Menu for Valentine's Day simple recipes. Video on how to prepare a heart-shaped salad “Valentine for your loved ones”

Have you already chosen a place for a romantic evening, thought through the decorations and surroundings and bought cute gifts? Now is the time to think about the treat. And it doesn’t matter where it takes place holiday breakfast, lunch or dinner, the main thing is not to miss the selection of dishes. When thinking over the menu for Valentine's Day, you need to pay attention to aphrodisiac products. This is understandable, because, most likely, dinner will end in bed. Dishes for romantic menu should be both satisfying and light. The task is almost impossible if you follow the beaten path and prepare an ordinary holiday table with mayonnaise puff salads, abundant meat dishes and side dishes... Therefore, pay attention to seafood dishes. Nowadays you can buy almost any seafood delicacy in any store or market. Perhaps the most affordable seafood, literally stuffed with aphrodisiacs, these are shrimps. "Culinary Eden" offers you a menu for Valentine's Day for romantic dinner.

Ingredients:
200 g boiled shrimp,
150 g imitation crab meat,
200 g hard cheese,
4 boiled eggs,
3-4 cloves of garlic,
green onions,
mayonnaise.

Preparation:
Set aside a few shrimp for garnish. Grate the cheese, eggs and garlic. Add shrimp and chopped crabmeat. Stir and season with mayonnaise. Garnish with shrimp and chopped green onions.

Ingredients:
400 g shrimp,
4 eggs,
1 small jar of canned pineapple
1 mango,
1-2 green apples,
300 g celery stalks,
parsley,
olive oil, white dry wine- for frying shrimp.

Preparation:
Fry the shrimp in a hot mixture of olive oil and dry white wine. Cut celery, apples and boiled eggs into thin strips. Drain the juice from the pineapples, pour a little into a bowl and mix with mayonnaise. Add chopped pineapples and mangoes to the rest of the ingredients and season with mayonnaise. When serving, sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Ingredients:
1 can of olives or pitted olives,
300 g shrimp,
3-4 boiled eggs,
mayonnaise.

Preparation:
Boil the shrimp in boiling salted water, peel and grind with a blender (or mince). Mix with boiled egg yolks, grind thoroughly and add enough mayonnaise to form a rather sticky mass. Dry the olives or black olives. Grate the whites of boiled eggs on a fine grater. Roll small balls from the shrimp mass, press the olives inside and roll in the protein. Serve on green salad leaves.

Ingredients:
300 g large shrimps,
150 g shrimp broth,
200 ml 35% cream,
100 ml dry white wine,
100 ml milk,
3 tbsp. with a pile of flour,
4 eggs,
1 tsp Dijon mustard,
4 tbsp butter,
3-4 peas of allspice,
½ tsp. ground nutmeg,
salt, black ground pepper- to taste,
sour cream.

Preparation:
Boil the shrimp in boiling salted water, pour out 150 ml of broth, cool the shrimp, peel and cut small pieces. Dissolve in a frying pan over low heat butter and fry the flour in it until creamy, then add the shrimp broth and wine, heat for a minute and pour in the milk and cream. Add allspice, mustard, salt, ground black pepper and nutmeg and simmer for 5 minutes over low heat. Meanwhile, separate the yolks from the whites. Add a little sauce from the frying pan to the yolks, mix well and add to the rest of the sauce, mixing well so that no lumps form (preferably with a mixer). Add shrimp to the sauce, stir and remove from heat. Cool and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt, carefully fold the mixture into the sauce with shrimp and stir. Divide the resulting mixture into molds and place in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes. Serve topped with sour cream.

But man does not live by shrimp alone - light snack Can be made with other products too!

Ingredients:
250 g boiled tongue,
4 eggs,
2 apples,
150 g prunes,
150 g hard cheese,
100 g walnuts,
mayonnaise.

