Ballaro Menu with Prices
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Ballaro Menu
Appetizers
Scallops
$15
Sicilian tomato pesto, pan seared fennel, fennel puree, raw fennel fronds, toasted almonds
Minestrone al Forno
$9
Tomato & cannellini bean soup, seasonal vegetables, parmigiano reggiano & fresh mozzarella crostini
Eggplant
$11
Herbed ricotta, calabrian chili sauce, honeycomb
Crispy Octopus
$13
Tomato fuso, new potatotoes, capers, lemon parsley salad
Baccala Livornese
$10
Cast iron roasted salt cod & potato, tomato-olive sauce, crostini
Romaine Salad
$11
Marinated tomatoes, focaccia croutons, toasted pine nuts, parmigiano reggiano, lemon-caper vinaigrette
Seasonal Greens Salad
$10
Arugula, poached pears, candied walnuts, sardinian pecorino, crispy pancetta, balsamic vinaigrette
Smoked Prosciutto Bruschetta
$9
Spiced mascarpone, raw celery & radish salad
Entrees
Rainbow Trout
$24
Caramelized apples, crispy cauliflower, haricots verts, white wine sauce
Scottish Salmon
$25
Chestnuts, celery root, snow peas, maple-dijon agro dolce
Alaskan Cod
$26
Grilled endive, navel orange & pink grapefruit, roasted olives, green herb sauce
8 oz. Kurobuta Pork Tenderloin
$24
Sardinian pearl pasta, house made italian sausage, red kuri squash puree, braised cabbage & balsamic
10 oz. Sliced Bavette
$27
Rosemary smashed potatoes, charred scallions, red wine sauce
8 oz. Braised Short Rib
$26
Brussels sprouts & lemon, roasted shallot puree, crispy shallot & watercress
Amish Chicken
$21
Polenta cakes, grilled peppers & onions, tomato pan sauce
Ballaro Burger
$14
Ground chuck, sardinian brigante cheese, balsamic onions, b & b pickles, fries
Pasta
Tomato Farfalle
$13
Pork & veal meatballs, crushed tomatoes, tuscan kale, pecorino romano, saffron butter
Pappardelle
$13
Short rib bolognese, parmigiano reggiano
Potato Gnocchi
$10
Butternut squash, brown butter, sage, candied pumpkin seeds, baked ricotta salata
Squid Ink Spaghetti
$12
Sauteed calamari, lemon & chili relish, garlic, mint, toasted breadcrumbs
Pizza
Four Cheese
$14
Fresh mozzarella, smoked mozzarella, ricotta, parmigiano reggiano, toasted pine nuts, spinach
House Made Sausage
$14
Tomato sauce, mozzarella & fontina, fennel pollen, pickled fennel, basil
Duck Prosciutto
$14
Fontina, smoked mozzarella cream, charred scallions, tomato sauce
Sides
Spinach
$5
Ricotta creamed or sauteed with lemon
Brussels Sprouts
$6
Lemon, chili flake, parsley
Cauliflower
$6
Roasted garlic, red chili flakes
Fries
$5
Sundried tomato ketchup, pesto aioli
Rosemary Smashed Potatoes
$6
Rosemary butter, parsley
Dessert
Bent Fork Bakery & Ballaros Sweet Treat For Charity
$9
Chocolate cake, coconut pecan ganache, white chocolate & butterscotch, maple gelato all proceeds will be donated to the northern illinois food bank
Chocolate & Banana
$9
Chocolate cake, malted milk chocolate gelato, chocolate ganache, banana budino & chocolate crunch. Pair with cardenal mendoza brandy $13.00
Ricotta Cheese Cake
$9
Lemon curd, blueberries preserved with lemon and olive oil. Pair with luxardo limoncello $7.00
Apples & Spice
$9
Thin layers of cinnamon baked apples, vanilla cream mousse, crostata cookie, salted caramel sauce, autumn spice gelato. Pair with blandy's malmsey madeira $9.00
Gelato
$9
Vanilla, malted milk chocolate, autumn spice, buckwheat honey. Pair with pedro ximenez sherry $8.00
Sorbetti
$9
Lemon, passion fruit, mixed berry. Pair with marenco, moscato dasti $10.00