~ Spring Dinner Menu 2009 ~

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Gypsy Caf

Appetizers

Hummus Platter* $9 Roasted Garlic, Spicy Crushed Pepper, and Lemon Hummus with DillAlmond Pesto-flavored Greek-style chickpea and tahini-based dips with pita and vegetables. Ajvar with Feta $5 An Eastern European staple. Roasted eggplant and roasted red pepper blended with garlic, crushed red pepper, hot Hungarian paprika, olive oil, and lemon, topped with feta and served with pita.

Smoked Trout Pte*

$6

Smoked trout fillet, cream cheese, and scallion spread served with crostini and cucumber Skordalia* $6 Classic Greek dip of toasted almond and fresh garlic, dressed with olive oil and sea salt; served with pita.

*The Magic Number 3

$10

Make your own Meze: Choose three of these items: Ajvar, Trout Pte, Skordalia, Roasted Garlic, Spicy Pepper, or Lemon-Pesto hummus with pita and vegetables

Baked Feta

$7

Salty feta cheese, earthy fresh garlic and herbs, and bright fresh tomato baked hot and served with pita

Saganaki

$9

Famous Greek-American flaming cheese appetizer. Sharp Kasseri cheese breaded with cracker meal, pan-fried, and baked hot, then doused with Ouzo, flamed, and extinguished with fresh lemon tableside.

Gypsy Cevapcici Meatballs

$8

Gypsys version of a well-loved Eastern European spicy beef, lamb, and pork sausage recipe, served with accompanying sauces: homemade Ajvar and Apricot Dijon.

Roasted Garlic, Artichoke, and Scallion Dip $8 Roasted garlic, artichoke, scallion, pecorino Romano, and cream cheese dip served hot with Zaatar flatbread and lemon.

Salad and Soup

Tabbouleh $4
Classic Mediterranean salad of parsley and bulghur wheat with tomato, onion, cucumber, mint, lemon, and olive oil

Spring Salad

$6

Baby spinach with peas, crumbled feta, chopped scallion, and toasted sliced almonds, dressed with Apricot-Dijon

Strawberry and Mint Salad

$7

Fresh strawberries and mint over baby spinach with balsamic vinegar reduction and fruity olive oil Gypsy House Salad $4 Mixed greens, carrot, radish, tomato, cucumber, chickpeas, and red onion with your choice of dressings: Pomegranate Vinaigrette, Hungarian Vinaigrette, Creamy Turkish Feta, or Apricot Dijon

Soup of the Day

$3

Entres
All entres include house salad or soup

Apricot-Glazed Pork Loin

$18

Brined pork loin stuffed with apricot and mint, roasted, and finished with apricot-scallion glaze and served with spring vegetable rice pilaf

Chermoula Leg of Lamb

$19

Leg of lamb marinated in Algerian Chermoula herb sauce and slowroasted. Served with Tabbouleh.

Adobado Strip Steak

$21

New York Strip steak rubbed with fresh oregano, garlic, and dark chili powder Adobo sauce, broiled to temperature, and served with spring potato salad

Chicken Marengo

$17

Chicken breast sauted in olive oil and braised in white wine with fresh

tomato, onion, garlic, Kalamata olives, and herbs over spring vegetable rice pilaf

Dill-Almond Pesto Salmon

$18

Salmon fillet broiled with lemon and butter and finished with Dill-Almond pesto. Served with potato salad

Trout Skordalia

$18

Rainbow Trout fillet broiled in butter and lemon and finished with Skordalia garlic and almond sauce, and served with Tabbouleh

Vegetable Moussaka

$15

Thinly sliced fried potatoes layered with green lentils, onion, breadcrumbs, and Romano cheese, baked with Romano Bchamel, and finished with roasted eggplant-tomato sauce Shrimp, Scallop, and Feta Stew $19 Simple stew of shrimp and scallops simmered in white wine and seafood broth and finished with feta, onion, tomato, herbs, and wilted spinach Bubble and Squeak $14 Irish-style potato, cabbage, and onion pancakes pan-fried and topped with Gruyere cheese and sour cream, with or without crumbled bacon. Served with Tabbouleh.

Pastas
All pastas are served with Gypsy house salad. Add chicken or sausage to any pasta dish for $3 or shrimp for $5.

Farfalle Pesto, Four Ways

Bright parsley, dill, and toasted almond pesto tossed with Farfalle and garnished with Romano: $14 with sauted spring vegetables: $15; with chicken breast; $16; with shrimp: $18 Farfalle with Calamari and Peas $16 Chopped Calamari sauted with sweet peas tossed with Farfalle pasta in melted tomato-butter sauce

Scallion Gnocchi

$15

Pittsburgh on a plate. Soft Italian potato and ricotta dumplings with scallion sauted in onion butter and dressed with a dollop of sour cream

Farfalle with Caramelized Onion and Spicy Sausage

$14

Farfalle pasta tossed with spicy sausage, fresh oregano, tomato, Kalamata olives, and sweet onions caramelized in olive oil

Szekely Gulyas (A very old family recipe.)

$16

Rich, redolent, spicy Transylvanian stew of slow-cooked pork in Hungarian hot paprika sauce mixed with tart sauerkraut and sour cream over buttered egg noodles

Please inquire about our homemade desserts.