If you’ve somehow missed the flood of hearts, chocolates and flower bouquets, allow us to remind you that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! We’ve got something for everyone who’d rather spend a cosy evening at home than fight for a table at a packed restaurant — a delicious healthy dinner made for the 14th of February. The cherry on top? Even your other half will love it (yes, really — even if he usually flat-out refuses to eat your “vegetable-packed” dishes…). YOU 1 – 0 HIM! Ready to take on the challenge? No need to be a master chef to pull this off!
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An aperitif under the sign of Cupid
Ready to make him fall even more in love? Why not kick things off with a special Valentine’s Day cocktail? Here’s our recipe for a sparkling love potion — guaranteed to dazzle him from the very first sip!
Ingredients:
- 200g of frozen red berries
- 2 tbsp agave syrup
- 1 bottle of sparkling white wine
- 1 bottle of sparkling water
- 1 lime
- 1 tsp ground ginger
How to make this delicious cocktail?
Start by placing a few frozen red berries into your finest champagne flutes. They’ll act as both decoration and ice cubes.
Pop them in the freezer.
Next, blend the red berries with the agave syrup, the juice of one lime, and the ginger.
When ready to serve, fill your flutes halfway with this mixture, then top up to three-quarters with sparkling wine. Stir gently.
Finally, fill the rest of the flute with sparkling water.
There you have it — a fresh, bubbly cocktail to enjoy with your loved one!
Valentine’s Day starter: Fresh cheese vegetable rolls
To keep impressing your valentine, here’s a starter idea that’s simple, light and utterly irresistible — guaranteed to tantalise his taste buds.
Ingredients:
- 1 courgette
- 1 carrot
- ½ bell pepper (optional)
- 1 small pot of fresh cheese (such as chavrou)
- 1 tbsp honey
How to prepare this starter?
Wash the courgette and cut it in half lengthways. Peel the carrot. Using a vegetable peeler, slice both the courgette and carrot into thin ribbons.
In a bowl, mix the fresh cheese with the honey. Spread this mixture onto one side of each vegetable ribbon.
Gently roll the ribbons up. You can secure them with a cocktail stick.
If you’d like to add the bell pepper, wash it and cut it into thin strips, then carefully tuck them into the centre of each roll.
Enjoy!
On to the main: Stir-fried noodles with prawns
Valentine’s Day is the perfect occasion to cook up something truly irresistible. Keep charming your other half with this Asian-inspired recipe — to which you can add a little something with aphrodisiac flair…
Ingredients:
- 200g Chinese noodles
- ½ carrot
- 1 garlic clove
- 10 cooked and peeled prawns
- 1 red bell pepper
- ½ onion
- Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp olive oil
How to prepare this dish?
Cook the noodles.
Peel and grate the carrot and garlic. Cut the bell pepper into thin strips.
Heat a pan (or wok) with a tablespoon of oil.
Sauté the onion, garlic, carrot and bell pepper for about 5 minutes.
Add the prawns and noodles, and cook over medium heat, stirring regularly, for about 5 minutes.
Add 2 tbsp of soy sauce and stir well.
For that little aphrodisiac touch, just before serving, sprinkle a pinch of ground ginger over your loved one’s plate…
For dessert, melt with pleasure over our Valentine’s Day chocolate & banana tart!
Looking for the perfect dessert for your romantic evening? Look no further! We’ve got you covered. How about ending this wonderful night for two with a chocolate and banana tart to share?
Ingredients:
- 1 shortcrust pastry
- 1½ bananas
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp butter
- 70g dark baking chocolate
- 1 tsp agave syrup
How to nail your dessert?
First, preheat your oven to 180°C (gas mark 6).
Melt the dark chocolate and butter together in a bain-marie. Then separate the egg white from the yolk and whisk the white to stiff peaks.
Beat the egg yolk with the agave syrup, then add the melted dark chocolate. Mix well. Gently fold in the egg white.
In a tart tin, unroll the shortcrust pastry and arrange banana slices over the base. Pour the chocolate mixture on top, making sure the banana slices are fully covered.
Bake for 30 minutes and enjoy!
With all of this, your romantic evening is bound to be a success!