eat & drink - Thanksgiving Day Buffet at Altitude Restaurant

Menu - November 24, 2011

The Resort at The Mountain

Thanksgiving Day Buffet at Altitude Restaurant
11 AM - 7 PM

Starters

Antipasto display with assorted cured and smoked meats
House fir-cured salmon with capers, onions, cream cheese and bagels
Imported and domestic cheeses
Assorted house-smoked fish and shellfish
Dungeness crab legs with a roasted lemon mignonette
Croissants, assorted danish and pastries

Salads

Baby spinach salad with roasted pear vinaigrette, bleu cheese and hazelnuts
Organic mixed greens with assorted dressings
White bean salad with roasted tomatoes, basil and candied pine nuts
Roasted red potato salad with peppered bacon, rosemary and scallions

Carving Station

Smoked honey-cured ham with a pomegranate-currant jelly
Slow-roasted NY strip loin with jus and roasted pear-horseradish sauce

Omelette Station

Choice of ham, sausage, shrimp, cheddar cheese, mascarpone cheese, onions,
tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers and spinach

Entrees

Cheese-stuffed blintzes with a blackberry-mint coulis
Slow-roasted and basted tom turkey with an apricot-pistachio stuffing
Cranberry-orange relish and giblet gravy
Fennel-dusted pork tenderloin with melon salsa cruda and au jus
Roasted halibut with toasted pecans and a pumpkin beurre blanc
Absinthe-infused duck breast with braised red cabbage and roasted apples

With

Mashed potatoes with roasted garlic
Roasted Seasonal vegetables with herbs de province
Macaroni and cheese with three Oregon cheeses

Pastries and Desserts

Apple butter pumpkin pie
Double-crusted cheddar apple pie
Chocolate pumpkin marble cake
Eggnog cheesecake with caramel whiskey sauce
Holiday varieties of mousse
Assorted petite fours