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A.J.'s Catering provides a large selection of before dinner appetizers and hors d'oeuvres to complement any meal.
We invite you to create your own custom service or choose one of our popular packages. Recommended amounts of variety and volume determined by number of Guests and serving time.

Before Dinner Appetizers | Before Dinner Appetizer Packages | Evening Lunches
Fruit
| Cheeses | Vegetables & Friends | Seafood Specialties (Hot & Cold) | Assorted Appetizer & Deli Trays
Favourites of All Ages | Hot Hors d'Oeuvres
Cold Appetizer Packages | Hot Appetizer Packages | Hot & Cold Appetizer Packages | Elegant Cocktail Menu
Evening Lunch #1 | Evening Lunch #2

 

Before Dinner Appetizers

 

Fruit

  • Mountains of Seedless Red & Green Grapes
    Served on Silver Platters

  • Fruit Tray with Dip
    A delightful mixture of Orange, Pineapple, Melon/Cantaloupe, Grapes, Apple Slices & seasonal fruits


  • Fresh Fruit Pedestal Centrepiece
    Multi-level display of available fresh fruits & grapes centered by a Pineapple tree, pinned with berries & fruit served with a light fruity dip

  • Strawberries & Dip
    A mountain of freshly hulled Strawberries centered with a delightful fruit dip with a decorative ring of hull on berries


  • Fraise Marnier
    Fresh Strawberries soaked with Grand Marnier
    - With a chocolate dip
    - With chocolate tuxedo dip
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Cheeses

  • Deluxe Cheese Board
    Display of Imported Cheeses included Brie, Camembert, Fine Herb Havarti, Gorgonzola

  • Domestic Cheese Tray
    St. Albert's Finest cut from Mild, Medium, Old & Marble blocks

     

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  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
    Crisp Broccoli, Cauliflower, Celery, Carrots, Radishes & Cucumber complemented with a Flavourful dip

  • Hummus Garlic & Sundried Tomatoes
    Garlic & Sundried Tomatoes served Mini Pitas for dipping

  • Combination Platters
    Stuffed Tomatoes & Mushroom Caps, Deviled Eggs, Salami Decker, Ham & Chive Wraps

  • Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes & Mushroom Caps
  • Pumpernickel Loaf Stuffed with Crab
    Delicate Rose sauce with a hint of garlic — pleasing to all!
    Serves approx. 20-30 people

  • French Loaf Stuffed with Spinach Dip
    Refreshing cool dip
    Serves approx. 20-30 people

  • Mexican Nacho Tray & Chips
    A cream cheese base, layered with a tangy Salsa chopped peppers, tomatoes, onions topped off with cheese
    Serves approx. 20-30 people

  • Taboulleh & Pita Bread
    Parsley, wheat & Garlic

  • Italian Bruschetta
    Diced tomatoes, minced onions, & Virgin olive oil
    Piled high on freshly sliced baguette
    Centered with green peppers
    Garnished with Black Olives

 

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Seafood Specialties (Hot & cold)

  • Platters of Succulent Shrimp
    Served with a tangy Seafood Sauce & Lemon Wedges

  • Platters of Gourmet Smoked Salmon
    Served with Capers, Red Onions, Gourmet Crackers & Baguettes

  • Seafood Platter
    Smoked Salmon, Shrimp and Crab

  • Salmon Mousse with Crackers
    Mould of light Salmon Dip

  • Steamed Mussels
    White Wine & Garlic Sauce

  • Sautéed Seafood
    Shrimps & Scallops sautéed in Butter, Garlic & White
    Wine

  • Bacon Wrapped Scallops
    Oven roasted favourites

 

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Assorted Appetizer & Deli Trays

  • European Deli Tray
    Capicollo, Proscuitto, Genoa Salami, Cream Cheese & Mortadella, Grilled Red & Green Peppers, Anchovies, Bocconccini (Ripened Cheese)

  • Assorted Canapés
    Garnish Cucumbers/Pork Tenderloin Medallions Shrimp Garnishes etc.

  • Ham & Chive Wraps
    Coils of Chives, Cheese & Black Forest Ham

  • Salami Deckers
    Layer's of Premium European Salami

  • Pâté Board with Crackers
    Cognac & Peppercorn Pâté

  • Deviled Eggs
    One per person is never enough

  • Asparagus Wrapped in Crisp Prosciutto
    Asparagus spears wrapped in a sheath of Prosciutto
    An Elegant Appetizer

  • Cherry Tomato/Bocconcini Skewers
    Drizzled with Virgin Olive Oil & Red Wine Vinegar

  • Suntech Tomatoes/Bocconcini and Green Olives
    Slices on Suntech tomatoes with Bocconcini Cheese and jumbo green olives, skewered on a toothpick

