Louisiana Purchase menu - Banner Elk NC 28604

Appetizers
- Veal Pate $16
  
  H ousemade paysan-style with traditional garnishes of pickeled okra, dijon mustard, diced red onion and crouton du pain.
- Herbed Crab Cake $15
  
  C arolina jumbo lump Blue Crab meat lightly seasoned, served with basil pesto and Dijon mustard cream.
- Shrimp Remoulade $14
  
  Large chilled shrimp on a bed of greens with a robust sauce.
- Mussels $17
  
  P.E.I. mussels steamed with housemade tasso, roasted tomatoes, fennel and white wine.
- Plat Du Fromage $15
  
  A selection of four cheeses from various world regions with nuts, dried and fresh fruits.
- Baked Oysters $16
  
  Six oysters on the half shell filled with Pancetta, spinach and topped with Gruyere cheese.

Salads
- Exotic Greens $12
  
  Charlottes' Greenhouse variety of greens, housemade Boursin cheese wrapped with crispy Kataifi dough, roasted mixed nuts and a walnut vinaigrette.
- Caesar Salad $12
  
  Served with Italian Parmigiano-Reggiano and herb seasoned crostini.
- Louisiana Purchase Salad $12
  
  Local rose bud lettuce with cherry tomatoes, pickled okra, cucumber, onions, carrots, cheddar cheese and a creamy cucumber dill dressing.

Soups
- Shrimp Bisque $10
  
  Tender shrimp simmered with cream, sherry and spices.
- Mumbo Gumbo $10
  
  Traditional gumbo with chicken, okra and Andouille sausage, served with seasoned rice and topped with gumbo file.
- Soup du Jour $10

Chef's Selections
- BBQ Shrimp $27
  
  Tender shrimp saute in a spicy sherry and herb butter sauce, served on an Andouille and cheddar grit cake topped with sweet potato crisps.
- Eggplant $25
  
  Tempura battered eggplant filled with saute vegetables, crawfish tail meat and cheese, then baked until golden.
- Jambalaya $25
  
  Shrimp, chicken, crawfish and Andouille sausage combined with rice, vegetables and creole sauce then baked.
- Blacked Fish Bourbon Street $26
  
  Topped with saute crawfish tail meat, shallots, green onions in an etouffee sauce and finished with bearnaise or capers.
- Cajun Crawfish Etouffee $25
  
  Crawfish saute with onions, bell peppers and celery then smothered in a rich etouffee sauce.
- Fried Oysters $26
  
  Dozen fresh select oysters rolled in cracker crumbs and fried golden, served with a pecan and apple tartar
- Trout $25
  
  Fresh boneless mountain trout filet, pan fried, served with home fries, peppered bacon and crawfish etouffee.
- Pork $38
  
  Grilled Heritage Farms porterhouse with smoked cheddar mac and cheese, charred broccolini and finished with a peppadew BBQ sauce.
- Chicken $30
  
  Pan seared pesto stuffed naked breast with slow roasted tomato risotto, grilled aspargus and pan jus.
- Salmon $34
  
  Pan seared Scottish filet over rock shrimp and English pea ragout, frizzled leeks and a citrus beurre blanc.
- Lamb $38
  
  Slow cooked with a traditional massaman curry, new potatoes and spring peas, finished with jasmine rice and a natural sauce.
- Hanger Steak $40
  
  Harissa rubbed Certified Angus Beef with toasted hazelnut and curried okra quinoa, crispy spinach and avacado tzatziki.