CIDER TASTING @ SALVATION

They start 'em young in the 'Shires....

We are very proud to be offering two varieties of Scrumpers Gold cider for tasting at the cafe (buying from Baynham's Farm House, Ledbury, as the cafe isn't licensed).  We had great fun last autumn collecting the fruit from ancient cider fruit orchards at Grafton and Conderton (near Tewkesbury and with sight of May Hill!).  Pete, Colin and Reese pressed the apples (with help from Tim and David) using Baynhams's vintage twin-screw (Colin was overheard commenting that two is always better than one...).  We watched on with baited (well, frozen) breath, as the cider slowly managed to work it's way through the coldest winter I've ever known....and the result is absolutely delicious!  Please come and try for yourself - prices start at £2.50 for a 1l bottle (£1.75 if you have your own container).

We were offline last week so apologies for a rather belated post of last weeks menu, and some photos from the week before.  We are busily planning our Big Chill week menu (Thursday 4th - Monday 9th August) - with the abundance of beetroot in the garden I'm feeling another beetroot and carrot salad coming on (it was so yummy), and a few people are suffering withdrawal symptoms from the Turkey and Sweetcorn meatballs so it seems only fair to bring them back!  We'll be opening on Monday the 9th to coincide with the Big Chill dates, so if you're one of the unfortunate ones stuck in traffic outside Posterity, please pop in!

 27/07/11

BREAKFAST  BRUSCHETTA

Rustic bread, topped with:

Oak Roasted Salmon and Creamy Eggs £5.00

Creamy Eggs and Smoked Bacon £4.50

Mushrooms and Parsley£4.00

Tomatoes £4.00

Ricotta, honey and mixed seeds £4.00

(or combo of your choice: 2 x toppings £4.50; 3 x toppings £5.50)

TOAST

with Jam/Marmite £2.00

Beans/Cheese £3.00

Dippy Eggs £3.00

TOASTED TEACAKE

With Jam and butter £1.80

SOUP

Minted Pea

HEADLINERS

Popsy’s Lamb Koftas

Helen’s Dad’s spicy lamb patties – a firm family favourite.

Courgette, feta and Herb Fritters

Homegrown courgettes with feta, parsley and mint.

Aloo Gobi

Leon’s delicious recipe with cauliflower, peas, sweet potato and aromatic spices.

Salads

Kosheri

Ottolenghi’s basmati rice, lentils, vermicelli noodles, onions and spices – eat hot or cold.

Beetroot and Carrot

With a cheeky squeeze of lemon.

Salvation Salad

Rainbow chard, mixed alfalfa sprouts, cherry tomatoes and seeds glorious seeds...

A Bit On The Side

Lime Yoghurt

FOR THE KIDS@ £3.50

½ Pint portions of the above menu

KID’S PITTA POCKETS

£2.50

With Ham or Cheese (add 50p for salad on side)

Unless otherwise stated: £5.50 for 2 items, £6.50 for three (includes one Headliner)

David's Trout and Ricotta Bruschetta

Pork loin in honey and ginger

Ottolenghi's fennel and cherry tomato crumble

Little Penguin's Beetroot and Chocolate cake

Little Penguin's Maple, Pecan and Carrot cake

Dave's Big One.

A recent fishing trip involving three generations of Urquharts resulted in a gorgeous 3lb trout being landed.  How could I refuse when David offered it up for this week's menu?  To accompany it I've knocked up a very pretty and darn tasty 'Pink Potato Salad' (home-grown beetroot, potatoes, spring onions and chives), and a delicious brown rice salad with soy, ginger, lime and coriander.

Spot the penguin...

Also on the menu this week is a slow-cooked loin of pork in honey and ginger, a Rainbow and Herb Salad (Roots own Rainbow Chard), and one of my favourite Ottolenghi recipes - Fennel and Cherry Tomato Crumble (so yummy).

Little Penguin's (website coming soon) cakes compliment the menu brilliantly this week in terms of colour; a beautifully moist Chocolate and Beetroot cake is joined by a marvelous Maple, Carrot and Pecan sponge.  YUM.

I had hoped to post some photos today, but unfortunately (although not for our lovely customers!), we'd sold out of the pork by 14:00 and the majority of the trout.  I'll try again tomorrow.