  • Assorted Mini Wraps
    Including chicken veggie wrap with honey mustard and a grilled veggie wrap

 

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Favourites of All Ages

  • Assorted Fancy Sandwiches
    An abundant amount of richly seasoned fillings on freshly baked breads

  • Assorted Stuffed Buns
    Piled high with sliced Roast Beef, Black Forest Ham, Egg, Salmon & Chicken Salad

 

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Hot (from the oven) Hors d'Oeuvres

  • Cocktail Meatballs in a sweet & Sour Sauce
    In a sweet & Sour Sauce

  • Pigs in Blankets
    Canadian sausage, Mustard & Pastry

  • Water Chestnuts wrapped in Bacon
    Roasted in a Soya marinate

  • Five Cheese Delights
    With Sun dried Tomatoes, Antipasto, Olives, Ham or Spinach

  • Chicken Satays
    Served with a Zesty Orange Ginger Sauce made with Soya, Ginger & Garlic, mingled with a fruity flavor of orange

  • Beef Satays
    Served with a sauce consisting of a blend of Honey & Wild Mustards & a unique blend of Tomatoes & Mesquite flavour

  • Brie Melt with Bread & Crackers
    Sprinkled with Sundried Tomatoes or Cranberry Chutney

  • Bratwurst Sausage & Assorted Dips
    Debroziner sausage, International mustard

  • Mini Quiche
    Cheese, Broccoli, Ham & Mushroom

  • Chicken Wings
    Meaty & messy, smothered in your choice of sauce

  • Sautéed Mushrooms
    Premium Continental Mushrooms

  • Steamed Mussels
    White Wine & Garlic Sauce

  • Burrito Packs
    An assortment of Perogies Sautéed on site

  • Bacon Wrapped Scallops
    Oven Roasted favourite

  • Tender Cubes of “AAA” Beef on Skewer
    Served with warm gorgonzola/walnut sauce

  • Stuffed Jalapeno’s
    served with salsa and sour cream

 

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Before Dinner Appetizers
The following is a list of some of our more popular HOT & COLD appetizer combinations

Option #1

  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Cheese Ball & Crackers
  • Mexican Nacho Tray & Chips
  • Devilled Eggs
 

Option #2

  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • French loaf stuffed with Spinach Dip
  • Pumpernickel Loaf stuffed with Crab Dip

Option #3

  • Mini Fruit Kebabs
  • Cheese Ball & Crackers
  • Pate Board with Crackers
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
 

Option #4

  • Pumpernickel Loaf stuffed with Crab Dip
  • Domestic Cheese Tray & Crackers
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

Option #5

  • Smoked Salmon, Crab, Shrimp
  • Fruit & Cheese Selections
  • Pate Board with Crackers
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
 

Option #6

  • French loaf stuffed with Spinach Dip
  • Seafood Platter (Salmon, shrimp and crab)
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Domestic Cheese Tray & Crackers

Option #7

  • Pate Board with Crackers
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Ham & Chive Wraps
  • Salami Deckers
  • Fresh Fruit Kebabs
 

Option #8

  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Domestic Cheese Tray & Crackers
  • French loaf stuffed with Spinach Dip
  • Mexican Nacho Tray & Chips

Option #9

  • Garlic & Sun Dried Tomato Hummus
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Imported & Domestic Cheese Tray & Crackers
 

Option #10

  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Domestic Cheese Tray & Crackers
  • Mountains of Seedless Red & Green Grapes

Option #11

  • Platters of Gourmet Smoked Salmon
  • Imported & Domestic Cheese Tray & Cracker
  • Mountains of Seedless Red & Green Grapes
 

Option #12

  • Imported & Domestic Cheese Tray & Crackers
  • Fresh Fruit Pedestal

Option #13

  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Mexican Nacho Tray & Chips
  • Garlic & Sun Dried Tomato Hummus
 

Option #14

  • Italian Bruschetta
  • Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
  • Devilled Eggs
  • Salami Deckers
  • Ham & Chive Wraps

Option #15

  • Fresh Fruit Pedestal Centerpiece (oval)
  • French loaf stuffed with Spinach Dip
  • Ham & Chive Wraps
  • Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
 

Option #16

  • Hummus & Babaganough
  • Mountains of Seedless Red & Green Grapes
  • Devilled Eggs
  • French Loaf stuffed with Spinach Dip

Option #17

  • Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Salmon Mousse
  • Stuffed Mushroom Caps
 

Option #18

  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • French loaf stuffed with Spinach Dip
  • Strawberries & Fresh Fruit

Option #19

  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Italian Bruschetta
  • Strawberries & Dip
  • Mountains of Seedless Red & Green Grapes
 

