Saffron Restaurant & Lounge

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To Share Mezze, Tapas, Snacks

[[$9.00]]

A Selection Of Traditional Spreads

yellow lentil, smokey eggplant and spicy feta

[[$6.00]]

Lamb Brain

with olive oil stewed tomatoes, garlic and parsley

[[$8.00]]

Middle Eastern Sausage (na’anik)

house made beef/lamb/pinenut sausage with lemon 8

[[$6.00]]

Fried Beef Kubbeh

bulgur shell stuffed with spiced beef and pine nuts served with cucumber yogurt

[[$7.00]]

Grilled Kofta Meatballs

with a slightly spicy tomato sauce

[[$6.00]]

White Anchovies

marinated in harissa with radish and preserved lemon

[[$8.00]]

Octopus “a La Plancha”

cooked on a hot plate with toasted garlic, smoked paprika and sherry

[[$6.00]]

Giant Beans

dressed in lemon, olive oil and dill

[[$5.00]]

Marinated Olives & Pickles

a changing selection

[[$5.00]]

Grilled Haloumi Cheese

with watermelon and mint

[[$5.00]]

Crispy Potato Chips

with za’tar yogurt and spicy piquillo pepper sauce

[[$6.00]]

Fried Cauliflower

with sheep’s milk feta fondue and north african spices

[[$6.00]]

Slow Cooked Green Beans

with tomato in the style of my palestinian grandmother

[[$8.00]]

Bastirma

house cured and dried beef in the turkish style

Original- Just Like In Palestine [[$7.00]]

Royale- With Spiced Beef And Pine Nuts [[$8.00]]

Sultan- With House Cured Bastirma [[$10.00]]

50/50- With Spicy Warm Chickpeas [[$9.00]]

Turk- With Caramelized Paprika Butter & Za’tar [[$8.00]]

Hummus

a puree of chickpeas with tahini, lemon, garlic and palestinian olive oil

Salad, Apps, Sides

[[$9.00]]

Gold & Red Beet Salad

with yogurt cheese, pistachio and honey

[[$8.00]]

Romaine Heart Salad

feta/peppercorn dressing, crispy pita, radishes, chickpeas and pickled peppadew peppers

[[$9.00]]

Endive & Apple Salad

with manchego cheese, black figs and sherry vinegar

[[$9.00]]

Lamb Bacon “blt”

house made lamb bacon, saffron-tomato jam and arugula on vanilla egg bread

[[$12.00]]

Foie Gras

with mejdool date-almond birouat and bitter orange

[[$8.00]]

Chicken “bisteeya”

an aromatic saffron stewed chicken & almond pie wrapped in a phyllo pastry with cinnamon sugar

[[$12.00]]

Poached Laughing Bird Shrimp

tossed with arugula, soft herbs, fennel, pink grapefruit, coriander yogurt and jalapeño

[[$9.00]]

Orzo & Mussels

with ouzo, dill, fennel and cow’s milk feta

[[$7.00]]

Coriander Potatoes

with roasted tomatoes and caramelized paprika butter

[[$7.00]]

Charred Brussels Sprouts & Parsnips

with black figs, chili flake, brown butter and lemon 7

Entrees - Big Plates

[[$19.00]]

Roasted Chicken

with eggplant lovash, tahini and exotic spices

Market Price

Whole Roasted Branzini

“mediterranean sea bass” with crispy grape leaves, olive oil, lemon and herbs.

[[$18.00]]

Sautéed Parisian Gnocchi

with summer vegetables, soft herbs and black truffle-taleggio cheese fondue

[[$32.00]]

Grilled Lamb Loin

with a “cassoulet” of beans & smoked lamb ham

[[$27.00]]

Grilled New York Strip

thick cut strip loin, marinated in greek herbs & spices, served with lemon/olive oil sauce

Tagine
A Traditional Slow Cooked North African Dish Named After The Cooking Vessel.

[[$28.00]]

[[$56.00]]

Beef Short Ribs

with fingerling potatoes, melted onions and artichokes in a black truffle sauce

[[$19.00]]

[[$27.00]]

Morrocan Duck Kefta

ras el hanout spiced duck meatballs in a sweet & spicy tomato sauce with egg yolk and chickpeas

Market Price [[$18.00]]

[[$25.00]]

Vegetable

vegetables and legumes in an aromatic vegetable broth with preserved lemon

Market Price

Seafood

a changing selection

Dessert

[[$7.00]]

Olive Oil Couscous Cake

pineapple & yogurt sorbets and berries

[[$7.00]]

Spiced Apple Trifle

baked apples in north african spices layered with sherry soaked cake, salted caramel and crème fraîche

[[$9.00]]

Traditional Pastry Plate

a selection of our favorites, to be shared...or not!

[[$9.00]]

Shredded Phyllo & Sweet Cheese Pie (kunafa)

with cardamom-saffron syrup and pistachios (please allow 15 minutes)

[[$8.00]]

Chocolate Ganache Cake

with flavors of arabic coffee

[[$6.00]]

House Made Ice Cream Or Sorbet Flight

 
123 N 3rd St
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-746-5533