--- Passed Hors D’Oeuvres ---
Finger Bastilla
Traditional Moroccan pheasant pie delight. The boneless pheasant is stewed in a saffron broth and then enveloped and baked in phyllo dough, topped with a slightly sweetened almond/cinnamon confection
Pickled Grilled Sardines
Grill sardines, soaked in charmoula, red wine vinegar and charmoula. Deboned, mixed with white beans and spread over bread or crackers
Borek
Vegetables, minced lamb, chicken baked in phyllo dough
Chicken or Lamb or Vegetable
Seafood Brik
Whiting, scallops, prawns and squid, delicately spiced, layered in warka (pastry) baked to golden brown
Potato Maaquda
Seasoned potato croquettes
Shrimp Maaquda
Seasoned shrimp croquettes
Charmoula Chicken Drumsticks
Succulent cocktail drumsticks in a delicate charmoula marinade (minced roasted garlic, with lemon, and cumin/cilantro paste extra virgin olive oil)
Baked Lamb Kefta
Minced lamb simmered in tomatoes, parsley and sweet onions
--- Dipping Bar ---
Assorted Homemade Traditional Breads
Homemade Semolina Bread, Preserved Lemon Bread with spicy olives, Mehlwi, Baghrir, seasonal vegetables
Olive Tapenade
Olive spread seasoned with preserved lemon
Zalouk
Roasted eggplant marinated with charmoula emulsion
Bissara
Fava bean remoulade with preserved lemon
Guaca-Tuna
A chopped mixture of ripe avocados and tuna with Moroccan spices
Lentil Pate
French green lentils, Roasted Garlic, and caramelized onions
Raiib
Whole milk yogurt with chopped roasted garlic, cucumber, dill and mint leaves
Flefla Maquqa
Blended roasted red, orange and yellow bell peppers, charmoula remoulade
Vegetable Tagine Dip (Chef's favorite)
The chef prepares a vegetable tagine, removes it, blends the vegetables, add cumin and turmeric, topped with extra virgin olive oil and served with homemade harissa
Green Fava Beans, Roasted Garlic and Parsley
Tagine’s version of Hummous
--- Assorted Grill ---
Grilled Merguez
Our own homemade lamb sausage grilled to perfection served with shekshouka
(bell pepper and eggplant sauté in wine/garlic reduction)
Mechoui Kebab
Succulent marinated lamb braised for 6 hours in saffron, cabernet marinade and grilled on skewers
Chicken Mahamar
Braised Chicken in wine, saffron and garlic, grilled to perfection
--- Plated Appetizers (Moquadimat) ---
Chick Pea and Roasted Beet Salad
A seasoned mixture of chick peas, roasted beets, bell peppers, shallots tossed in lemon/cumin dressing
Spicy Carrots
Slightly steamed, pickled in traditional spices
Fez Salad
Roasted and dressed bell peppers tossed with fresh tomatoes
Khobiza
Spinach, kale and collard greens, sautéed in garlic and lemon
Artichoke and Petit Pois
Artichoke hearts and petit pois, braised in white wine, served luke warm or cold
--- Family Style Entrees ---
~COUS COUS~
Classic combination of vegetables stewed in chick pea broth, peppered with tantalizing over a nest of steamed
Fine Semolina
Seven Vegetable Cous Cous
Casablanca Cous Cous
Carmelized vidalia onions, chick peas and currants
(Can be served with free range chicken, Merguez, lamb)
~TAGINES~
Fragrant casserole simmered with a bouquet of herbs in conical earthenware
Vegetarian
Zucchini, chick peas, turnips, calabasa, carrots, cauliflower, currants
Free Range Chicken
with preserved lemon and atlas olives
Spring Lamb
with prunes, toasted almonds, topped with sesame seeds
Halawayet
(Pastries and Moroccan Confections)
Besbousa
Semolina Cake with pine nuts, baked drizzled with honey and sprinkled with orange blossom water
Gazelle Horns
Filled homemade pastry with almonds, orange blossom water, baked to golden brown
Honey Letters
Pate of grounded blanched almonds rolled in phyllo dough, fried and drenched in honey
Moroccan Cigara
Dates and nuts rolled in phyllo dough, dipped in bitter - sweet chocolate