Salpicon Specials Menu
Dinner Menu
Brunch Menu

Dinner

Appetizers

Jalapeños Rellenos de Queso Capeados

9

Jalapeños stuffed with Chihuahua cheese, dipped in a light egg batter, sautéed and served with a black bean sauce and crema

Camarones al Carbón

11

Grilled tiger shrimp served with two sauces: avocado-tomatillo sauce; and a spicy roasted tomato and chipotle sauce; garnished with fresh mango slices

Tostaditas de Tinga

7

Crispy small tortillas mounded with shredded pork and chorizo in a roasted tomato-chipotle sauce topped with Mexican crema and avocado

Sopes Rústicos

7

Small, thick country tortillas topped with a roasted tomatillo sauce, queso fresco, onions, and avocado chunks

Queso Empanizado

7

Sliced Panela cheese lightly breaded and fried, seved with a salsa de molcajete and a roasted tomatillo-serrano sauce.

Trio de Tamalitos

7

Three fresh corn tamales: one filled with queso fresco and serrano chiles, with a spicy mocajete salsa and crema, another with black beans, rajas, and Chihuahua cheese with a black bean purée, the third with zucchini and chipotles

Guacamole Picado

8

Fresh diced avocado mixed with onions, tomatoes, chiles and cilantro;
served with fresh chips and fire-roasted salsa

Seviche

8

Fresh blue marlin marinated in lime juice with onions, tomatoes,
fresh chiles and herbs

Queso Fundido con Camarones

10

Melted Chihuahua cheese, with jalapeño chiles, onions and tiger shrimp served en cazuela with warm tortillas for making tacos

Ensalada Verde

5

Mesclun lettuce salad, red onions and tomatoes with a cilantro dressing

Ensalada de Espinaca con Queso de Cabra

7

Fresh baby spinach salad with goat cheese, toasted sesame seeds, caramelized red onions in a chipotle-honey dressing

Soup

Sopa de Tortilla

5

A rich vegetable stock with tomatoes and epazote; garnished with chile pasilla, avocado, queso fresco and tortilla strips

Main Dishes

Chiles Doña Queta

18

A poblano chile stuffed with huitlacoche (earthy corn mushrooms), fresh corn and zucchini, served in a roasted poblano cream sauce and an ancho chile filled with potatoes, Chihuahua and cotija cheese with a sweet-spiced roasted tomato sauce

Camarones al Mojo de Ajo

22

Grilled tiger shrimp in a sweet garlic and olive oil sauce with avocado chunks and guajillo chiles; served with white rice

Pescado al Carbón

18

Fresh fillet of seasonal fish, charcoal-grilled and served with salsa fresca (fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro and serrano chiles); white rice

Pollo en Mole Poblano

18

Miller's Farm free-range chicken breasts charcoal-grilled and topped with a classic Pueblan mole; Mexican rice

Chuleta de Puerco en Manchamanteles

22

Grilled Maple Creek Farms double-cut pork chop in an earthy Oaxacan chile ancho mole garnished with grilled pineapple, sweet potato and plantains; served with white rice

Chiles Rellenos

17

Stuffed poblano peppers, lightly egg-battered and sautéed; one with pork picadillo and the other with Chihuahua cheese; served with a roasted tomato sauce and frijoles borrachos
(Vegetarian option: Two cheese)
 

Tinga Poblana

18

Grilled Maple Creek Farms pork tenderloin atop a roasted tomato-chipotle sauce with chorizo and potatoes; surrounded by a cool avocado-tomatillo sauce

Chuletas de Borrego con Salsa de Chile Pasilla

24

A trio of Colorado lamb loin chops charcoal-grilled and served in a garlicky pasilla chile sauce; accompanied by a tamal filled with spinach, poblano chiles, tomato and drizzled with crema

Filete de Res en Salsa de Moritas con Hongos

30

Grilled Certified Angus Beef® tenderloin topped with Chihuahua cheese, served in a spicy tomatillo-morita sauce with shiitakes; Mexican rice

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