A good romantic dinner menu for Valentine's Day should be made up of both mouth-watering, beautiful presentation and easy-to-prepare dishes. It is better to serve a few slices of a gourmet treat than a hefty baked ham.
Strawberries are an absolute favorite for romantic meals. This is what makes the dessert dishes with her "participation", although no less tasty, but somewhat banal. Surprise your sweetheart by serving strawberries as a snack for dinner. You will need:
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar;
- 100 grams of tender cream cheese;
- 60 grams of blue cheese;
- 16 large fresh strawberries;
- 3 tablespoons of chopped and toasted pecans.
Pour the vinegar into a saucepan, bring to a boil, and cook until the volume is halved. Refrigerate to room temperature. Put cream cheese in a mixer bowl and chop the blue cheese, beat with a mixer. Remove the stalks from the strawberries, using a sharp fruit knife, remove the core of the berries, making them "cups". Fill with cheese mixture, place on a plate and sprinkle with nut crumbs. In this form, the dish can be stored in the refrigerator for several hours, covered with plastic wrap. Drizzle with boiled balsamic vinegar before serving. This will create an elegant and light meal worthy of a romantic dinner.
Breaded chicken fillet can be served as a main course. To make this simple dish a delicacy, take for breading not only bread crumbs, but also fragrant "petals" of almonds. Prepare:
- 2 chicken breasts;
- 1 chicken egg;
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk;
- ½ cup minced almond "petals";
- ½ cup of bread crumbs;
- 2 teaspoons of rosemary leaves;
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil;
- 1 head of shallots;
- 8 cups of fresh spinach leaves;
- ½ teaspoon of salt.
Slice each breast in half across. Place each half between sheets of plastic wrap and beat lightly. Whisk the egg and buttermilk in a wide, deep bowl. In a similar bowl, combine bread crumbs with nuts, rosemary leaves and ¼ teaspoon of salt. Dip the broken breasts first in the egg mixture and then in the nut crumbs. Breasts breaded in this way can be kept in the freezer. Thus, you do not have to rattle with a meat hammer in the kitchen before the most romantic dinner.
Fry the breaded breasts until golden brown in heated vegetable oil. In another skillet, fry the shallots, chopped into rings, add the spinach and the remaining salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 2-3 minutes. Serve the breasts with spinach garnish.
Homemade chocolate truffles are perfect for dessert for a romantic dinner. They are a great addition to chilled champagne. Take:
- 250 ml heavy cream;
- 225 grams of dark chocolate;
- 55 grams of unsalted butter;
- natural cocoa powder.
Break the chocolate into pieces, place it in the blender bowl and pulse it. Heat the cream, add it to the chocolate and blend into a smooth, homogeneous mixture. Add butter while continuing to mix. Transfer the chocolate mass through a piping bag onto a tray covered with parchment paper. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Sprinkle with cocoa.
