Sample Menus:   Lunch

                                  Box Lunches

Each lunch arrives in a clear box, and includes disposable utensils and paper napkins.  A tablecloth is provided for the table.

Salad Box

Includes one of the following salads with dressing on the side, dinner roll, cold beverage, and a coconut macaroon for dessert.

Rustic Salad with Chicken Breast

Frisée, cilantro, avocado slices, cucumber, red beans, green onions, tomato, and diced chicken breast.
Served with a White Wine and Lemon vinaigrette.

South American Caesar

Romaine lettuce, white corn, bell pepper, jicama, and green onions.

Served with a garlicky lime Caesar dressing and flour tortilla strips.

Aroma Tropical Salad with Chicken or Beef

Mixed fresh lettuces with chicken or beef strips accompanied with mango, jicama, cucumber, and red onion.

Served with a Citrus vinaigrette.

Slice-and-Caesar Box

Includes one of the following lunch slices, a Caesar Latino salad with dressing on the side, cold beverage, and a coconut macaroon for dessert.

Quiche -- Made with our own delicious Biscuit-style crust.  Your choice of one of the following:

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                             Box Lunches (continued)

Each lunch arrives in a clear box, and includes disposable utensils and paper napkins.  A tablecloth is provided for the table.

Sandwich Box

Includes one of the following sandwiches or tortilla roll ups, one side dish (please see next section below), cold beverage, and a coconut macaroon for dessert.

Sandwich or Tortilla Roll Up  --  Your choice of one of the following:

• Herb Roasted Chicken Breast
• Tuna Salad
• Turkey
• Beef Fajita
• Ham and Swiss cheese
• Roasted Vegetables

Additional Sandwiches  --  Your choice of one of the following:

• Garden Sandwich:  Lettuce, tomato, sprouts, and red onion
• Portobello Mushroom with Cilantro Sauce and Cheese
• Grilled Eggplant and Roasted Vegetables

Side Dishes

The Sandwich Box includes one of these sides in the box.  Please let us know if you also would like additional sides to complement your meal.

• Spring Mix Salad
• Quinoa Salad
• Pasta Salad  --  Your choice of Pesto, Sun Dried Tomato, or Vegetable
• Potato Salad
• Couscous
• Fresh Seasonal Fruit Cup

Beverages

Each Lunch Box includes one of the following beverages. 

• Assorted Sodas, and/or
  Bottled Spring Water (non-carbonated)

Sample Menus:   Lunch

                                      Salads

Vegetarian Entree Salads

Caesar Latino

Romaine hearts with a zesty Latino dressing.

Topped with flour tortilla strips and cotija cheese.

South American Caesar

Romaine lettuce, white corn, bell pepper, jicama, and green onions.

Served with a garlicky lime Caesar dressing and topped with flour tortilla strips.

Mixed Salad with Pears and Feta

Mixed greens, pears, red onion, candied walnuts, mushrooms, and feta cheese.

Served with pear vinaigrette.

Spinach Salad

Baby spinach with goat cheese, candied walnuts, and cherry tomatoes.

Served with raspberry sherry vinaigrette.

Entree Salads with Poultry, Meats, Seafood

Chicken Chipotle Salad

Strips of roast chipotle-marinated chicken breast, fresh California romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes,
avocado, red onion, cilantro, queso fresco, and a polenta stick.

Served with tamarindo vinaigrette.

Rustic Salad with Chicken Breast

Frisée, cilantro, avocado slices, cucumber, red beans, green onions, tomato, and diced chicken breast.
Served with white wine and lemon vinaigrette.

Turkey Salad with Papaya and Mango
Mixed greens, papaya, mango, and cubed or sliced fresh turkey breast.

Served with citrus vinagrette.

Argentinean Steak Salad

A mixed salad topped with Argentinean-style grilled steak.

Served with a spicy garlic salsa.

Tortilla Salad with Shrimp

Flour tortilla shell with black beans, lettuce, fresh salsa, and shrimp.

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                                  Salads (continued)

Side Salads

Tropical Fruit Salad

Our very popular and simply fresh tropical fruit salad.

California Salad

Baby spinach with orange segments and roasted beets.

Served with balsamic vinaigrette and a bread stick.

Aroma Tropical Salad

Mixed fresh lettuces with mango, jicama, cucumber, and red onion.

Served with citrus vinaigrette.

