef tenderloin
with blackberry mustard, truffle-cauliflower puree and spinach $27
herb salt roasted buffalo striploin
with smoked onion puree, pickled beet butter, asparagus and red wine reduction $28
cocoa nib cured wild boar tenderloin
with wild mushrooms, pea puree and fig syrup $29
caraway seared venison and venison carpaccio
with smoked gouda-egg flan, oyster mushrooms, arugula, red onion and lingonberry syrup $32
Top
desserts
scandinavian cookie plate
a variety of traditional scandinavian cookies with a shaved ice milk granita $9
veiled norwegian farm girls
cinnamon toasted bread crumbs layered with apple compote, blackberries and a vanilla bean cream $8
mountain berry tart
with mascarpone, mountain berry preserves and a cadamom creme anglaise $9
swedish pancakes
with lingonberry mousse, banille creme anglaise, magnus granola and lingonberries $9
magnus granitas
selection of shaved ices $6
blueberry cheesecake
with blueberry compote and a cherry coulis $9
magnus chocolates
assortment of four magnus made chocolates $8
chocolate-peanut butter terrine
with peanut crisp and huckleberry sauce $10
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