Open sauce Kitchen Menu - Summer 24 Week 3
Meal Packs
Salads
Summertime is the perfect time for this salad - it makes me think of Christmas, beach parties and warm weather. We are so lucky to have such beautiful seafood here and the Pinnacle Seafood Prawns are just so good - this classic salad with Avocado and Mango is a great way to showcase them!
This is my absolute hands down favourite meal. If I as asked what I wanted to eat as my final meal - it would be this. I fell in love with it in Positano in Italy along the Amalfi coast. Tomatoes there taste different. I think it is the volcanic soil. The closest tasting tomatoes I have found are the cherry tomatoes we get here in QLD, lightly baked and then drizzled with a dash of sherry vinegar. This is a delicate salad. It doesn't travel well. Only available for Pickup. Perhaps it will change your life like enjoying this on the Amalfi coast changed mine as I learned to understand the power of simple ingredients shining!
The creamy dressing marination over a few hours takes the rawness out of the broccoli making it almost crispy but still fresh which always surprises me. The cranberries in this are my favourite part - the little busts of sweetness, then offset by the bacon and Spanish onion. I think this may actually be my favourite salad!! Well, maybe. A Burrata Caprese salad is pretty hard to beat, but I can't seem to find burrata anywhere anymore. So, this seems to be creeping up into first place! Noice!
I have been making this salad in a variety of ways for years. My sisters call this "Catherine's Salad" and it is included in almost every family feast in some variation. Sometimes I swap out the sweet potato for pumpkin, sometimes I have both but at the moment I just love the warm roasted sweet potato! Sometimes I just use baby spinach, or just rocket - again sometimes both. Sometimes I add our marinated chargrilled capsicums for a pop of colour and sweetness. Sometimes I use pine nuts, but I happen to have some lovely honey roasted macadamias that I want to use, and this feels like the perfect dish for it! Serve warm - or at room temperature. There is always a zingy balsamic vinegar dressing, and there is always feta! But if you happen to prefer dairy free - just add a message in the notes when you order, and I can skip the feta!
Beef
Side Dish
Creamy fluffy Mashed potato! Great to add as a side dish, or I have been known to eat it sprinkled with cheese as a main!
Really this is just a posh potato bake also known as Dauphinoise. Layers of Dutch Cream potatoes, cheese, cream and fresh thyme. Fine as a vegetarian main, or as a side to a roast dinner. Rich, Creamy and Delicious!
Chicken / Turkey
Juicy turkey breast wrapped around sage and cranberry stuffing, cooked in the sous vide (food bath!) to ensure a juicy consistency then quickly seared to get a nice sear on the outside. Served with a range of seasonal veggies and a pan gravy.
Juicy turkey breast wrapped around sage and cranberry stuffing, cooked in the sous vide (food bath!) to ensure a juicy consistency then quickly seared to get a nice sear on the outside. Served with a range of seasonal veggies and a pan gravy.
Marinated overnight this fresh dish sings with the citrus from the lime and the Mexican spices keep it flavourful without being spicy. Loaded with Capsicum and onion served with Fajitas. You can eat as is or add all kinds of things to make this dish your own for your family like avocado, sour cream, salsa, cheese - or all of them!
Marinated overnight this fresh dish sings with the citrus from the lime and the Mexican spices keep it flavourful without being spicy. Loaded with Capsicum and onion served with Fajitas. You can eat as is or add all kinds of things to make this dish your own for your family like avocado, sour cream, salsa, cheese - or all of them!
Fish and Seafood
Pork and Bacon
Growing up with an Austrian father, learning about crumbing and making schnitzel to be a perfect perfectly blonde crumb, light and crispy while ensuring the meat inside was still juicy and soft was a rite of passage. I didn't appreciate it as much until at 17 I travelled with my family to Vienna for a white Christmas with my dad's sister and family. We were so lucky to venture out of Vienna on the Autobahn past Salzburg. After driving at what seemed like scarily unsafe speeds in the snowy low visibility roads, we eventually pulled into a Road Haus for some dinner. The schnitzels were smashed so thin that they were miles bigger than the platters they came on, and then the combination of bean and cabbage sides more pickled than anything I had ever eaten, served with a creamy potato salad. It was all so perfectly balanced against the fried schnitzel and is the food I dream of still to this day! I have never forgotten that meal. This is a tribute to that Christmas meal in Vienna!
Growing up with an Austrian father, learning about crumbing and making schnitzel to be a perfect perfectly blonde crumb, light and crispy while ensuring the meat inside was still juicy and soft was a rite of passage. I didn't appreciate it as much until at 17 I travelled with my family to Vienna for a white Christmas with my dad's sister and family. We were so lucky to venture out of Vienna on the Autobahn past Salzburg. After driving at what seemed like scarily unsafe speeds in the snowy low visibility roads, we eventually pulled into a Road Haus for some dinner. The schnitzels were smashed so thin that they were miles bigger than the platters they came on, and then the combination of bean and cabbage sides more pickled than anything I had ever eaten, served with a creamy potato salad. It was all so perfectly balanced against the fried schnitzel and is the food I dream of still to this day! I have never forgotten that meal. This is a tribute to that Christmas meal in Vienna!
