Balkanika

Balkanika

Restaurant Menu

Winter Soups 5
Bean Soup (Pasul Corba) - with beef, oregano              
Chicken Avgolemono - vegetables, egg & lemon              
Lentil - shallots, carrot, celery & potato              


Summer Soups (served chilled) 5

Gazpacho - tomato, cucumber, cilantro              
Yogurt Beet - garlic, pignolia & dill              
Yogurt Cucumber - garlic & dill              
Carrot Basil - fresh juiced

               
Salads
House Salad  5
garden veggies, scallions, oil & red vinegar over greens

Zelena  6
romaine hearts, scallions, oil & vinegar over greens                
 
Piyaz 7
elephant beans, parsley, red onions, scallions, oil & vinegar over greens    

Chushka 7
roasted red pepper, garlic, oil & vinegar over greens      

Kupus 7
chopped cabbage, oil & vinegar over greens         
 
Shopska  8
tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, onion & feta over greens         

Spicy  Pumpkin Seed  8
parmesan, pepperoncini & pepper flakes, pepitas, veggies, oil and vinegar

Grilled Mushroom 8
bell pepper, scallion, rosemary, oil & balsamic vinegar over greens                

Sheep’s Cheese  9
manouri, caramelized walnut, cranberry, crushed pepper, oil & balsamic over greens              


Poultry & Seafood Salads served over greens 9

Chicken Basilica
basil, black pepper, egg white & extra virgin olive oil              

Chicken Turmerica
yellow curry, walnut, egg white, raisin & cranberry              

Chicken Paprika
red roasted peppers, paprika, sunflower seed, egg white, herbs & spices              

Russian Chicken
peas, carrot, potato, cornichon, capers, dill, egg white & mustard              

Chicken Tarragon
olive oil, egg white & cornichon              

Chicken Walnut
lemon, garlic, onion, bread crumbs, spices & extra virgin olive oil              

Salmon Filet
grilled with olive oil, dill & lemon              

Tuna Salad
celery, red onion, cornichon, egg white              


Mezes

Appetizer Spreads Served With Warm Pita
Add any salad or seafood (above) 2

One Selection 4.5 / Choose Up To Four 10 / Sampler Of All Seventeen Mezes 15

Ajvar (Roast Red Pepper)
with roast eggplant, onion, garlic              

Paprika Walnut
with red pepper, walnut, tomato, red onion              

Artichoke Spread
with lemon, garlic, oregano, egg white              

Lentil Ezme (Leshta)
with garlic, dill, olive oil              

Russian Eggplant
with tomato sauce, onion, herbs & spices              

Turmeric Almond Hummus
tahini, garlic, lemon juice              

Green Hummus
spinach, parsley, tahini, garlic, lemon              

Spicy Red Hummus
pepper, cayenne, tahini, lemon, garlic              

Pignolia Beet
with garlic, egg white & dill              

Fava Spread
with Portuguese fava, olive oil, lemon, dill              

Yogurt Cucumber (Tarator)
with garlic, dill              

Carp Roe
with lemon juice, olive oil              

Selino (Celery Root)
with mustard, egg white, vinegar              

Leek Ezme (Prasa)
with carrot, honey, lemon, black pepper              

Roast Eggplant (Melitzánosalata)
with onion, garlic, vinegar              

Pesto Porcini
mushroom, basil, pignolia, egg white, olive oil              

Almond Olive
with red wine vinegar, lemon juice              


Fresh Vegetable Dishes
Choose Hot Or Cold.  One Selection 6/ Choose Up To Four 10

Brussels Sprout with garlic              

Beets with dill              

Spinach with roasted garlic              

Cauliflower with turmeric              

Eggplant Yahni (Patlidzan) in tomato sauce, onion, garlic              

Grilled Mushrooms with balsamic, shallot, herbs              

Hot Long Pepper with olive oil              

Russian Salad potato salad, dill, capers, cornichon, egg white              

Green Peas with dill (araka) in tomato sauce, onion              

Tabouleh parsley, tomato, bulgur, lemon & scallion              

Giant Beans (gigantes yahni) in tomato sauce, onion & dill              

Piyaz giant beans, parsley, scallion, red onion, vinegar              

Furnisto Potatoes with pepper, carrot, olive oil, herbs              

Red Bliss Potatoes roasted in tomato sauce with sea salt              

Leeks (Prasa) with carrot, honey, lemon, black pepper              

Sliced Peppers (Sataras) roasted with onion & tomatoes              

Marinated Red Peppers (Chushka) in garlic, oil & vinegar              

Whole Wheat Bulgur with pistachio, currant, onion & dill              

Greek Orzo in tomato & red pepper sauce, with onion              

Stuffed Grape Leaves (Sarma) with rice, dill, mint              


Cheeses, Olives, & Meats
One Selection 8 / Up To Three 14.

