Pilar’s Catering Menu
Tamales
Black bean tamale
A special dish served in El Salvador for festive occasions, tamales derive their name from the ancient Mayan Nahuatl word tamalli. Our 7.5-ounce tamales are made with our homemade free-range all-natural chicken, pork, or fresh vegetable stocks. The main ingredient is corn flour masa, which is filled with a unique combination of ingredients, rolled and steamed. Served with a side of our aged curtido (pickled salad) and our house red salsa. All tamales are $3.50 per serving.
Tamale de Pollo
Filled with our house red sauce, chicken, green peppers, olives, potatoes and capers.
Traditional Tamale de Puerco
Filled with slowly-cooked pork pieces and our house red sauce, green peppers, olives, potatoes and capers.
Tamale de Carne
Filled with grass-fed all-natural beef, our homemade green tomatillo salsa, green beans and potatoes.
Tamale de Vegetales (vegan)
Made with our vegetable stock, filled with our house red sauce, marinated soy tempeh, green peppers, olives, potatoes and capers.
Tamale con Jalapenos y Queso
Made with our vegetable stock, our special blend of cheeses, and spiced up with jalapeno chili peppers (spiced just right, not too hot).
Tamale con Frigoles y Maize
Made with our black bean stock, filled with our special blend of cheeses, corn, and organic black beans.
Sweet Plantain Tamale
Sweet stock corn flour masa blended with ripe sweet plantains, plump raisins, and cinnamon.
Pupusas
Pupusas
Pupusas are a traditional Salvadoran dish whose origin stretches back centuries. A pupusa is a handmade corn tortilla delicately filled with a unique blend of ingredients and then cooked on the grill. Served with a side of our aged curtido (pickled salad) and our house red salsa. Pupusas go great with a side of sweet fried plantains. Minimum orders of 4 Pupusas. All pupusas are $3.50 per serving.
Pupusa de Pollo
Filled with free-range all-natural chicken, our special blend of cheeses, and refried organic black beans.
Traditional Pupusa de Puerco
Filled with hormone free pork, our special blend of cheeses, and refried organic black beans.
Pupusa de Vegetales
Filled with loroco, a Salvadoran vegetable.
Pupusa de Queso con Loroco
Filled with loroco (a Salvadoran vegetable) and our special blend of cheeses
Other Entrees
Chilaquilas
Two half tortillas per serving, filled with our special blend of cheeses, dipped in egg batter, pan fried, then slowly cooked in our red house sauce. $6.50
Pasteles
Two tortillas per serving, rolled around your choice of vegetarian or chicken filling and fried to a golden brown. Served with our homemade salsa & lime salad. $6.50
Soups & Salads
Organic Black Bean Soup
Made from organic black beans, organic white basmati rice. Topped with avocado slices, a dab of sour cream, and a hand-made tortilla. $12.95/quart (serves 4)
Pilar’s Lime Salad
Green cabbage, red radishes, and roma tomatoes. Tossed with fresh lime juice. $2.95
Sides
Empanadas Con Frigoles
Mashed sweet plantains filled with organic refried black beans then fried to a golden brown and topped off with queso fresco. $3.50
Empanadas Con Crema
Mashed sweet plantains filled with homemade custard, fried to a golden brown and sprinkled with cinnamon. $3.50
Refried Beans
Our homemade double-fried organic black beans, topped off with queso fresco (4-ounce serving). $2.95
Salvadoran Corn Tortillas
These are the original THICK corn tortillas that our family grew up with. $4.99/dozen
Yuca Root
Fried or steamed, served with lime salad. $3.25
Casamiento
A “marriage” of organic black beans and white rice (6-ounce serving). $2.25
Sweet Fried Plantains
Served with sweet cream (approximately 6 slices per portion). $3.50
Guacamole and Chips
Fresh avocados, jalapeno peppers and red onions. $3.25
Fresh Table Salsa and Chips
Fresh roma tomatoes, garlic, cilantro, and lime juice. $2.95
Beverages
Pilar’s Hibiscus Iced Tea
Home-brewed from whole Hibiscus flowers, sweetened with lemon juice, and sugar. $10.00/half-gallon ~ $18.00/gallon
Horchata de la Casa
Pilar’s version of the popular Latin rice drink. Made from rice, morro, cinnamon, and a variety of spices. $18.00/gallon
Sweets
Pan Dulce a la Gabriel
Sweet Salvadoran Breakfast Bread, made with eggs, vanilla, and feta cheese. $1.75/piece (10 piece minimum order) ~ $35.00/full sheet (serves 24)
Pilar’s Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Traditional cake with pineapple slices and a prune in the middle. $20.00/half cake ~ $38.00/whole cake (serves 24)
Empanadas Con Frigoles
Mashed sweet plantains filled with organic refried black beans then fried to a golden brown and topped off with queso fresco. $3.50
Empanadas Con Crema
Mashed sweet plantains filled with homemade custard, fried to a golden brown and sprinkled with cinnamon. $3.50
Sweet Fried Plantains
Served with sweet cream ~ approximately 6 slices per portion. $3.50
Meal Packages
We offer these packages as a way to make your menu planning easier. Of course, we would also be delighted to help you plan a customized menu for your event, according to your needs and budget.
Prices are per person. No substitutions, please.
Package #1
1 Tamale of your choice, Casamiento, Sweet Fried Plantains, Curtido Salad, House Salsa. $8.00
Package #2
2 Chilaquilas, Casamiento, Sweet Fried Plantains, Curtido Salad, House Salsa. $8.50
Package #3
2 Pupusas, Casamiento, Curtido, Salsa, Sweet Fried Plantains. $8.50
Package #4
1 Tamale of your choice, 1 Pupusa, Casamiento, Sweet Fried Plantains, Curtido Salad, House Salsa. $9.00
Contact Pilar’s Catering at 734-829-9978. Our business hours are M–F, 9am–5pm. After-hours calls will be returned promptly on the next business day.