Crescendo Christmas Eve Menu – 2024

Cold Appetizer & Platter

Balik Salmon & Asparagus (S, E, D)
Jumbo asparagus, sous vide egg, rocket gel, Roma tomato, truffle cream cheese,
salmon roe

Beetroot Carpaccio (V, D)

Mixed candy beetroot, goat cheese mousse, green apple gel and wild berries

Shrimp Cocktail (S, D)

Grilled baby gem lettuce, shrimp roulade, crispy sago, fennel shaving, confit
tomato, salmon roe and marry rose sauce.

Heirloom Tomato & Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese (V, D, N)

Local heirloom tomatoes, basil pesto and micro cress

Beef Bresaola & Fig. (D, N)

Baby rocket leaves, honey ricotta cheese, smoked balsamic glaze and candied
walnuts.
Sous-vide Duck breast & truffle salad.
Mixed baby green salad, confit cherry tomato, poached pear, and crispy orange

Compound Salad Bowls

Turkey Caesar salad (g, d, e)
Grilled butternut squash with yarra valley feta cheese and hazelnuts (v, n)
Baby spinach, apple, stilton cheese and candied walnut (d, v, n)
Chicken cobb salad with stilton cheese and avocado (d)
Broccolini, poached salmon and pickle onion (s)
Quinoa salad with grilled vegetable and honey mustard dressing (v)
Smoked turkey breast with grilled peach and pomegranate with orange dressing

Salad Bar
Mesclun, iceberg, butter, romaine, rocket leaves
Fresh seasonal vegetables and crudités
Local tomato, sliced cucumber, capsicum, kalamata olives, feta cheese, sweet corn,
broccoli, green beans, pickle beetroot and cauliflower
French dressing, balsamic dressing, Italian dressing, yoghurt dressing
Selection of Arabic Cold Mezzah

Individuals
Sweet corn panna cotta with seared scallops and crispy veal bacon (s, d)
 Burrata cheese with grilled nectarine and micro cress (d, v)
Crab rillettes with cucumber sheets and salmon roe (s, d)
Vitello tonnato with creamy tuna sauce (s, d)

Selection Of Antipasti Platter

Grilled zucchini with pesto and pine nuts (ve, n)

Grilled eggplant, burrata cheese and aged balsamic glaze (v)
Oven roasted capsicum with anchovy and capers (s)
Grilled artichoke with semi dried tomato and fried basil leaves (ve)
Honey glaze carrots with almond (ve, n)
Balsamic glaze shallots (ve)

International Cold Cuts & Cheese Section (V)

Roasted Honey Turkey Ham, smoked Chicken, Beef Bresaola, Manchego, Brie
Cheese, Camembert, Gorgonzola, Port Salut, Boursin Garlic Cheese, Goat (VCheese,
Cantal, Apple Chutney, Fig Marmalade, Tomato Grape Chutney, Crackers, And
Honey, gherkins, chutney, mustard

Terrine, Pate & Roulade

Whole poached salmon with cucumber and salmon roe (s)
Cured salmon w/ condiments. (s)
Smoked salmon and vegetable mosaic (s, d)
Salmon terrine with dill and mustard (s)
Octopus terrine with squid ink pudding (s)
Terrine de foie gras au naturel
Foie gras, chocolate swiss roll with pistachio and strawberry (n, g, e)
Paté en croute with beef, chicken, and foie gras (g, e, d)
Turkey galantine with pickled baby vegetable and chestnut puree

Poached Seafood Bar on Ice Carving

Omani Lobster/ Cray Fish/ Brown Crab/ Half Green Shell Mussels/ Clams/ Baby
Squid/ Baby Octopus/ Cocktail Sauce/ Mary Rose Sauce/ Lemon/ Lime/ Tabasco/
Wasabi Mayo/ Garlic Mayo/ Lemon Butter/ Herbs and Garlic Butter/ Cucumber Salsa/
Tomato Salsa/ Mango Salsa/ Pineapple Salsa
Sushi & Sashimi Bar
Veggie roll, cucumber, avocado
Dragon roll crab, asparagus, mango
Spicy tuna - tuna togarashi, Cucumber
Shrimp tempura with dynamite sauce.
Spicy crab roll – avocado, shrimp, crab sriracha sauce
Sashimi – tuna, salmon, hamachi
Condiments: Pickle ginger, wasabi, radish, spicy mayo, soy mayo, unagi mayo,
pickle cucumber, pickle carrot
 Oyster Bar

Fine de claire (s) No 3

Lemon, Lime, Shallots Vinegar, Raspberry Vinegar, Cucumber Vinegar and Tomato
Salsa

Soup
Seafood bouillabaisse
Sour dough crostini, saffron aioli
Carrot and ginger soup with fresh basil (v)

Carving Station 1
Whole roast turkey
Cranberry sauce, bread sauce and condiments (d/g/n)

