The Purple Pig menù, Chicago
The Purple Pig Chicago - Menu
Antipasti
Pork Fried Almonds
with rosemary & garlic
Marinated Olives
Broccoli
with roasted garlic & anchovy vinaigrette
Charred Cauliflower
toasted breadcrumbs, cornichons & parsley
Salt-roasted Beets
with whipped goat cheese & pistachio vinaigrette
Roasted Corn
mushrooms, walnuts & fried rosemary
Braised Baby Artichokes
fingerling potatoes, asiago & salami toscana
Fava Beans, Leeks, Hard Boiled Eggs & Crispy Prosciutto
Calamari
with fregola, radishes, cucumbers & pistachios
Raw Corn
heirloom tomatoes & arugula pesto
Heirloom Tomato
green beans, potatoes & red wine vinaigrette
Olive Oil-poached Tuna
with greek lima beans
Burrata Pugliese
with arugula, marcona almonds, sour cherries, popcorn & maraschino
Salad
Shaved Raw Summer Squash
hazelnut, arugula, opal & lemon basil
Spinach & Romaine Caesar Salad
with hard boiled quail egg & house cured anchovies
Greek Salad
with heirloom tomatoes, feta & kalamata olives
Rabbit
with mixed herb & lettuce, pickled romano beans, crispy capers & black truffle vinaigrette
Fried Items
Chorizo Stuffed Olives
Prosciutto Escarole Bread Balls
Melrose Peppers
with sea salt & garlic chips
Eggplant Parmesan Balls
Deviled Egg
with arugula & caper berries
Pigs Ear
with crispy kale, pickled cherry peppers & fried egg
Petit Basque Cheese
with membrillo
Sardines
with shaved fennel salad & lemon vinaigrette
Panini
Slow Roasted Ham
scamorza cheese, pickled portobello & sundried tomatoes
Porchetta
with salsa verde
Coppa
with provolone cheese, pickled cherry peppers & grain mustard
Cured Meats
Prosciutto Di San Daniele
Catalonian Fuet
Chorizo
Prosciutto Di Parma
Cacciatorini
Jamon Serrano
Lomo
Testa
Purple Pig Platter
Smears
House Cured Lardo Iberico
Tomato Bread
garlic, olive oil & sea salt pork liver pate
Pork Liver Pate
Whipped Feta With Cucumbers
Pork Neck Bone Gravy With Ricotta
Mortadella, Balsamico & Pistachio
Taramosalata "greek Caviar Smear"
Roasted Bone Marrow With Herbs
Pork Neck Bone Rillette & Mostarda
Eggplant Caponata With Goat Cheese
Foie Gras & Membrillo
A La Plancha, Etc.
Meatball Slider
with parmesan & arugula on brioche
Pork Tripe Ala Parmigiana
with pork skin "bread crumbs"
Charred Green Onions
with romesco sauce
Pig's Tails Braised In Balsamic
with grated egg & parsley
Milk Braised Pork Shoulder
with mashed potatoes
Morcilla
with fava beans, bread crumbs & sherry vinaigrette
Mussels
with pancetta, creme fraiche & marjoram
"jlt" Pork Jowl
tomato, frisee & fried duck egg
Chicken Thigh Kebabs, Fried Smashed Potatoes & Tzatziki
Pork Sweetbreads
with fennel & apricots
Manila Clams
house made merguez sausage, manzanilla sherry & tomato
Sepia
with almonds & fried rosemary
House Made Veal Mortadella Sausage
with spinach, fresh chickpeas & preserved cherry tomatoes
Pork Blade Steak
with 'nduja & honey
Pork Secreto Romano Beans
marinated red bell pepper & pickled watermelon rind
Prosciutto Crusted Cobia
with venus clams & sea beans
Turkey Leg Confit
crispy lentils, treviso, endive & agro dolce
Octopus
with green beans, fingerling potatoes & salsa verde
Scallop Spiedini
with chickpea aioli
Wagyu Sirloin Tip
with fingerling potatoes, red onions, olives & bone marrow vinaigrette
Lamb Loin & Greek Quinoa Salad
with grape leaf vinaigrette
Wild King Salmon
grilled purslane, blueberries with corn juice & white balsamic sauce
Berkshire Pork Chop
fava bean - greek yogurt salata & horta
Guinea Hen Cooked Under A Brick
with chilled black barley, lentil salad & beet vinaigrette
Cheese
Prairie Breeze
Caso Bolo Mellage
Lincoln Log
Capriole O'bannon
Parmigiano Reggiano
Quadrello Di Bufala
Saint Agur
Pecorino Noce
Tomme De Brebis
Blu Di Bufala
Il Caprino Tartufo
Green Hill Camembert
Monte Crudo
Podda
Cave Man Blue
Cabot Cheddar
Pecorino Toscano
Piave Vecchio
Iborez
Big Ed's
Dolci
Lemon Panna Cotta
with pistachio croccante
Sicilian Iris
ricotta & chocolate chip filled fried brioche
House-made Italian Wedding Cookies
Festa Di Santa Lucia Crema
farro & ricotta with chocolate sauce
Panino Con Nutella
a sweet sandwich filled with a chocolate hazelnut spread, marshmallow cream & bananas
Bread Pudding With Marsala & Citrus
caramel sauce & whipped cream
Soft Serve Ice Cream
toasted cinnamon flavor or pistachio flavor
Affogato
espresso over toasted cinnamon soft serve