Fall Flavors: Bel Ari Launches Fall Menu

Oct. 15, 2015 - PRLog -- This fall, Bel Ari, the modern Italian restaurant located in Boston’s Leather District just steps from South Station, is launching a brand new menu celebrating the flavors of the fall.

         Known for its modern takes on authentic Italian, Bel Ari’s fall menu has something for everyone. To start indulge in meatball parmesanserved with Pastene tomato sauce & melted mozzarella cheese ($9),warm goat cheese with roasted tomatoes, basil, parmesan cheese and garlic bread ($9), lobster truffle mac and cheese ($10) or grilled asparagus with poached egg and shaved Asiago cheese ($8). For something lighter opt for the two new insalatas: grilled apple & blue cheese salad with mixed greens, candied walnuts and a sweet balsamic dressing ($10), or the tricolor salad with endive, radicchio, arugula, shaved Asiago & lemon vinaigrette ($10).

         For main dishes Bel Ari has added a seafood risotto, celebrating the best New England has to offer with shrimp, lobster, mussels, English peas, cherry tomatoes and spinach topped with parmesan cheese as well as veal marsala with chive, potato purée, prosciutto and mushrooms ($28) and grilled swordfish with puttanesca sauce & grilled asparagus ($25).

End the meal on a sweet note with Pasty Chef Bailey Reynolds’ new dessert menu featuring chilled chocolate cake, a flourless chocolate cake with raspberry gelée and blackberry coulis, lemon mousse cakemade with lemon olive oil chiffon, lemon mousse and mint chocolate garnish, and the seasonal gelato and sorbet served with an orange cranberry biscotti (all $8). Bel Ari’s fall dinner menu will be available now through winter 2015. For more information please visitwww.belariboston.com (https://owa2010.exchangecentral.net/OWA/redir.aspx?SURL=n...).

WHERE:         Bel Ari | 107 South St, Boston, MA 02111 | (617) 259-1560 | belariboston.com

WHEN:          Bel Ari Italian Modern serves dinner Monday and Tuesday from 5:00PM-9:00PM, Wednesday through Friday from 5:00PM-10:00PM and Saturday from 5:00PM-10:00PM.

MENU:

APPETIZERS
Fried Oysters: pickles onions, roasted pepper aioli, $ 7
Buttermilk Fried Calamari: cherry peppers, parsley, Pastene tomato sauce, $11
Arancini Di Riso: Stuffed risotto balls with basil & goat cheese, served with Pastene tomato sauce and onion marmalade, $9
Meatball Parmesan: served with Pastene tomato sauce & melted mozzarella cheese, $9
Tomato Bruschetta: toasted garlic focaccia, chopped tomatoes, basil and fresh mozzarella cheese, $9
Warm Goat Cheese: roasted tomatoes, basil, parmesan cheese and garlic bread, $9
Lobster Truffle Mac and Cheese, $10
Grilled Asparagus with Poached Egg, shaved Asiago cheese, $8

INSALATAS
Caesar Salad: shaved Asiago cheese, olive oil and croutons, $10
Grilled Apple & Blue Cheese Salad: mixed greens, candied walnuts and sweet balsamic dressing, $10
Tricolor Salad: endive, radicchio, arugula, shaved Asiago, & lemon vinaigrette, $10
Beet Salad: yellow and red beets, mixed greens, goat cheese, sherry vinaigrette, toasted pistachios, $12
Grilled Lemon & Pepper Chicken Salad: sliced avocado, cucumbers, grilled tomato, hearts of palm, avocado-lime dressing, $14
Antipasto Salad: Italian cold cuts, marinated artichokes, kalamata olives, roasted peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, lemon vinaigrette, $15

PASTAS
Penne a la Vodka: with English peas, cherry tomatoes, spinach & vodka cream sauce, $18
Ragu Bolognese: veal, pork and beef with Pastene marinara sauce, mafaldine pasta, $22
Pastene Rigatoni & Italian Sausage: red sauce, pickled peppers, onions, basil, oregano, parmesan cheese, $20
Grilled Chicken Carbonara: sweet onions, pancetta, English peas, roasted garlic cream sauce, $22
Shrimp Fra Diavolo: jumbo shrimp, white wine, onions, bell peppers, spicy Pastene marinara sauce, fettuccini pasta, $26
Seafood Risotto: shrimp, lobster, mussels, English peas, cherry tomatoes and spinach topped with parmesan cheese
Lobster & Asparagus Ravioli: cherry tomatoes, garlic, basil, vodka cream sauce, $26
Wild Mushroom Ravioli: basil pesto cream sauce, toasted walnuts, $22
Cheese Ravioli With Creamy Squash Sauce: spinach & parmesan cheese, $18

ENTREES
Veal Marsala: chive, potato purée, prosciutto, mushrooms, $28
Grilled Swordfish with Puttanesca Sauce: tomato lemon caper sauce & grilled asparagus, $25
Grilled Flat Iron Steak: parsnip purée, broccoli, red wine sauce, $28
Lime & Italian Herbed Chicken: fingerling potatoes, roasted butternut squash purée $26
Wild North Atlantic Salmon: chive potato purée, pesto, grape tomato basil salsa, $28
Pan Seared Scallops: English peas, shitake mushrooms, butternut squash puree $33
Braised Red Wine Short Ribs: soft polenta and haricots verts $34

PIZZAS
Margherita Pizza: Pastene tomato sauce, chopped tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, basil, $15
White Pizza: lemon cream sauce, grilled chicken, broccoli shaved mozzarella cheese, $15
Prosciutto Pizza: béchamel sauce, shaved mozzarella cheese, arugula, $16
Apple Pizza: béchamel sauce, caramelized onions, pancetta, shaved mozzarella cheese, $16
Bel Ari Cheese Pizza: Pastene tomato sauce, shaved mozzarella cheese, $13
Make Your Own

Dessert
Tiramisu: Mascarpone mousse, soaked lady fingers, $8
Chilled Chocolate Cake: Flourless chocolate cake, raspberry gelée, blackberry coulis, $8
Lemon Mousse cake: Lemon olive oil chiffon, Lemon mousse, Mint chocolate garnish, $8
Seasonal Gelato and Sorbet: Orange Cranberry biscotti, $8