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)