Preparation:
Cut the tongue into strips, grate the boiled eggs on a coarse grater. Rinse the prunes well, dry them and cut into thin strips. Peel the apple and grate it Korean carrots. Mix all ingredients and season with mayonnaise. When serving, sprinkle with finely grated cheese and chopped nuts.

Ingredients:
6 large champignons,
2 eggs
1 small onion,
100 g hard cheese,
2 tbsp. sour cream or mayonnaise,
salt, parsley, vegetable oil.

Preparation:
Carefully remove the stems of the washed mushrooms and clean the caps inside. Cut the onion and mushroom stems into small cubes and fry in vegetable oil until golden brown. Boiled eggs also cut into cubes, add chopped herbs, add fried onions and mushrooms, mix and season with sour cream. Add half the amount of finely grated cheese, mix and stuff the caps. Place in a baking dish, sprinkle with the remaining cheese and bake at 200°C for 20 minutes. When serving, garnish with herbs.

For the main course, you can choose lean fish, lean meat, or prepare classic chicken wings. And don’t forget to prepare fresh vegetables as a side dish, they won’t create heaviness in your stomach.

Ingredients:
2-2.5 stacks. flour,
100 g butter,
1 egg,
1 stack water.
For minced meat:
500 g shrimp,
1 small onion
2 tbsp. chopped parsley,
ginger, ground black pepper - to taste,
a pinch of salt.

Preparation:
The dough for these dumplings is being prepared custard method: Boil water with butter, remove from heat, add 1 cup. flour and stir quickly until a homogeneous smooth mass is obtained. Cool, beat in the egg and add enough flour to make a smooth dough. Let it sit under the plate for 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile, peel the shrimp and onions, mince them, add herbs, ginger, salt and pepper and knead the minced meat well. Roll out the dough into a thin layer and cut out circles with a thin glass. Make very small dumplings and cook in salted water. Serve with hot sauces.

Ingredients:
400 g pike perch fillet,
100 g rice,
2 onions,
2 tomatoes
2 cloves of garlic,
100 ml dry white wine,
2 tbsp. vegetable oil,
2 buds of cloves,
½ bunch of parsley,
thyme, salt, ground black pepper - to taste.

Preparation:
Pour salted water over the washed rice and put on fire. Cut pike perch fillet in small pieces. Finely chop the greens and garlic. Scald the tomatoes with boiling water, put them in ice water and remove the skin. Grind the tomatoes using a blender. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, add onion and sauté until golden brown. Add tomatoes, garlic and herbs, add a little salt and simmer over low heat under the lid for 3-4 minutes. Then add the cloves, thyme and pepper and continue to simmer. Drain the cooked rice in a colander, place in a frying pan with the sauce and add wine. Place fish pieces on top of the rice, cover and simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes. Serve sprinkled with herbs.

Ingredients:
600 g chicken wings,
2 tbsp. lemon juice,
50 ml vegetable oil,
3-4 cloves of garlic,
sprig of rosemary,
salt, pepper - to taste.

Preparation:
Combine lemon juice and vegetable oil, add chopped garlic and rosemary leaves and place chicken wings in the resulting marinade. Leave to marinate for 30-40 minutes. Grease a baking sheet with oil, place the wings and pour over the marinade. Place in the oven over medium heat for 40 minutes to brown the wings. Serve with fresh vegetable salad.

Ingredients:
2 squid carcasses,
2 potatoes,
200 g fresh mushrooms(champignons, oyster mushrooms),
2 tomatoes
1-2 cloves of garlic,
grated hard cheese.

Preparation:
From boiled potatoes prepare the puree. Fry the finely diced onion until golden brown. Fry the mushrooms separately in a dry frying pan until the liquid has completely evaporated and add to the onions. Connect mashed potatoes with mushrooms and onions. Clean the squid and boil in salted water for 2-3 minutes, no more, otherwise they will become rubbery. Stuff the squids with potato mixture and place in a greased pan. Peel the tomatoes and chop them. Chop the garlic, fry in vegetable oil for 30 seconds, add the tomatoes, simmer over medium heat, add salt and pepper. Pour the resulting sauce over the squid and sprinkle with grated cheese. Place in a hot oven and bake until the cheese is melted.

