Menu Selections

First Courses

Soup of the Evening

Fresh Oysters on the Half Shell

Warm Caramelized Onion and Gruyère Tart

watercress salad, muscat reduction

House Smoked Wild Salmon

warm fingerling potatoes, shaved sweet onion and italian parsley salad, horseradish crème fraîche

Wild Mushroom Beggar's Purse

beaujolais reduction sauce, explorateur cheese, baby greens

Kobe Beef Carpaccio

grilled red onion concassé, white truffle oil, lemon juice

Fresh Dungeness Crabmeat ~or~ #1 Ahi Sashimi

pea shoots, cucumber, avocado, sesame crackers, wasabi, soy and ginger sauces

Fried Green Tomatoes

melted chèvre, red and green chili sauces, crispy shallots and leeks

Roasted Pancetta Wrapped Quail

sausage and wild mushroom stuffing, smoked shallot jus

Salads

Baby Spinach and Grilled Gala Apple Salad

maple sugar roasted cashews, dodoni feta cheese, tarragon vinaigrette

Warm Vidalia Onion Crusted Goat Cheese
and Roasted Baby Beet Salad

micro arugula, pedro ximenez dressing

Red and Green Romaine Salad

tender young romaine leaves, Caesar dressing, local aged edam, spanish white anchovies, rosemary crostinis

Main Courses

Mariposa Mixed Grill

lamb chop, bison tenderloin, sausage de toulouse, sauces of roasted shallot, cabernet reduction, dijon and cracked mustard, mashed potatoes

Veal Tenderloin Medallions

free range veal, lemon~white wine~caper pan sauce, mashed potatoes

Prime Beef Tenderloin Filet

maple peppered bacon, crisp potatoes anna, sautéed wild mushrooms, roasted cipollini onions, rich red wine sauce

Sablefish Mariposa

honey tamari glaze, fresh ginger sauce, shiitake mushroom~scallion rice cake

Rocky Mountain Rack of Lamb

fresh pesto, roasted shallot and garlic sauce, crisp potatoes anna

Pan Roasted Sea Scallops

crispy bacon-chive risotto, basil oil, gala apple~petite basil salad

Seared Yellowfin Tuna Fillets

mediterranean olive and caper vinaigrette, elf mushrooms, mashed potatoes

Cassoulet

duck confit, braised lamb shank, house-made toulousian style sausage and white beans, simmered in a clay pot with fresh herbs and a rich red wine sauce

Seared Natural Bison Filets

topped with cipollini onion~artisan foie gras st. andre cheese, served with yam~parsnip yukon gold potato gratin, cabernet reduction

Mariposa Tasting Menu

offering the diner an expanded variety of the chef's specialties in small portions

A Mariposa Tasting

#1 Ahi Sashimi
Warm Vidalia Onion Crusted Goat Cheese and Baby Beet Salad
Wild Mushroom Beggar's Purse
Sablefish Mariposa
Rocky Mountain Rack of Lamb
Tempting Desserts

Chef's Vegetarian Tasting

Fried Green Tomato
Warm Caramelized Onion and Gruyère Tart
Baby Spinach and Grilled Gala Apple Salad
Sesame and Nori Crusted Tofu
Sautéed Wild Mushrooms and Herbed Quinoa
Tempting Desserts

Desserts

Tart Cherry Crisp

toasted almond streusel, lemongrass panna cotta and sorbet

Banana Brûlée Tart

praline rum ice cream, nutella truffle

Warm Amano Chocolate Cake

caramelized chocolate almonds, amaretto crème anglaise

Humboldt Fog Chèvre Mousse

sesame crackers, beaujolais and muscat jellies

Apples and Cinnamon

caramelized apples and cinnamon ice cream, warm apple cider sauce

Ice Cream and Sherbet Trio

baileys irish cream ice cream, key lime pie sherbet, tarragon ice cream

Chocolate Snowball

a dense, bittersweet chocolate cake with whipped cream