Le Castagne Ristorante Italiano

Category: Italian

First Course (choice of one)

Insalata della casa
Mixed greens & shaved carrots with Italian dressing

Insalata alla Gorgonzola
Mixed greens served with candied walnuts & Gorgonzola cheese finished with strawberry vinaigrette

Insalata di spinaci con formaggio di capra
Baby spinach salad with goat cheese, sunflower seeds, dried apricot & cherries in a raspberry vinaigrette

Spirale di salmone e formaggio caprino
Smoked Salmon rolled with goat cheese & finished with a honey scallion vinaigrette

Bruschetta di pollo
Chicken & tomato bruschetta with smoked mozzarella, served over grilled homemade bread

Assaggi vari
Assorted Italian meats with Parmigiano di bufala

Second Course (choice of one)

Gnocchi di patate alla sorrentina
Gnocchi served with tomato sace, fresh basil, & mozzarella

Gnocchi al tartufo bianco
White truffle gnocchi served in a white truffle cream sauce

Rigatoni alla boscaiola
Short grooved tubes of pasta with sweet sausage & spinach in a Taleggio cream sauce

Fusilli alla bolognese
Fusilli served with a ragù of tomato, ground beef, veal, & pork & topped with ricotta salata

Trofie di gamberetti e zucchini
Trofie sautéed with rock shrimp & zucchini served in a saffron sauce

Spaghetti alle castagne
Spaghetti sautéed in a chestnut cream sauce topped with cocoa powder

Petto di pollo alla romana
Breast of chicken sprinkled with sage & topped with a thin slice of prosciutto

Gamba di agnello brasato
Braised lamb shank served with chestnuts, potatoes & root vegetables

Salmone alla griglia
Grilled salmon served over a julienne vegetable & micro green salad dressed with an orange blossom honey & rosemary vinaigrette

Bistecca con senape e salvia
N.Y. strip steak served with whole-grain mustard & sage

Arrosta di vitello
Roasted veal with a balsamic & porcini mushroom demi-glace

Passera in brodo
Seared halibut with tomato, onion, & pine nuts

Third Course (choice of one)

Tiramisu

Chocolate Cake

Chestnut Mousse

Creme Brulee