Ingredients:
250 g peeled shrimp,
250 g crab meat,
½ cup dry white wine
2 tbsp. olive oil,
2 tbsp. butter,
1 sprig of marjoram,
2 stalks of celery,
3 bay leaves,
4 sprigs of basil,
5 thyme leaves,
6 black peppercorns,
7 leeks,
8 drops of table vinegar,
9 drops of lemon juice.

Preparation:
Place shrimp and crab meat in a saucepan, pour wine over them, add olive oil and butter and bring to a boil. Then the witchcraft begins: one by one, with an interval of one minute, add all the spices: marjoram, celery, bay leaf, basil, thyme, black pepper, leeks, vinegar and lemon juice. After adding the last ingredient, boil the dish for 9 minutes and serve. In France, this dish is called the “appetizer of passion.”

If you've never made fondue, it makes sense to try surprising your partner with cheese fondue or making chocolate fondue for dessert. Which one delicious crust forms at the bottom of the fondue bowl when you make cheese fondue!

Ingredients:
250 g Gruyere cheese,
150 g Emmental cheese,
150 ml dry white wine,
1 clove of garlic,
½ tsp. lemon juice,
1-2 tbsp. starch,
ground white pepper, nutmeg - to taste.
For dipping: cubes white bread, shrimp, olives or black olives, etc.

Preparation:
Grate the cheese. Rub the walls of the fondue pot with a clove of garlic, pour in the wine and put on fire. Once the wine is warm, gradually add the cheese mixture, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon in a figure eight motion. Add pepper and nutmeg, lemon juice and stir. If the mixture turns out to be liquid, add starch; if, on the contrary, it is thick, pour in a little wine. When the mass becomes homogeneous, move the fondue pot to the center of the table on a stand above the candle. Pipe the appetizers onto forks and dip into the bowl.

Ingredients:
400 g shrimp,
200 g crab meat,
400 ml milk,
50 g cheddar cheese,
2 tbsp. sherry,
hot pepper

Preparation:
Boil shrimp in 1 cup. boiling salted water, peel and grind in a blender. Dilute the resulting mass with hot milk and bring to a boil with constant stirring. Add the cheese and stir in figure eights with a wooden spoon until completely melted. Add pepper, sherry and crabmeat, bring to a boil and serve. Serve the fondue with white croutons and sherry.

Ingredients:
1 stack 35% cream,
2 bars of quality dark chocolate,
20 g cognac,
1 tbsp. liquid honey,
1 tbsp. chopped almonds,
1 tbsp. chopped walnuts.

For dipping:
pieces of fresh fruit, biscuit cubes, nuts, etc.

Preparation:
Place the fondue bowl on water bath. Pour in the cream, add coarsely grated chocolate, add honey, cognac and nuts. Stirring constantly, melt the entire mass until smooth. Then place the bowl on a stand with a candle and enjoy amazing delicacy! Dip pieces of fresh fruit, biscuits or cookies, nuts or dried fruits into melted chocolate.

A romantic dinner is unthinkable without champagne, and when combined with strawberries it turns into an amazing treat.
Strawberries in champagne. Place fresh strawberries in tall glasses and sprinkle powdered sugar. Cover each glass cling film and place the glasses in the refrigerator. When it's time for dessert, top the strawberries with champagne and serve.

Ingredients for one serving:
20 ml Curacao liqueur,
20 ml lime syrup,
20 ml vodka,
5 ml lemon juice,
champagne,
7-8 ice cubes.

Preparation:
Fill a mixing container with ice cubes, add lemon juice, liqueur, vodka and lime syrup, seal and shake vigorously for 10 seconds. After this, pour through a strainer into a pre-chilled glass and top up with champagne. To obtain clear ice cubes, use boiled water.

