Menu Raffaello at the Villa
Aperitifs: Tarts, vol-au-vents, carpaccio, fried tidbits, Tuscan bread salad and assorted canapés
Appetizers: (choice of two)
- Matured loin of pork salad with celery and truffle
- Platter of typical cured pork meats with a selection of Umbrian cheeses
- Broccoli and potato flan with Reggiano and walnut sauce
- Very thin slices of raw beef with sun-dried tomatoes and fried celery
- Bresaola tubes filled with mascarpone cheese, pine nuts and chives
- Creamy aubergine and parmesan cheese tartlet with fresh tomato sauce
- Pinwheels of Italian omelette with spinach and creamed ricotta cheese
- Small portion of polenta with stewed Umbrian sausage
- Tomato and mozzarella salad with basil pesto
- Salt cod fish salad
- Eggplants rolls with shrimp
- Cream patatoes with prawns and salmon foam
- Spiced turkey carpaccio with Pecorino di Fossa cheese and Roman chicory salad
- Vegetable flan with Taleggio fondue and zucchini blossoms (vegetarian)
- Cream of Castelluccio di Norcia lentils with legume and crisp shaved Grana cheese (vegetarian)
- Purée of Colfiorito chickpeas with Trasimeno shrimp and fried tagliolini (fish-vegetarian)
- Torte of buckwheat polenta and barbozzo bacon with a sauce of braised pork ribs
- Roll-ups of smoked fish with baby vegetables marinated in extra virgin olive oil (fish-vegetarian)
First Courses: (choice of two)
- Truffled lasagne
- Small ricotta cheese ravioli with melting stracchino, parmesan and walnuts
- Tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms
- Potato gnocchi with creamed tomato, basil and ricotta cheese
- Norcia-style pennette with crumbled sausage, cream and Norcia truffle
- Risotto made with white wine, butter and saffron, served with porcini mushrooms and truffle
- Potato gnocchi with mild gorgonzola cheese and broccoli
- Tagliatelle with cured pork cheek, fresh tomato and pecorino
- Creamy radicchio and Umbrian sausage risotto
- Tagliolini with bolognese tomato and meat sauce
- Rigatoni in a creamy egg, cheese and bacon sauce with asparagus
- Tagliolini with salmon,broccoli and fresh tomatoes
- Tagliatelle with crab meat
- Sepie risotto with mussels and julienne of zucchini
- Spoleto-style umbricelli pasta with black Norcia truffles (vegetarian)
- Trofie pasta with a white ragout of rabbit, porcini and asparagus tips
- Peppered tagliolini with Umbrian fava beans, Norcia prosciutto and Pecorino di Fossa cheese
- Orecchiette pasta with porcini mushrooms, zucchini blossoms and saffron (vegetarian)
- Cavatelli pasta with breast of duck, thyme and a sauce of fresh tomatoes
Main courses: choice of two
- Beef fillet with Norcia truffle
- Beef fillet with balsamic vinegar and honey
- Bite-sized pieces of rabbit with black olives and rosemary
- Sea bass cooked in a foil parcel with cherry tomatoes and potatoes
- Fillet of sea bream with capers, olives and parsley
- Grilled and sliced beef steak with truffle shavings
- Grilled breast of guinea fowl with Sagrantino sauce
- Slices of red tuna in a poppy seed crust
- Pigeon in a bay leaf and black pepper crust
- Braised veal served on yellow polenta
- Rack of lamb stuffed with truffle and pecorino
- Veal fillet cooked with green peppercorns and golden apples
- Fried red king prawns
- Perugia-style pork leg with diced potatoes and rosemary blossoms
- Warm mushroom salad with spinach flan with Taleggio cheese (vegetarian)
- Lasagne of grilled eggplant with a sauce of scallops and shrimps (fish-vegetarian)
- Vegetable tempura with goat cheese (vegetarian)
- Tidbits of leg of lamb with Norcia truffles
- Stewed chicken with curry, onions and zucchini pearls
Side dishes: (choice of two)
- Oven-roasted potatoes
- Seasonal salad
- Grilled vegetables
- French fried potatoes
- Spinach tossed with olive oil and garlic
- Boiled potatoes tossed with olive oil and parsley
- Broccoli florets sautéd with salt-cured bacon
- Radicchio and sweetcorn salad
Desserts
Selection of desserts including:
- Dessert of Berry and yogurt
- Chocolate mousse
- Coffee bavarian
- Lemon meringue
- Creamy mascarpone dessert
or
- The traditional Italian wedding cake is "Mille foglie" which is a cake made from layers of light filo pastry, and it has a layer of chocolate cream and a layer of vanilla cream and seasonal fruit.
Coffee

