Grilled salmon with a shiitake crust was cooked rare and zapped up by a fresh mango-cilantro-red pepper salsa.

When asparagus is cooked, drain and mix with red pepper salsa.

Even ordinary-sounding openers like Caesar salad and mozzarella cheese mated with a tomato-red pepper salsa are standouts.

Tender rings of calamari ($6) are grilled rather than fried, flavored with ginger and served in a pineapple-red pepper salsa.

This pepper salsa has a certain amount of flexibility in its design so that if fresh ripe tomatoes are not available, well-drained canned ones can take their place.

Serve at once topped with the pepper salsa.

Spread with half the pepper salsa, then top with half the goat cheese.

Two towering chunks of sushi-rare tuna ($17) were given a tropical turn by a diced mango, roasted red pepper salsa and yummy white rice laced with ripe bananas.

Entrees include grilled fish with a tropical fruit and sweet pepper salsa for $21.50 and rack of lamb with guava roasted garlic glaze for $28.50.

The fall menu features grilled Vermont pork with roast apples and sweet and hot pepper salsa.