Bon appetit and a romantic mood!

Larisa Shuftaykina

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Valentine's Day is a very special holiday. Not only because he glorifies our everything - the sincere love of two hearts. It also gives an excellent reason to cook something unusual and pleasantly surprise your loved ones. On this day, everyone becomes a cook – women and men; many couples work together in the kitchen to have a romantic evening. Isn't this the perfect setting to try out a new recipe for Valentine's Day?

So what to cook this holiday? Baked fish or tender chicken in the oven. You can make a heart shaped pizza vegetable sauté, French fries, flavorful seafood kebabs on skewers.

Tender morning: what to serve for breakfast on Valentine's Day

It's worth starting with a morning surprise. It's very nice when a man does it. Yes, not all representatives of the stronger half understand complex recipes. But there are saving graces for them simple types dishes for February 14:

• Classic scrambled eggs. It can be shaped like a heart - there are special silicone molds and even frying pans. All you need to do is carefully break the egg and lightly salt it. Or another option: cut out a heart in a large piece of bread, fry the toast on one side, turn it over and pour the egg into the prepared “bed”. It turns out very romantic. This way you can prepare a classic fried egg or a nutritious omelette.
• If your significant other doesn't eat eggs or just prefers light breakfasts, give her a cottage cheese declaration of love. Cottage cheese should be mixed with sour cream, add 2 teaspoons of sugar per 100 g, form a heart and pour jam on top or sprinkle with grated chocolate. Very gentle and helpful.
• If you have heart molds of different sizes at home, you can use them to simple canapes made from sausage, cucumber and tomato. Or take a sausage, cut it in half, fold the two halves together to make a heart, and secure with a toothpick.

An apple with a “heart” insert looks very romantic. Take 2 apples - red and green. Cut a heart on their sides. The size should be the same, if possible, it is better to use a shape. Insert the red heart into green apple, and green - to red.

A selection of salads for Valentine's Day

On festive lunch or dinner already requires some serious culinary creation. It's worth starting with salads. The collections include a whole series of salad recipes for the Valentine’s Day menu with eloquent names a la “Secret Passion”, “First Love”, “Tenderness”, etc. Here are a few examples.

Salad “Tenderness of a young man in love” is prepared:

• from canned tuna(240 g);
• hard cheese(150 g);
• 1 carrot;
• 1 juicy apple;
• 3 eggs;
• mayonnaise (you can prepare it yourself, you will need 80 g).

Boil the carrots and eggs, peel the apple, grate the cheese. Lay out in layers (again, you can form a symbol - a heart): first tuna, then grated eggs, grated carrots, applesauce and cheese. All layers are laid out with a mayonnaise mesh. The salad is infused for at least 2 hours.

If you want to add brightness, you can take the Ardent Passion salad recipe. It is also flaky, so it should be prepared in advance (2-3 hours before dinner). We take:

• 100 g ham;
• 2 eggs;
• 100 g pineapple rings (canned);
• 100 g hard cheese (parmesan, mozzarella);
• 100 g canned corn;
• 80 g mayonnaise.

This salad is more convenient to eat from small dishes - bowls or salad bowls. You just need to boil the eggs. Layer order: corn - eggs - small cubes of ham - pineapple strips - grated cheese. Everything is smeared with mayonnaise, cream or yogurt.

Romance with health benefits: “Passionate Italian” salad

If salads with mayonnaise are a little tired after the New Year, prepare a vitamin “bomb” with olive oil, Italian cheese and spices. This is a joint French-Italian cuisine, although the name “Passionate Italian” is silent about the participation of Provençal herbs in it.

So what you need:

• 150 g mozzarella;
• 2 large tomatoes or 5-6 small cherries;
• 2 tbsp. spoons of olive oil;
• lettuce, 3 leaves;
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar;
• ¼ teaspoon of Provençal herbs;
• salt to taste.

