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Wedding Reception: Menu Ideas

Can't decide what to serve? Try these sample menus for four types of receptions

Wedding Reception: Menu Ideas
Debra McClinton
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Wedding Reception: Buffet Menu Ideas

  • Stuffed Endive with Roquefort Cheese, Topped with Chopped Walnuts
  • Roasted New Potatoes with Dill Cream and Golden Caviar
  • Spinach Dip with Toasted Pita Triangles
  • Wild Mushroom Tartlets
  • Artichoke Mousse Puffs
  • Melon Wrapped in Prosciutto
  • Miniature Reuben Sandwiches
  • Spanakopita (spinach and Feta in phyllo pastry)
  • Smoked Salmon Canapes Topped with Capers and Fresh Dill
  • Seafood Dip with Sliced French Bread
  • Miniature Crab Cakes
  • Antipasti Display (buffalo mozzarella, grilled eggplant, marinated mushrooms, artichokes, vine-ripened tomatoes, kalamata olives, and bread sticks)
  • Smoked Salmon Display (sliced salmon served with chopped onion, lemon slices, capers, cucumber-dill sauce, and assorted dark breads)
  • Pasta Station (ravioli with roasted red-pepper sauce; bow tie pasta with Gorgonzola cream sauce)
  • Carving Station (Asian flank steak and Cajun-rubbed turkey breast served with Cranberry-Mango Chutney and assorted rolls)


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