Option #20

  • French loaf Stuffed with Spinach Dip
  • Pumpernickel Loaf Stuffed with Crab Dip
  • Ham and Chive Wraps
  • Taboulleh with Mini Pita Bread

Option #21

  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Domestic Cheese Tray & Crackers
  • Mountains of Seedless Red & Green Grapes
 

Option #22

  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Domestic Cheese Tray & Crackers
  • Mexican Nacho Tray & Chips

 

 

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Option #1

  • Chicken Satays
  • Cocktail Meatballs in a sweet & Sour Sauce
  • Five Cheese Delights
  • Water Chestnuts wrapped in Bacon
 

Option #2

  • Water Chestnuts wrapped in Bacon
  • Bratwurst Sausages & Assorted Dips
  • Brie Melt with Cranberry Chutney
  • Pigs in a Blanket

Option #3

  • Cocktail Meatballs In a sweet & Sour Sauce
  • Pigs in a Blanket
  • Assorted Mini Quiche

 

 

Option #4

  • Five Cheese Delights
  • Cocktail Meatballs In a sweet & Sour Sauce

Option #5

  • Shrimp Tray
  • Bacon wrapped Water Chestnuts
  • Pigs in a Blanket
  • Cocktail Meatballs in a sweet & Sour Sauce
  • Five Cheese Delights
  • Mini Quiche
 

Option #6

  • Mushroom Caps (Beef & Crab)
  • Five Cheese Delights
  • Pork Tenderloin Canapés
  • Water Chestnuts wrapped in Bacon

Option #7

  • Assorted Mini Quiche
  • Brie Melt with Cranberry Chutney
  • Cocktail Meatballs in a sweet & Sour Sauce
 

Option #8

  • Beef Satays
  • Chicken Satays
  • Filo Bundles
  • Five Cheese Delights

 

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Option #1

  • Water Chestnuts wrapped in Bacon
  • Chicken Wings
  • Cocktail Meatballs in a sweet & Sour Sauce
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • French Loaf stuffed with Spinach Dip
  • Devilled Eggs
  • Domestic Cheese Tray with Crackers
 

Option #2

  • Pigs in a Blanket
  • Cocktail Meatballs in a sweet & Sour Sauce
  • Mini Quiche (ham, crab, broccoli, shrimp)
  • Salmon Mousse with crackers
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Pumpernickel Loaf stuffed with Crab Dip
  • Devilled Eggs
  • Ham and Chive Wraps

Option #3

  • Sauteed Seafood (Shrimp and Scallops)
  • Sauteed Mushrooms
  • Bratwurst Sausages & Assorted Dips
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Mexican Nacho Tray & Chips
  • Fresh Fruit & Cheese Tray
 

Option #4

  • Water Chestnuts wrapped in Bacon
  • Bratwurst Sausages & Assorted Dips
  • Mini Quiche (ham, crab, broccoli, shrimp)
  • Cocktail Meatballs in a sweet & Sour Sauce
  • Brie Melt topped with Cranberry Chutney
  • Sauteed Mushrooms
  • Pumpernickel Loaf stuffed with Crab Dip
  • French Loaf stuffed with Spinach Dip
  • Devilled Eggs
  • Salmon Mousse with crackers

Option #5

  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Cheese ball with Crackers
  • Cognac Pate and Crackers
  • French Loaf stuffed with Spinach Dip
  • Devilled Eggs
  • Pumpernickel Loaf stuffed with Crab Dip
 

Option #6

  • Fresh Fruit & Cheese Assortment
  • Salmon Mousse with Crackers
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Mexican Nacho Tray & Chips
  • Ham and Chive Wraps
  • Salami Deckers
  • French loaf stuffed with Spinach Dip
  • Pumpernickel Loaf stuffed with Crab Dip

Option #7

  • Seafood Platter (Smoked Salmon, Shrimp, Crab)
  • Fresh Fruit Tray
  • Domestic and Imported Cheese Tray
  • Cognac Pate and Crackers
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Devilled Eggs
  • French Loaf stuffed with Spinach Dip
  • Pumpernickel Loaf stuffed with Crab Dip
  • Mexican Nacho Tray with Chips
 

Option #8

  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Fresh Fruit Tray
  • Assorted Fancy Sandwiches (Rolls and Pins)
  • Domestic and Imported Cheese Tray
  • Devilled Eggs
  • Ham and Chive Wraps
  • Salami Deckers
  • Seafood Platter (smoked salmon, shrimp, crab)

