Christmas Lunch 2011 Menu
To Commence
Roast pumpkin and butternut squash soup finished with a pumpkin seed, basil and toasted pine nut pesto (V)
Luxury North Atlantic prawn cocktail served on crisp Cos lettuce with a concasse of cherry tomato, cucumber and apple, coated in our brandy enriched Marie Rose sauce
Duo of fantail melon, Galia and Catalina served with a blackcurrant and Kirsch sorbet, winter berry, vanilla and orange compote (V)
Coarse country pork terrine served with rustic farmhouse toast spiced fig chutney and winter salad leaves
To continue
Traditional turkey with festive trimmings
Slowly roasted crown of English turkey served with a cranberry, sage and onion stuffing, Smoked bacon wrapped sausage and roasting meat gravy
Yorkshire pork with crackling and apple
Roast loin of Yorkshire pork served with crisp crackling, stuffing, cider apple compote and roasting meat gravy
Salmon with Champagne leeks
Steamed Darne of farm reared Scottish salmon served with butter sautéed leeks and a champagne volute
Mushroom and spinach cassoulette
Sautéed winter mushrooms cooked in a rich tomato and butter bean sauce, finished with fresh leaf spinach
All served with our crisp roast potatoes, creamed carrots, turnips and parsnips, steamed fine beans finished with three herb butter
To conclude
Mrs Peek’s cider ale Christmas pudding served with crème anglaise and brandy whipped double cream
Dark chocolate, black cherry and raspberry roulade served with vanilla ice cream
The Stables profiteroles filled with Baileys’ soused crème patisserie. Served with a Belgium chocolate sauce
A selection of cheeses, mature farmhouse cheddar, Stilton and mild creamy French Brie. Served with assorted biscuits, and chutney
And finally
Harrogate roast and ground filter coffee served with a warm snow dusted mince pie
