We had the pleasure of dining and an overnight stay at Sooke Harbour House over the weekend. So relaxing, highly recommended. Here’s the tasting menu we enjoyed, plus some iPhone pics…

Rustic Arugula & Pink Lady Apple Soup
With smoked Albacore Tuna loin, shaved apple, chervil salad, and leek oil

Seared Sockeye Salmon
Served with Purple Potatoes, Basil, Mint, Morels, Ragley Farm Snap Peas, English Peas and shoots, chive creme fraiche, Arugula oil, and candied walnuts

Chilled & Cured Pork Medallions
Three served with Soba Noodles, Sea Lettuce, and organic Soya Bean salad.
Beet jam, Daikon Radish, Shungiku
Cilantro and carrot with miso ginger-tamari emulsion
Ragley Farm Turnips, and sweet chili oil

Panfried Silver Grey Rockfish
With Dungeness Crab, basil and Plum Roma Tomato Vinaigrette, Sweet Cicely emulsion, Sweet Tooth Peppers and braised Daikon Radish, smoked fish spaetzle, Savoy Cabbage saute

Organic Roasted Duck Breast
Presented with a confit of French Fingerling Potatoes, Ragley Farm Lacinata Kale, heirloom carrots, roasted duck and Summer Savoury meat stock reduction, Anjou Pear and butternut squash coulis

Day Lilly Brioche
Served with oven-roasted Lavender Roma Tomato compote and Fig Leaf ice cream

Plate of Artisan Cheeses
Hillary’s Cheese Company (Cowichan Bay) - Belle Ann and St. Clair
Moonstruck Cheese (Saltspring Island) - White Grace and Beddis Blue