Vegetables lose half from contact with metal useful elements, so it costs to cut the ingredients very coarsely. It is advisable to tear the salad with your hands. We chop the cheese and tomatoes coarsely, tear the salad, mix it all. The sauce should be prepared 30-60 minutes before dressing. To do this, mix vinegar with oil and herbs. The salad should be salted before serving.

Sweet moments of love: dessert for February 14

What romance can there be without sweets? Of course, dessert on this special day should be given the closest attention. The most popular solutions are chocolate covered strawberries, heart cookies, (in in this case– confessions).

If you want to be original, you can take hot dishes. For example, a flaming (literally) banana romantic dessert on Valentine's Day. It will require:

• 4 bananas;
• 2 tbsp. spoons of butter;
• 3 tbsp. spoons of sugar;
• 2 oranges;
• 0.5 lemon;
• 50 g cognac.

Bananas should be cut in half (lengthwise). Melt the butter in a portioned frying pan (the dish will be served in it). IN melted butter add bananas and fry slightly on both sides (1-3 minutes).

Remove the bananas from a separate bowl, add sugar to their oil, and after 2-4 minutes (when you get caramel) add orange and lemon juice. All this simmers together over medium heat for 7-8 minutes. Then return the bananas with the sauce, pour cognac on top, set it on fire and serve immediately. The light in the room should be dimmed to make the effect even brighter.

Coolness for hot hearts

It may be a cold February outside, but don’t loving hearts burn with a bright flame? In order not to burn out your feelings ahead of time, you should “cool them down” slightly. To prepare it, take:

• vanilla bag;
• 100 g sugar;
• dark chocolate bar (200 g);
• 200 g cream;
• gelatin (pack).

Dissolve gelatin, add sugar, vanilla, cream. Mix everything well and leave overnight special molds. Before serving dessert romantic dinner The chocolate must be melted or ground and filled with ice cream balls (hearts, tubes). It turns out very tender and tasty.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Many will celebrate this holiday and are already thinking about how to do it.

In our opinion, there may be many options, but a romantic dinner is an integral part for lovers, because it provides an opportunity to relax and smoothly transition into an intimate atmosphere.

We want to offer you menu options for a romantic dinner and give you some tips for preparing it. Of course, in most cases, the preparation will fall on the girl’s shoulders, but believe me, both of you will have pleasant impressions for the whole year.

And so, first you need to think through all the details: create a cozy atmosphere, select music, think about table decor, candles, outfits, and after all this, start creating a menu.

When creating a menu, do not overload it various dishes, dinner should be light, but we remember what it should smoothly flow into. It is very important to take into account your preferences. You can also include love products in the menu - aphrozodiacs, which increase attraction and desire for each other. Let us remind you that these can be: tomatoes, green onions, strawberries, coffee, almonds, cheese, eggs, dark chocolate, orange, red caviar, basil and rosemary.

Since we cannot offer a universal menu that would suit everyone, we suggest considering three basic options: fish-based, meat-based and poultry-based. It's up to you to choose based on your taste preferences. Any of the three basic menus must include: main course, dessert and drink; if desired, it can be supplemented with delicious light salad. Or you can skip the hot meal and salad altogether and just enjoy each other over dessert.

The table below shows the main categories of the menu, in each of which we offer you three dishes so that you can choose the most suitable and to your liking. We tried to select recipes that are original, but at the same time budget-friendly and do not require much hassle and time. See their description below the table.

Hot dishes

Pork chops

Pork chops can be cooked in various variations, here proceed from your tastes. The main thing in this recipe- this is how to beat the meat properly. We offer you two options for coats for chops: cheese-egg and tomato-onion with mayonnaise. Both options turn out to be very tasty, and the main thing is that these products are usually always on hand.