Aroma Pineapple Salad

Mixed lettuces with pineapple, jicama, cucumber, and red onion. 

Served with tamarindo vinaigrette, and garnished with California avocado.

Jicama Salad

Delicious mixture of jicama cubes, black beans, red bell pepper, onion, parsley, and herb dressing.

Beet Salad

Beets, carrots, and squash, marinated in olive oil and lemon juice.

Nopalitos Cactus Salad

With onions, cilantro, and queso fresco.

Chayote (tropical squash) Salad

Quinoa (Andean grain) Salad

Potato Salad

Pasta Salad  --  Choose from Pesto, Sun Dried Tomato, or Vegetable.

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                                     Entrees

Vegetarian Dishes

Please also refer to the Vegetarian Entree Salads section for additional selections.

The vegetarian dishes listed below are served with two sides (unless specified) -- your choice of the following:

• Saffron rice or Cilantro rice
• Arroz a la Jardinera (rice with carrots and peas)
• Black beans or Pinto beans
• Steamed Yucca with garlic sauce
• Caribbean Fried Plantains
• Seasonal vegetables
• Quinoa pilaf
• Couscous

Saffron Rice

Topped with grilled zucchini, yellow squash, red and yellow bell peppers, eggplant, carrots, Portobello mushrooms.

Chilaquiles Verdes

Tortilla Chips with cheese in a tomatillo sauce.  Accompanied with sour cream and garnished with fresh cilantro.

Costa Rican Casado

Black beans, rice, and plantains. Served with cabbage salad and tomato salsa.

Pinchos Vegetarianos

Grilled vegetables skewers. Served with brown rice.

Vegetable Stew 

Kabocha Squash, New Potatoes, Carrots, and Yucca.  Served with steamed rice.

Cabbage Wraps

Filled with roasted vegetables.

Chile Relleno

Stuffed yellow pepper with a blend of vegetables, herbs, and spices.

Sweet Potato, Salsa, and Rice Burrito

Grilled Egg Plant with Fresh Tomatoes and Cheese

Pasta and Vegetables
Usually served with a mixed green salad with dressing, and a dinner roll.

Additional Suggestions:   Click here for Savories - Vegetarian, from the Appetizers Menu.
                                             We can prepare most of our Appetizers Menu items as Entrees or Side Dishes.

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                                 Entrees (continued)

Chicken Dishes

Please also refer to the Entree Salads section for Chicken Chipotle Salad and Rustic Salad with Chicken Breast.

The chicken dishes listed below are served with two sides (unless specified) -- your choice of the following:

• Saffron rice or Cilantro rice
• Arroz a la Jardinera (rice with carrots and peas)
• Black beans or Pinto beans
• Steamed Yucca with garlic sauce
• Caribbean Fried Plantains
• Seasonal vegetables
• Quinoa pilaf
• Couscous

Arroz Con Pollo y Maduros, estilo Cubano

Cuban-style chicken and rice.  Served with plantains.

Achiote Chicken with Mango

Yucatán-style annatto seasoned chicken, with fresh mango strips.

Caribbean Chicken with Mango

Chicken strips with sliced fresh mango, fresh chile pepper, cilantro, and onions.

Caribbean Coconut Chicken

Lightly breaded chicken breast, served with a light coconut sauce.

Chipotle Chicken

Grilled chicken breast with sauce of chipotle, cilantro, and tomatillos.

Served with black beans and rice.

Pinchos Morunos, estilo Hispano

Marinated chicken skewers, Spanish style.

Sudado de Pollo, estilo Colombiano

Colombian-style Chicken Stew with saffron, potatoes, and yucca.  Served with plantains.

Pollo en Mole Oaxaqueno -- Negro, Verde, o Rojo

Oaxacan-style Chicken in Mole Sauce.  Choice of Negro, Verde, or Rojo sauce.

Tamal de Pollo, estilo Salvadoreño

Traditional Salvadorean Chicken Tamal with garbanzos and potatoes, wrapped in a banana leaf.

Baked Chicken Breast with Herbs

Served with Quinoa Pilaf and seasonal vegetables.

Additional Suggestions:   Click here for Savories - Poultry, from the Appetizers Menu.
                                             We can prepare most of our Appetizers Menu items as Entrees or Side Dishes.

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                                 Entrees (continued)

Beef Dishes

Please also refer to the Entree Salads section for Argentinean Steak Salad.

