Nectar Personal Chef Services Sample Menu
Entrees
- Spanish style chicken with dried apricots, pine nuts, cinnamon and brandy
- Za’atar spiced ground lamb burgers with chimichurri
- Baked Polenta casserole with pecorino, mascarpone and tomato basil sauce
- Quinoa, black bean and garbanzo bowl with tahini lime dressing
- Achiote rubbed pork tenderloin with rosemary pear compote
- Beef and red wine stew with bacon, mushrooms, pearl onions, baby carrots
- Ginger Soy marinated flank steak with mango jalapeno slaw
- Sautéed shrimp and scallops with pappardelle pasta, oil cured olives, capers, chile piquin, and citrus butter
- Asian seabass or swordfish with wilted spicy greens and hoisin vinaigrette
Starch Sides
- Bulgur wheat with fresh basil, figs, walnuts, and goat cheese
- Quinoa, black beans, corn and cilantro
- Classic garlic mashed potatoes
- Lentils with cumin, mint and red bell pepper
- Chickpea, freekeh and cherry tomato salad
- Italian style vegetable pancakes
Vegetable Sides
- Caramelized broccoli with garlic and lemon
- Roasted mélange of mushrooms with garlic, olive oil, and pecorino
- Roasted curried cauliflower with golden raisins and coconut
- Ratatouille with Spanish olive oil and roasted garlic
- Grilled fresh corn salad with asiago, chile, and lime (Elotes)
- Grilled asparagus with hazelnut gremolata
Soups (Can be substituted for starch or vegetable sides)
- Sweet corn and lemongrass bisque
- Chipotle black bean soup
- Chilled yogurt and cucumber soup
- Seasonal vegetable Minestrone
- Spiced summer squash puree
- Indian spiced lentil soup
Salads (Can be substituted for starch or vegetable sides)
- Kale salad with roasted sweet potatoes, walnuts, capers, feta, sumac lemon vinaigrette
- Kale Caesar with preserved lemon and crispy chickpeas
- Shaved fennel, roasted beets, fresh orange segments with goat cheese and sherry mustard vinaigrette
- Bibb lettuce, hearts of palm, almonds with marcona almonds and green goddess dressing
- Chopped salad with tomato, cucumber, red onion, zucchini, bell pepper sunflower seeds, buttermilk chive dressing
- Heirloom Tomato salad with red onion, basil, bacon, and blue cheese dressing