BREAKFAST  BRUSCHETTA

Rustic bread, topped with:

Trout and Creamy Eggs £4.50

Creamy Eggs and Smoked Bacon Lardons £4.50

Mushrooms and Parsley£4.00

Tomatoes £4.00

Ricotta, honey and mixed seeds £4.00

(or combo of your choice: 2 x toppings £4.50; 3 x toppings £5.50)

TOAST

with Jam/Marmite £2.00

Beans/Cheese £3.00

Dippy Eggs £3.00

TOASTED TEACAKE

With Jam and butter £1.80

SOUP

Slow Roasted Tomato and Chilli

HEADLINERS

David’s Trout

Baked with lemon and fresh herbs.

Pork Loin in Honey and Ginger

Roasted pork loin with honey and ginger.

Fennel and Cherry Tomato Crumble

Ottolenghi’s delicious creamy fennel with thyme and cherry toms.

SALADS

Brown Rice Salad with Soy and Lime dressing

Brown rice, spring onions, soy, sesame oil and lime

Pink Potato Salad

Potatoes and beetroot with spring onion, yoghurt and lemon

Root's Rainbow Leaf and Herb Salad

Mixed garden leaves with rocket, basil, coriander, parsley, fennel and mint.

FOR THE KIDS@ £3.50

½ Pint portions of the above menu

PITTA POCKETS

£2.50

With Ham or Cheese

Unless otherwise stated: £5.50 for 2 items, £6.50 for three (includes one Headliner)

WE'RE OPEN!

SALVATION CAFÉ @ POSTERITY – NOW OPEN!

Lower Mitchell Barn, Nr Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 1EG
T: 07813188085

OPEN:  Thursdays 9-3, Fridays 9-5 and Saturdays 10-5.

Pete and his team have done a fantastic job of converting the old fireplace barn in to the new home for Salvation Cafe.  This light and tranquil space is the perfect backdrop for our modern, healthy food, sinful cakes (we can't be good all the time now, can we??), delicious teas and freshly ground coffee, as well as housing a gallery for furniture, art and curios (http://posterity.uk.com/).

 Salvation is a haven for everyone; our children's play area has been getting a huge thumbs up from the kids (but mainly the mums and dads!) and our warm and welcoming staff create the perfect atmosphere for enjoying great food in great company. 

 We use brilliant local suppliers and base our menus on seasonal produce.  It would be foolish not to...

       

The most amazing display of Minton tiles in our kitchen...

  We are LOVING our new venture and have had the most fantastic support from friends, family and our lovely customers.  Look out for future posts regarding 'Salvation's Army'...

I hope to update this blog regularly with our weekly menus, the odd recipe and plenty of news, so please check back and keep in touch - we love to hear from you!

Menu: 14th July - 16th July 2011

BREAKFAST  BRUSCHETTA

Rustic bread, topped with:

Oak Roasted Salmon and Ricotta £4.50

Creamy Eggs and Smoked Bacon Lardons £4.50

Mushrooms and Parsley£4.00

Tomatoes £4.00

Ricotta, honey and mixed seeds £4.00

(or combo of your choice: 2 x toppings £4.50; 3 x toppings £5.00)

TOAST

with Jam/Marmite £2.00

Beans/Cheese £3.00

Dippy Eggs £3.00

TOASTED TEACAKE

With Jam and butter £1.80

SOUP

Swiss Chard and Red Lentil

Chard courtesy of Salvation regulars, Anna and Uma!

HEADLINERS

Oak Roasted Salmon

Lemon and Garlic Chicken

Falafel

In a pitta: £4.50

Or with salad(s) of your choice (£5.50-£6.50)

SALADS

Rice Salad and Watercress Mayonnaise

Green beans, lentils, fresh herbs and basmati rice

Leon’s Superfood Salad

Rocket, spinach, broccoli, quinoa, cucumber, toms, feta and seeds!

Samphire

Asparagus of the sea, seasoned with lemon juice and black pepper

Crushed New Potatoes and Horseradish Salad

FOR THE KIDS@ £3.50

½ Pint portions of the above menu

PITTA POCKETS

£2.50

With Ham or Cheese

Unless otherwise stated: £5.50 for 2 items, £6.50 for three (includes one Headliner)