Option #9

  • Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
  • French Loaf stuffed with Spinach Dip
  • Domestic and Imported Cheese Tray
  • Pumpernickel Loaf stuffed with Crab Dip
  • Fresh Fruit Tray
  • Cheese Ball with Crackers
  • Cognac Pate with Crackers
  • Devilled Eggs
  • Mexican Nacho Tray with Chips
  • Seafood Platter (Smoked salmon, shrimp, crab)
  • Salmon Mousse with Crackers
  • Salami Deckers
  • Ham and Chive Wraps
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
 

Option #10

  • Flaming Sambuka Atlantic Scallops
  • Cocktail Meatballs in a sweet & Sour Sauce
  • Pigs in a Blanket
  • Mini Quiche (ham, crab, broccoli, shrimp)
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Ham and Chive Wraps
  • Salami Deckers
  • Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
  • Domestic & Imported Cheese Tray
  • Salmon Mousse & Crackers

Option #11

  • Chicken Satays
  • Cocktail Meatballs in a sweet & Sour Sauce
  • Brie Melt with Cranberry Chutney
  • Domestic Cheese Tray with Crackers
  • Italian Bruschetta
   

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Option #1

  • Pigs in a Blanket
  • Cocktail Meatballs in a sweet & Sour Sauce
  • Mini Quiche (ham, crab, broccoli, shrimp)
  • Sauteed Seafood (Shrimp and Scallops)
  • Water Chestnuts wrapped in Bacon
  • Mexican Nacho Tray & Chips
  • Vegetable Tray and Dip
  • Cheese & Fruit Tray
  • Jumbo Shrimp with Seafood Sauce
  • Smoked Meat piled high between two pieces of Rye Bread Served With Dijon Mustard
 

Option #2

  • Cocktail Meatballs in a sweet & Sour Sauce
  • Pigs in a Blanket
  • Bacon wrapped scallops
  • Mini Quiche (ham, crab, broccoli, shrimp)
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • French loaf stuffed with Spinach Dip
  • Devilled Eggs
  • Ham and Chive Wraps
  • Salami Deckers
  • Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
  • Domestic & Imported Cheese Tray
  • Salmon Mousse & Crackers

Option #3

  • Water Chestnuts wrapped in Bacon
  • Pigs in a Blanket
  • Mini Quiche (ham, crab, broccoli, shrimp)
  • Cocktail Meatballs in a sweet & Sour Sauce
  • Bacon wrapped scallops
  • French Loaf stuffed with Spinach Dip
  • Pumpernickel Loaf stuffed with Crab Dip
  • Bratwurst Sausages and Assorted Mustards
  • Domestic & Imported Cheese Tray
  • Fresh Fruit Pedestal (oval)
  • Cheese Ball with Crackers
  • Cognac Pate and Crackers
  • Mexican Nacho Tray & Chips
  • Salmon Mousse & Crackers
  • Salami Deckers
  • Ham and Chive Wraps
  • Devilled Eggs
  • Vegetable Tray with Dip
  • Penne Regatta served with a Tomato Sauce Garnished with Prosciutto Ham or Fresh
  • Flaked Red Salmon
  • Smoked Meat piled high between two pieces of Rye Bread Served With Dijon Mustard
 

Option #4

  • Canadian Cheese Tray & Crackers
  • Strawberries and Dip
  • Brie Melt with Cranberry Chutney
  • Cheese Tortellini
  • French Loaf stuffed with Spinach
  • Hummus
  • Platters of Gourmet Smoked Salmon
  • Pate Board with Gourmet Crackers
  • Cheese Ball with Crackers
  • Flaming Sambuka Atlantic Scallops

 

Specialty menus may be complimented with Pasta Stations and Chateau Briand on specialty breads and seafood…
creating the Ultimate Cocktail Dinner

 

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Evening Lunches

Evening Lunch #1

Assorted Fancy Sandwiches
An abundant amount of Richly seasoned fillings On freshly baked breads

Vegetable Tray with Dip
Crisp Broccoli, Cauliflower, Celery & Carrots
Complemented with a flavourful dip

Domestic Cheese Tray
St. Albert’s Finest

Olives, Bread & Butter, Sweet Pickles

A Variety of Homemade Squares & Cookies
An assortment of 20 freshly baked squares & melt in your mouth cookies

Coffee & Tea


 

Evening Lunch #2

Assorted Stuffed Buns
Piled High with Sliced Roast Beef, Black Forest Ham, Egg, Salmon & Chicken Salad

Assorted Fancy Sandwiches
An abundant amount of richly seasoned fillings on freshly baked breads

Vegetable Tray with Dip
Crisp Broccoli, Cauliflower, Celery & Carrots complemented with a flavourful dip

Domestic Cheese Tray
St. Albert’s Finest

Olives, Bread & Butter, Sweet Pickles

A Variety of Homemade Squares & Cookies
An assortment of 20 freshly baked squares & melt in your mouth cookies

Coffee & Tea

 


 
     
 
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