Pork chops with egg and cheese coating

Cooking time:
50 minutes
Number of servings:
2 servings
Ingredients:
Pork – 2 steaks
Eggs - 2 pieces
Cheese - 200 grams
Spices - to taste
Preparation:
1. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater and beat the eggs
2. Mix eggs and cheese and add spices
3. Beat the meat, place it in a cooking dish and pour over the prepared mixture.
After 35-40 minutes you can check for doneness, bon appetit!!!
The second recipe for chops is identical to the first, only you need to lay everything out in layers. The first layer of spices, the second mayonnaise, then onions, tomatoes, salt, cheese and mayonnaise again.

Meat in oranges

This interesting tandem has long established itself as an exquisite, unusual dish with a wonderful combination of flavors.
Cooking time:
50 minutes
Number of servings:
2 servings
Ingredients:
onion - 1 piece
orange – 1 piece

tomato paste or ketchup – 2 tablespoons
water
spices to taste
Preparation
1. Shred one onion into half rings
2. Peel the orange and cut into cubes.
3. We also cut the meat into cubes
4. Turn on the multicooker to fry mode for 15 minutes and first fry the meat for 5 minutes, then add the onion to it and at the end of 3 minutes add the orange
5. Now it remains to add water so that it covers our meat and add two tablespoons tomato paste or ketchup and your favorite spices
6. Close the multicooker and set the stew mode for 30 minutes. Accordingly, you can cook on the stove with approximately the same time intervals
You can see the preparation steps in more detail in the photographs.

Meat in wine sauce

Cooking time:
50 minutes
Number of servings:
2 servings
Ingredients:
onion - 1 piece
carrots – 1 piece
pork meat for two - 2 steaks
ketchup – 2 tablespoons
mustard – 1 teaspoon
any wine, we used our own homemade one, infused with strawberry jam
Preparation
1. First, the meat must be marinated in wine for half an hour (add spices to the wine to taste for the meat, put in our steaks and forget about them for at least half an hour) Then
2. Cut one onion into half rings
3. Three carrots on a coarse grater.
4. Place the vegetables in a stewing container or in a slow cooker, add tomato ketchup and mustard and add our meat to the vegetables
4. Pour in the remaining wine and simmer for 40 minutes until done

Fish dishes

Shrimps

No, no, don’t think that we decided to offer you ordinary boiled shrimp. We want to surprise you and diversify your idea of ​​cooking shrimp. They can be prepared very tasty using various methods, for example, on the grill or in sauce, or in batter.
The main thing is that it is done quickly.
To prepare these shrimp you will need very little time, only about 5 minutes. Make a marinade of olive oil, lemon juice and chili, marinate the shrimp for a few minutes, and then simply grill for 2-3 minutes on each side. The top grill in the oven or microwave is suitable as a grill.
Shrimp in caramel sauce– they take longer to prepare, as they require pre-marinade for an hour in the refrigerator, but they turn out surprisingly tasty. For them you need to prepare a sauce: olive oil, honey, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, pepper, marinate them in it, and then grill them like the previous ones.
And one more interesting recipe – breaded shrimp– the main thing here, of course, is the composition of the breading. Take three bowls, put flour in one, beaten egg in the second, and breadcrumbs. Place the peeled shrimp in each bowl one by one and fry for 2-3 minutes on each side.

Salmon in mustard-honey sauce

Cooking time:
30-35 minutes
Number of servings:
2 servings
Ingredients:
-2 prepared salmon steaks
- mustard - 1 tbsp.
- sour cream - 2 tbsp.
-plum butter - 25 g
-honey - 1 tbsp.
-soy sauce - 1 tbsp.
-salt, pepper, spices - to taste
Preparation
1. Mix mustard, sour cream, honey, butter and soy sauce
2.Place on the stove and add butter, stirring constantly until the butter and honey melt
3. Place the fish on a baking sheet lined with parchment or foil, salt and pepper to taste.
4. Pour our sauce over the fish.
5. Place in an oven preheated to 200 degrees and bake until done, 10-15 minutes.
That's all, quick and tasty, when serving you can garnish with herbs, lemon or sauce.
You can see the cooking steps