The beef dishes listed below are served with two sides (unless specified) -- your choice of the following:

• Saffron rice or Cilantro rice
• Arroz a la Jardinera (rice with carrots and peas)
• Black beans or Pinto beans
• Steamed Yucca with garlic sauce
• Caribbean Fried Plantains
• Seasonal vegetables
• Quinoa pilaf
• Couscous

Argentinean Steak  

Sirloin Strips with Chimichurri (parsley-garlic sauce).

Pinchos de Carne

Argentinean Beef Skewers with Chimichurri (parsley-garlic sauce).

Costa Rican Jalapeño Steak

Served with Costa Rican-style Gallo Pinto (black beans mixed with rice), and Plantains.

Bistek Tagalog

Filipino-style Steak marinated with pure Calamansi (Philippine lemon) and Soy Sauce. Topped with Sautéed Onions.

Served with white rice and seasonal vegetables.

Chile Colorado de Res

Served with beans, rice, and tortillas

Beef Caldereta

Spanish-style Beef Stew, lightly spicy and prepared with tomato sauce; garnished with green olives.

Served with saffron rice.

Albóndigas a la Madrileña con Aceitunas Reinas

Madrid-style meatballs - in a white wine sauce with queen olives, fresh tomatoes, and onions.

Picadillo
Ground Beef with Potatoes, prepared with tomatoes and onions.

Meat Loaf

Served with Garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables.

Additional Suggestions:   Click here for Savories - Meat, from the Appetizers Menu.
                                             We can prepare most of our Appetizers Menu items as Entrees or Side Dishes.

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                                 Entrees (continued)

Seafood Dishes

Please also refer to the Entree Salads section for Tortilla Salad with Shrimp.

The seafood dishes listed below are served with two sides (unless specified) -- your choice of the following:

• Saffron rice or Cilantro rice
• Arroz a la Jardinera (rice with carrots and peas)
• Black beans or Pinto beans
• Steamed Yucca with garlic sauce
• Caribbean Fried Plantains
• Seasonal vegetables
• Quinoa pilaf
• Couscous

Salmon with Tropical Fruit Salsa

Served with Quinoa Pilaf and a side salad.

Tilapia Filet
Served with White Rice, Vegetables, and Plantains.

Pasta con Camaron

Shrimp and Pasta in a light sauce.

Arroz Marinero

Saffron rice cooked with shrimp, clams, scallops, mussels, and fish.

Accompanied with plantains.

Shrimp and Pineapple Skewers

Served on top of a spring mix salad.

Burrito del Mar

Shrimp and Fish sauteed in olive oil, white wine, garlic, peppers, and onions.  Also with rice in the filling.

Flour Tortilla Shrimp Enchiladas

Diced pacific shrimp prepared with olive oil and white wine, in a flour tortilla. Topped with a light enchilada sauce.

Served with white rice.

Additional Suggestions:   Click here for Savories - Seafood, from the Appetizers Menu.
                                             We can prepare most of our Appetizers Menu items as Entrees or Side Dishes.

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                                  Side Dishes

Fruit and Vegetables

• Fresh Tropical Fruit Skewers

• Kabocha Squash with Shallots and Rosemary

• Egg Plant with Fresh Tomatoes

• Grilled Pineapple

• Green Zucchini, Yellow Squash, and Chayote (tropical squash)

• Caribbean Fried Plantains

• Steamed Ripe Plantains

Starch Accompaniments

• Caribbean Black Beans

• Steamed Yucca con Mojo de ajo (garlic sauce)

• Steamed Green Bananas with Garlic
  This tasty version is savory (not sweet), and the banana skin is eaten along with the banana.

• Sweet Potatoes

Starch Accompaniments -- Grains

• Arroz a la Jardinera
  Mexican "garden rice", with carrots and peas.

• Saffron Rice

• Cilantro Rice

• Garlic Rice
  Choice of steamed or fried.  Optionally prepared with chopped green onions on-request.

• White Rice

• Brown Rice

• Polenta

• Couscous

• Quinoa
  High protein Andean grain.

• Quinoa Pilaf

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                                  Desserts

   Please click here for  Sweets and Desserts (2 pages),  from the Appetizers Menu.

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                                    Addendum

Sample Client Menus from Previous Events

Additional Suggestions:    Please see

•    Sample Client Menus from Previous Events,  from the Appetizers Menu

   
  

•    Sample Client Menus from Previous Events,  from the Dinner Menu.