Our Christmas Table Centrepiece! Served as a cold cut so you can order as little or as much as you would like. Send us a message if you would like us to make your entire ham (available in half and whole legs).
Vegetarian and Vegan
Lasagna. vegetarian lasagna is more popular in our house and this one features a beautiful spinach and ricotta layer with a touch of fresh thyme and gratings of nutmeg that add to its flavour and aroma boost. That is layered between our fresh basil tomato sugo, and fresh pasta, then topped with mozzarella and baked until golden brown. Serve with a side salad and some crusty bread for a delicious meal for the whole family with love - even the meat eaters!
Lasagna. Another labour of love but well worth the time investment, and when we make it, we always make extra as we can’t seem to stop eating it. It also freezes well so I cut up and freeze individual serves as it is a good one to stock up on for the times you need to quickly grab and reheat something for dinner or lunch. For our meat lasagna we use our 24 hour slow cooked Bolognese sauce, and layer it with cheesy Bechamel sauce, and fresh pasta. It is then topped with mozzarella and baked until golden brown. We always make our lasagna a day before we want to eat it as it sets better and in our opinion tastes better too! It will just need a gentle reheat in the oven to be ready but of course you can enjoy it fresh too! Serve with a side salad and some crusty bread for a delicious meal the whole family with love. Small serve is 450 grams.
This is a very popular option on our site - add it as a side to a main meal or BBQ or just have it on its own. Slow-roasted cauliflower florets are drowned in a cheesy Bechamel sauce, and then topped with breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese. I’d like to think adding more veggies to your diet is always a good thing but I opt for cheesy over healthy on this one.
Lasagna. vegetarian lasagna is more popular in our house and this one features a beautiful spinach and ricotta layer with a touch of fresh thyme and gratings of nutmeg that add to its flavour and aroma boost. That is layered between our fresh basil tomato sugo, and fresh pasta, then topped with mozzarella and baked until golden brown. Serve with a side salad and some crusty bread for a delicious meal for the whole family with love - even the meat eaters!
Frozen Faves
This is one of our top comfort foods and now we can bake more easily in the larger commercial oven each week, I am very excited to be able to offer more like this classic! The Open Sauce Kitchen Chicken and Leek pie features lovely free-range chicken thighs, poached in our homemade chicken broth, then combined with buttery leek, thyme, creamy gravy and a dash of seeded mustard to give it some zing. These 6-inch pies are filling on their own, but you can make more of a meal of it when you have it with the classic sides of mash and peas.
This is an Italian classic hinter dish, simmered low and slow so the skin on chicken thighs are tender and fall apart with a rich aroma from the tomato and garlic sauce. Tends to have kalamata olives traditionally, but I love it with big juicy green Scillian's! Add your choice of Mash or pasta in the sides to make this a full meal.
Did you know that this is an Aussie Classic! Its a great freezer friendly meal, which can be eaten hot or cold. It is versatile and can be served for breakfast, morning tea or even a light lunch or dinner. I keep slices of this in the freezer and pop them in the microwave for a quick and healthy start to the day.
Did you know that this is an Aussie Classic! Its a great freezer friendly meal, which can be eaten hot or cold. It is versatile and can be served for breakfast, morning tea or even a light lunch or dinner. I keep slices of this in the freezer and pop them in the microwave for a quick and healthy start to the day.
Such a classic Indian dish, creamy, authentic 12 hour marinated chicken, grilled then simmered in the tomato sauce. There is a little bit of warmth to this but add a note if you prefer it mild for kids as we make the spice mix ourselves, we can adjust it for you! Served with Basmati rice to complete the meal. Makes a great lunch or a smaller dinner.
When I lived in Italy I learned a few things, one was that this is not how Italians make Bolognese! The other was that food slowly and lovingly cooked tastes a million times better. This is our 24 hour slow cooked Bolognese Sauce. Great on pasta, zoodles, roast potatoes, and even in a toastie!
When I lived in Italy I learned a few things, one was that this is not how Italians make Bolognese! The other was that food slowly and lovingly cooked tastes a million times better. This is our 24 hour slow cooked Bolognese Sauce. Great on pasta, zoodles, roast potatoes, and even in a toastie!
This curry is rich with coconut cream and cashews, gently spiced and mildly sweet. It’s family-friendly and easy to love. Serve it with Basmati Rice and homemade Naans to make a delicious feast.
The Aussie classic, is mince flavoured with the help of bacon and tomato chutney to give it a salty and sweet balance. Served as single rolls per serve. Classic! Great with Tomato Sauce or our house made chutney.
This one is a firm favourite and we have had it requested off menu for special occasions through to New Years Eve special meals! This vibrant curry is made all the more authentic with the addition of lemongrass, Thai Basil and makrut lime leaves from our garden which all give it a real zing of freshness. It tends to be mild but we pop in a chili or two from our garden so you can up the spiciness to your preference. Cheaper than takeout, freshly made with local farm produce, let us cook your dinner!
Perfect for a snack or have multiple for a meal!
Perfect for a snack or have multiple for a meal!
Classic! With off the bone sliced ham and Jarlsberg Cheese, this is delicious fresh, warmed through in the microwave, or oven to make it crispy - or even in the sandwich press!