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Café Moroc

49 Front St. E., 416-961-0601

$15 Lunch, plus taxes and gratuity

Harira—a hearty tomato-based broth with chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils and a blend of Moroccan spices
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Café greens—baby lettuces dressed with champagne and pomegranate vinaigrette, topped with fresh fine-cut vegetables, cherry tomatoes and balsamic cremini mushrooms
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Maftoul—hand rolled “Moroccan cigars,” hot, crispy pastry stuffed with a mixture of mildly spiced beef, cashews and raisins, and topped with chipotle aioli

Sesame-crusted salmon—five-ounce fillet of salmon crusted with dijon and sesame, served with a lemon-scented green bean salad, gingered sweet potato and carrot mash, topped with mango chutney coulis
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Grilled vegetable pita—a mixture of seasoned grilled vegetables, broiled with Swiss cheese, served with fig jam, cardamom yogourt and wrapped with fresh Boston lettuce and vine-ripe tomatoes; served with choice of Moroc frites or Café greens
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Roast chicken pita—julienne of chicken breast wrapped tightly with avocado, vine-ripe tomato, Boston lettuce, red onion and olive and pine nut pesto; served with choice of Moroc frites or Café greens
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Moroc steak baguette—six-ounce AAA Angus New York strip loin, seasoned and grilled, blanketed with caramelized onions and horseradish mayonnaise; served with choice of Moroc frites or Café greens
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Moroc burger—a spiced mixture of ground lamb and beef, served with lightly spiced onion and raisin chutney, fresh tomato and lettuce; served with choice of Moroc frites or Café greens

Moroccan treats—traditionally made Moroccan cookie and pastry accompanied with latshin, a light and refreshing traditional dessert of fresh orange slices, sprinkled with powdered sugar and cinnamon
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Brûlée royale—a rich and flavourful crème brûlée

$25 Dinner, plus taxes and gratuity

Harira—a hearty tomato-based broth with chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils and a blend of Moroccan spices
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Sliced smoked duck breast salad—baby lettuces, dressed with a champagne pomegranate vinaigrette, topped with fresh fine-cut vegetables, cherry tomatoes and sliced mango, finished with parmesan, asiago and romano cheese
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Maftoul—hand rolled “Moroccan cigars,” hot, crispy pastry stuffed with a mixture of mildly spiced beef, cashews and raisins, and topped with chipotle aioli

Moroccan beef ribs—tender fall-off-the-bone beef seasoned and glazed with Moroccan spices, served with sweet potato and carrot purée and roast garlic mashed mini reds; accompanied by grilled vegetables
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Keskesu Casablanca—Moroccan seasoned couscous and tagine sauce* topped with oven-roasted fresh carrot, parsnip, zucchini, summer squash, tomato, red onion and sweet peppers
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Mango-glazed salmon—a pan-seared eight-ounce fillet of salmon, glazed with mango chutney coulis; served with saffron basmati rice and traditional Moroccan root vegetables
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Chicken Marrakesh—supreme of chicken stuffed with chorizo sausage and herbes de Provence, served with sweet potato and carrot purée and roast garlic mashed mini reds, finished with roast chicken demi glace, Accompanied by traditional Moroccan root vegetables
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Braised lamb rest—slow-braised lamb shank served with tagine* seasoned couscous with a rich prune demi glace, topped with preserved lemon and toasted almonds

*Tagine sauce: a hearty vibrant tomato- and vegetable-based sauce, seasoned with earthy Moroccan spices and enriched with an abundance of cashews, sliced almonds, apricots and raisins

Moroccan treats—traditionally made Moroccan cookie and pastry accompanied with Latshin, a light and refreshing traditional dessert of fresh orange slices, sprinkled with powdered sugar and cinnamon
or
Brûlée royale—a rich and flavourful crème brûlée