Private Dining Sample Menus
Whether you are planning a themed celebration in a Scottish Castle or holding a beautiful Christening party at home, we are bursting with ideas to make your event extra special. We'd just love to hear from you to discuss your plans.
The below is just a sample/suggestion of what we can provide — you can get in touch with Jo for further inspiration!
Shooting Party
Breakfast
Full cooked including Stornoway black pudding, smoked back bacon, locally sourced sausages, slow roast tomatoes, chilli jam mushrooms
or
Eggs Benedict with bacon, smoked salmon, avocado or haggis
Elevenses for Guns
Homemade Soup or Bullshot
Sausage Rolls, Pheasant sausages, pies, Homemade Scotch Eggs
Beaters Lunch
Homemade soup, Venison pies or Scotch pies, Bread and Cheese, Fruit cake, Chocolate Biscuits
Two Course Lunch
Bloody Mary followed by:
Pheasant Curry
Venison Casserole
Shepherds Pie
Slow Braised Feather blade with a rich onion gravy
Steak Pie
Braised Spanish Pork Cheeks
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Spiced treacle tart
Bakewell raspberry tart
Apple and raspberry crumble
Lemon brioche bread and butter pudding
Sticky toffee with salted caramel
Afternoon Tea
Finger sandwiches, homemade cake, crumpets, shortbread, flapjacks
Dinner
2-3 canapés from a selection
Hot smoked salmon mousse wrapped in cold smoked salmon with pickled cucumber and horseradish cream
Hot smoked, cold smoked and roast Scottish salmon rillettes with chervil, baby capers and thyme crostini
Loin of lamb with porcini mushrooms
Parmesan and rosemary risotto (v)
Amaretto syllabub with spiced cherries
Artisan cheese board
Dinner Party
Canapés
Spinach and Boursin filo parcels
Confit duck and wild mushroom tartlets
Tuna tartare on cucumber with wasabi mayo
Starters
Pan fried scallops with Stornoway black pudding crumble, pea and mint hollandaise
Caramelised onion and mascarpone filo tartlet with slow roast cherry tomatoes
Thai duck, orange, papaya and peanut salad
Mains
Pan fried sea bass, lobster bisque risotto, lemony fennel
Asian marinated fillet of beef with a minted pesto and warm chard courgette and beetroot salad
Roast Vegetable Wellington with a creamy red pepper sauce and herby sautéd potatoes
All served with seasonal vegetables
Puddings
Chocolate and salted caramel pots
Pear and almond tart, stem ginger mascarpone
Coconut milk cheesecake with mango coulis and caramelised mango
Whipped Scottish cranachan trifle
Buffet Ideas
Meat
Bombay chicken with mango and almonds
Smoked and roast chicken and avocado caeser salad
Thai steak noodle salad with a sweet and spicy dressing
Fillet of Scotch beef with herby salsa verde
Charcuterie — parma ham, milano salami, chorizo
Lemon and thyme chicken skewers with satay sauce
Mediterranean chicken casserole
Creamy marsala chicken
Shredded lamb shoulder with pomegranate, rose and mint
Pulled pork with maple mustard and a chipotle mayo
Venison casserole with caramelised shallots
Maple roast ham on the bone with homemade chutneys
*Ham hock and smoked chicken terrine
Ham hock and sweetcorn tart
Sticky soy sausages
Homemade sausage rolls (with haggis or herbs)
Fish
Luxury fish pie with a sweet potato topping
Roast salmon with a basil mayo, quail eggs and red amaranth
Smoked haddock and puy lentil tart
Hot smoked salmon terrine with pickled cucumber
King prawn marie rose
Cod and butternut curry
Vegetarian
Spinach and goats cheese tart
Caramelised onion and mascarpone tart
Roasted vegetable, brie and pesto tart
Wild mushroom and gruyere tart
Cauliflower and feta cheese tart
Spinach, goats cheese and lemon tart
New potato salad with asparagus, sugar snaps and crispy pancetta
Carrot, orange and cumin salad
Watermelon, feta and mint salad
Beetroot and apple coleslaw
Ottolenghi fruity slaw with macadamia
Orzo, feta, basil and sunblush tomato salad
Puy lentil and goats cheese salad with sun dried tomatoes
Leaves with a cider vinaigrette
Persian sticky tomato salad
Couscous with roast vegetables and harissa
Tabbouleh with lemon and herbs
Our Suppliers
Based in East Lothian, we are fortunate to have some of the very finest food and drink suppliers in Scotland on our doorstep. From award winning meats and dairy produce to delicious artisanal cheeses, chutneys, oils and drinks. At Jo’s Kitchen, we pride ourselves on supporting our local community and ensuring that the produce we serve at our events is sourced as locally as possible. Our customers are increasingly interested in the provenance of the produce on their menus and we are proud to be able to offer traceability.