Fish fillet in potato batter

Ingredients
600 g fish fillet, you can take, for example, trout
potatoes - 3 pieces
1 egg
half a lemon
spices to taste
2 tbsp. flour
Preparation
1. Cut the fish fillet into portions.
2. Salt them and add your favorite spices. After which we spray each piece lemon juice.
3. Wash the potatoes, peel them and grate them on a coarse grater.
4. Add flour and egg to it and mix well, this will be our batter.
5. In the resulting batter, bread our fish on both sides.
6. Cook in a heated frying pan, first fry on both sides for 3 minutes on each side, and then cover with a lid, reduce the heat and bring to readiness for 30 minutes.

Poultry dishes

See the link for the recipe. All stages of preparation are described there in detail with photos.

Now we’ll talk about turkey, make it original dish in the form of rolls
Ingredients
Turkey breast - 500 grams
Cheese durum varieties- 200 grams
Egg - 1 piece
Breadcrumbs - 3 tablespoons
Salt - 1 teaspoon
Vegetable oil - 50 ml
Time – 15 minutes
Servings – 4-6
Preparation
1. Turkey breasts must be pounded very well so that they can be made into rolls.
2. Wrap cheese inside each roll. If they fall apart, secure with a toothpick.
3. Dip each roll in the egg, then in breadcrumbs and fry until golden brown, in about 5-7 minutes they will be ready.

Light salads

Crab sticks and tomato salad

Cooking time:
10 minutes
Number of servings:
3-4 servings
Ingredients:
Crab sticks- 150 gr.
Tomato - 1 pc.
Garlic - 1 clove.
Hard cheese
Mayonnaise - 20 gr.
Preparation:
1. Cut the tomatoes into strips
2. Also cut the crab sticks into strips
3. Three cheese on a coarse grater
4. Squeeze the garlic and add mayonnaise, mix everything thoroughly

Salad with melted cheese “Minutka”

Cooking time:
10 minutes
Number of servings:
3-4 servings
Ingredients:
-1 fresh tomato
-1 fresh cucumber
-100 gr. white bread crackers
-1 pack of processed cheese
-mayonnaise
Preparation:
1. Cut cucumbers into cubes
2. Cut the tomatoes into cubes
3. Processed cheese also cut into cubes and add to cucumbers and tomatoes
4. Season with mayonnaise to taste, you can add pepper and salt
5. Add breadcrumbs before serving

Salad "Vitamin"

Cooking time:
10 minutes
Number of servings:
4-5 servings
Ingredients:
Carrots - 1 pc.
Cabbage - half a head, but we had it small, so take as much as you can eat
Fresh cucumber – 1 piece
Mayonnaise and spices to taste
Preparation:
1. Three carrots on a coarse grater
2. Shred the cabbage and add to the carrots
3. Cut the cucumber into cubes and add to our vegetables
4. Season with mayonnaise or sour cream, season with spices to taste

Desserts

Curd mousse with frozen berries

Ingredients
cottage cheese - 200 gr
15 g gelatin
150 g frozen or fresh berries(you can take any, for example, cherries, raspberries)
sour cream - 4 tbsp.
vanilla sugar packet
powdered sugar to taste
Preparation
1. Dilute gelatin according to the instructions on the package
2. Beat or grind the cottage cheese thoroughly
3.Add sour cream, powdered sugar (2-3 tbsp) and vanilla sugar
4. Wash the berries, cut them if they are large and pour them into the cottage cheese along with gelatin.
5. Pour the mousse into molds and put in the refrigerator for an hour.