Bulgarian Kashkaval - tangy & mild soft sheep’s cheese              

Greek Kasseri - savory & sharp sheep’s cheese              

Macedonian Manouri - very mild sheep’s cheese              

Bulgarian Feta - sharp creamy sheep’s cheese aged in brine              

Graviera - sweet & nutty hard sheep’s cheese from crete              

Goat Kashkaval - semi-hard aged goat cheese              

Basturma - beef cured and sliced with paprika & garlic              

Kobasica - air dried pork sausage              

Soujouk - spicy beef sausage with cumin              

Mixed Olives - kalamata, niçoise, California, alfonso              



Grilled Sausages 8
Served Sizzling On A Hot Griddle, With Turkish Pita.

Turkey Sausage
(with sautéed peppers & onions)
              
Spicy Lamb Sausage               

Lucanica - Greek pork sausage
(spices and orange peel)              


Bureks - One For 5.
Our Hand-Made Specialty. Light, Flaky Filo Pies Stuffed With Choice Of:

Spinach with ricotta              
Beef with onion & scallion              
Leek with feta & long pepper              
Cheese with ricotta & feta              

Add Homemade Yogurt 2


Mini Bureks 6
served with Yogurt - Spinach, Cheese or a Combination               


Kebabs 12
Chicken Kebab (Pileci Kebab)
Marinated with vegetables, herbs & spices, with orzo or roasted potatoes              

Beef Kebabs (Cevapcici)
Seasoned grilled beef served with turkish pita, tomato, red onion, ajvar & yogurt              

Turkey Kofte
Turkey meatballs with cumin, onion, oregano & black pepper, served with piyaz bean salad & yogurt              


Gratins 12
Baked With Potato & Cheese:

Beef & Eggplant Au Gratin               
Chicken, Basil & Green Peppers Au Gratin               
Mushroom, Green Peas & Shallot Au Gratin               


Beef Guvech 12
Stewed in a Clay Pot With Sherry Wine, Potatoes, Onions & Carrots,
with Choice of Additional Vegetables:

Spinach, Eggplant, Giant Beans,
Mushroom, Or A Combination
served with Turkish Pita

              
Balkanika Specialties

Moussaka
Homestyle pie with beef, eggplant, potato, tomato sauce & béchamel, served with greens  10

Pepper Dolma
Bell pepper stuffed with chopped beef, tomato, carrot, onion & herbs, with turkish pita & yogurt        9

Beef Sarma Cabbage & grape leaves stuffed with beef, rice & spices, with furnisto potatoes & yogurt  12
Duck Confit
Marinated in port wine & herbs de provence, served with roasted potatoes & greens  15

Curry Cakes ground lentil, chickpea, & fava beans, yellow curry & herbs, with garlic yogurt & greens  10


Sexy Balls 6
Healthy Creations For He or for She!
Pureed fruits, nuts, herbs & grains to benefit female or male health    

         
Desserts

Assorted Baklava & Kadayif   6

Macedonian Halva  4

Yogurt, fruit & Walnut Parfait - strained Greek yogurt and honey  4

Sfoliata - stuffed filo dough pastries (ask for today’s varieties)  4

Tulumba - mini balkan cakes in syrup 4

Baked Plums - with cinnamon & honey  4


Beverages 3

Ayran (yogurt drink)              
Turkish Coffee               
Hot Or Iced Coffee (free refills)              
Pot Of Hot Tea               
Iced Tea               
Lemonade               
Sour Cherry               
Ginger Beer               
Aranciata               
Mineral Water               




 

PLEASE NOTE: All menu items and prices are subject to change.



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