Sauces
Cranberries jell, turkey gravy, bread sauce

Carving -2
Sticky glazed turkey ham (g/d)
Roasted pineapple shallots
Mustard maple glaze
Roasted potatoes, roasted root vegetables

Sauces
Cranberries jell, turkey gravy, bread sauce

Carving -3
Roasted lamb leg with roasted root vegetables
Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding

Sauces
Lamb jus, mint sauce, and assorted mustard

Carving -4
Roasted Duck, Roasted Goose
Braised red cabbage & bread dumplings

Dim Sum Live Station -1

Chicken sui mai
Crystal vegetable dumpling
Vegetable spring rolls
Sauces
Soya, Chili, Chinese Vinegar, Hot Black Bean Sauce, Sweet Chili

Pasta – Live (G/D)

Penne, Farfalle, Orecchiette and Fresh Pasta
Tomato – Bolognaise – Carbonara – Puttanesca Sauces
Condiments
 Pesto, Parmesan (D), Chili Oil, Chopped Fine Herbs, Chopped Garlic, Tomato,
Mushroom, Olive Oil and Turkey Bacon

Risotto – Live - 2
Slow cooked butternut squash risotto, baby spinach with curry oil

Hot Buffet
Roasted root vegetables with truffled honey (v)
Truffled mashed potato (v) (d)
Herb rubbed beef steak with asparagus, pearl onions, mushrooms and garlic jus
(a/g/d)
Miso glazed cod, pak choy (s)
Slow cooked lamb roulade with grilled eggplant, tomato and fresh basil and harissa
sauce
Chicken cacciatore
Pad Thai veg (g)
Thai green prawn curry (sh)
Kung pao chicken (n, se, soy)

Indian
Chicken tikka masala (n/d)
Mutton korma (d)
Paneer mutter
Steamed rice (d/v)
Mint chutney, raita, beetroot pickled onions, mustard chili, papadam, Indian mix
pickles, masala dry chili

Arabic

Saj Live Station

Cheese & zaatar mankeesh
Assorted Arabic classic salads
Condiments

Hot Food
Soup
Traditional Moroccan soup
Bread croutons, lemon wedges

From Buffet
Dawood basha
Fish tagine
Vermicelli rice

Festive Desserts

CAKES
 Yuzu gift box (D, E,G,N)
Cinnamon Roll Wreath (D,E,G,N)
Holiday Spice Bundt Cake (D,E,G,N)
Spiced Plum Fairy Cake (D,E,G,N)
Dundee cake (D,E,G,N)

LOGS
Vanilla yule log (D,E,G,N)
cherry chocolate yule log (D,E,G,N)
Frosted cherry pistachio bar (D,E,G,N)
Caramel apple streusel bar (D,E,G,N)
Chocolate hazelnut buche de noel (D,E,G,N)
TART
Maple pecan pie with spice rum (D,E,G,N)
White chocolate cranberry tart (D,E,G,N)
Gingerbread Linzer torte (D,E,G,N)
Fresh strawberry tart (D,E,G,N)
Mince pie (D,E,G,N)

GLASS DESSERT
Gingerbread | cognac custard | pears (contains Alcohol) (D,E,G,N,A)
Sparkling cranberry champagne jello shots (contains Alcohol) (D,E,G,N,A)
Peppermint mocha tiramisu (contains Alcohol) (D,E,G,N,A)

PASTRY
Red velvet Santa (D,E,G,)
Vanilla bean snowflake cake (D,E,G,N)
Caramelized orange flan bites(D,E,G,N)
Winter berry pavlova (D,E,G,N)

GLUTEN FEE
Five spice mixed fruit cake (D,E,)
Chocolate cake (D)
Cinnamon pannacotta with berry confit(D)
Lemon cake (D,E,)

CLASSICS
Nut and marzipan stollen (D,E,G,N)
Panettone (D,E,G,N)

HOT PUDDINGS
Plum pudding (contains Alcohol) (D,E,G,N)

CHRISTMAS COOKIES & CHOCOLATES

 Cinnamon star shortbread(D,E,G,N)
Snowflake sugar cookies(D,E,G,N)
Vanille Kipferl cookies(D,E,G,N)
Homemade pate de fruits
Homemade pralines and hand rolls (D)
Macaroons tower (D,E ,N)

LIVE STATIONS
Ice cream stations
Chocolate fountain with condiments
Christmas pudding station |Brandy custard (D,E,G,N)

BREAD MENU
Mini Panini roll (G)
Cumin Beetroot roll (G)
Kraft korn roll (G, Sesame)
Squid ink w/cheese roll (G, D, Seafood)
Brioch foie gras with truffle oil (G,D,E)
Cheese pretzel (G,D)
Basil with bell pepper cheese roll(G,D)
Dates and pecan roll(G,N)
Kougelhof (G,N,E,D)
Grissini (G)
Lavosh(G,D,E)
White sour dough loaf (G)
Brown sour dough loaf (G)
Whole wheat loaf (G)
Traditional Baguette (G)
Old farmer bread(G)