Special Events
We take pride in offering exceptional food for your special occasion - from intimate holiday gatherings to elaborate wedding receptions. Contact us and we will be happy to put together options tailored to your event that make use of the best seasonal ingredients available.
All our events are zero-waste at no additional cost to you. Find out more about our environmentally friendly practices.
Sample Menus:
Wedding Reception, downtown Minneapolis hotel
-Dinner-
Flank steak / herb and garlic marinated
Chicken breast / with house made sweet and smokey bbq sauce
Shrimp skewers / grilled with honey lemon chili glaze
Seasonal vegetable skewers
Wild rice salad / cranberries, nuts, and spinach
-Dessert-
Chocolate dipped strawberries
Handmade truffles / dark chocolate, espresso, milk chocolate, and hazelnut
Fresh fruit tartlets / with pastry cream and fresh fruit
-Beverages-
Sparkling hibiscus ginger punch served with lemon wheels
Lemonade infused with mint served with lemon wheels
Family Reunion, Minnehaha Falls
-Appetizers-
Crostini /house-made french bread toasted and topped with variety of seasonal ingredients
Bagel chips and spreads
Local cheese plate / with housemade crackers and dried fruit
Organic fruit
-On the Grill-
Hill and Vale lamb brochette / served with yogurt mint chutney
Chipotle marinated beef skewer / Thousand Hills beef with cilantro chimichurri
Miso glazed tofu and vegetables / with sesame seeds and spinach
Free-range bison burger / served on housemade bun
-Sides-
Potato salad / with dijon mustard, spinach and pickled red onion
Native Harvest wild rice salad / with dried cherries, toasted almonds and honey mustard vinaigrette
Dakota Growers pasta salad / with local cherry tomatoes, pesto, feta and kalamata olivesMixed green salad / with local berries
-Desserts-
Assorted cookies, bars, and rugelach
Larry Schultz organic chicken breast / herb and citrus marinated chicken with lemon-caper sauce
Riverbend Farm polenta / mushroom and herb polenta, sautéed greens and mushrooms, and chevre, with pomodoro sauce (vegetarian)
Garden salad / mixed greens, tomatoes, radishes, carrots, with citrus poppy seed vinaigrette
Assorted house-made cookies and bars
Private Reception, Common Roots Meeting Room
Warm vegetable tarts with yellow squash, zucchini, and goat cheese
Whitefish potato salad
Whole wheat, onion, poppy, sesame and plain bagels with organic cream cheese and house made hummus
Smoked salmon platter with capers, sprouts, red onion, and tomatoes
Grilled breads with tapenade, pate, and white bean dip
Local cheeses with honeycomb, crackers, and fresh fruit
Roasted vegetable cruidites with herbed crema
Corporate Event, Five Event Center
-Breakfast-
House-made breakfast breads, pastries, and scones
Fruit, vanilla yogurt, and granola parfait
Coffee, tea, and orange juice
-Lunch-
Butternut squash bisque / with pumpkin seed oil and crème fraiche
Vegetable lasagna / with pesto, seasonal vegetables
or
Roasted bourbon chicken / with garlic and herb baby red potatoes
House-made rolls with organic whipped butter
Warm plum cobbler with vanilla bean ice cream
-Dinner-
Baby spinach salad / with local apples, blue cheese, and candied walnuts and balsamic vinaigrette
Herb roasted chicken / with chipotle sweet potato gratin
or
Dark cherry glazed salmon / with Moroccan style basmati rice
or
Sweet potato curry / with swiss chard, carrots, lemongrass, cilantro and basmati rice (vegan)
House-made rolls with organic whipped butter
Flourless chocolate torte with crème anglaise and berries
Wedding Reception, On the Farm
-Appetizers-
Grilled crostini / with heirloom tomato bruschetta, olive tapenade, spinach and roasted red pepper, and sun-dried tomato hummus
Fresh fruit kebabs / with seasonal fruits and citrus mint garnish
Smoked salmon / on cucumbers with horseradish chive crema
Caramelized beet and onion tartlet / with whipped feta dijon and thyme
-On the Grill-
Riverbend Farm polenta cakes / with sauteed spinach, mushrooms, fresh herbs and gouda
Salmon filets / grilled with your choice of glaze
Bison burgers / grilled and served with with roasted red peppers, grilled onion, spinach, heirloom tomatoes, and garlic aioli
Duck breast / grilled medium with apple cider glaze
-Sides-
Seasonal vegetables / marinated with fresh herbs and olive oil and served warm from the grill
Roasted sweet corn / with cilantro lime butter
Sweet potato salad / sweet potatoes, yukon gold potatoes, red onion, arugula, apple, cilantro and garam masala spiced aioli
Spinach and fennel salad / with orange segments, red onion and citrus vinaigrette
Contact us today about your event:
(612) 353-4261
catering@commonrootscafe.com
Common Roots Cafe • 2558 Lyndale Ave. S. • Minneapolis, MN 55405
(612) 871-2360 • info@commonrootscafe.com