Tiramisu

Servings – 2-3
Ingredients:
200 gr. any shortbread cookies
200 gr. low-fat cottage cheese
100 gr. sour cream
50 gr. Sahara
1 tsp coffee
vanilla
cocoa
Preparation
1. Mix cottage cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla in a blender until smooth.
2. Make coffee.
3. Then dip the cookies for 5 seconds. in coffee and alternately lay out layers of cookies and cream to form a dessert.
4. You can sprinkle cocoa on top. Leave in the refrigerator overnight.

Dessert “Tenderness” made from condensed milk and coffee

Ingredients
200 gr. condensed milk;
0.5 tbsp. cold coffee;
250 gr. whipped cream;
A little instant coffee or cocoa
Preparation
1. Mix condensed milk and coffee.
2. Then carefully fold in the whipped cream.
3. Ready mass transfer to molds and freeze in the freezer for several hours
Sprinkle with cocoa or coffee before serving

Drinks

Now let's talk about drinks that can be served at a romantic table.

Coffee and honey cocktail

Ingredients
- 3 tsp. ground coffee;
— 1 glass of dry red wine;
- 1 glass of water;
- 1 tsp. Sahara;
- 1 tsp. honey
Preparation
Prepare coffee, add sugar and quickly bring to a boil, add honey. Remove from heat, pour in wine.

0.7 l. semi-sweet red wine
3 tsp Sahara
1 tsp cinnamon
spices for mulled wine (cinnamon 2-3 sticks, ginger root 2-3 cm, 2-3 star anise, 2-3 cardamom seeds, cloves 1-2 buds, allspice 3 peas, nutmeg 2 pinches)
Preparation
Lots to cook of this drink depends on spices and wine. The wine must be of high quality, and the spices must be selected according to your taste combinations. Many people like the combination: cinnamon + ginger + nutmeg + lemon zest - with them, mulled wine turns out so tender, “gingerbread”. Cloves, star anise, cardamom are spices with a very intense taste, their aroma overpowers others, add them carefully. The wine should not be brought to a boil; over low heat, along with the spices, heat the drink until steam appears, it will seem that the wine is about to boil - this is the right moment, cover with a lid and turn off the heat. It’s better to wrap the saucepan in a towel so it will keep warm longer while the spices reveal their aromas. After 10-15 minutes, pour!

An amazing drink for those who want to spend a romantic dinner not only with pleasure, but also with health benefits. It cooks very quickly and can always taste different.
The basis of its composition is various vegetables or fruit. The essence of the preparation is to chop fruits and vegetables and lay them out in layers. Try it, you won’t regret it, for example, here’s the composition: banana, pear, kiwi, orange, you can add a little ice cream.

Have a successful holiday, a pleasant romantic dinner and happy memories!!!

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The date of February 14th is approaching. People of perhaps the “very older” generation do not know what this day means. And if you say that February 14 is celebrated almost all over the world, it becomes clear to everyone that this is an amazing and beautiful holiday, of which there are so few in our lives - Valentine's Day!

The most interesting thing is that we officially celebrate the days of people of different professions and many different other days, but at the state level, Valentine’s Day, which every year at least half of the country’s residents, for some reason, do not want to recognize. Well, it doesn’t matter!

And without this, the lovers of our country already have their Day. Which they look forward to and prepare for. And which often changes life for the better - to happiness. But it may not happen as you expect (although there is no need to be too upset, because as the sage said, everything in life is for the better).

And now - all lovers and lovers, on the eve of their day, which is patronized by St. Valentine, are thinking about how beautifully to arrange everything.

Unworn ideas are now worth their weight in gold – times are difficult, crisis. If previously it was considered more prestigious to go somewhere and surprise with something cool and branded, now gifts made by yourself are more valued. Moreover, the gift can be not only a cute valentine or some kind of handmade souvenir, but something more intimate, human and maybe even family, symbolizing stability and reliability.

What to give for Valentine's Day?

This is not about visiting an expensive restaurant - expensive. And not about going to nightclub, where loud music will kill any intimacy, and the presence of many people will not allow you to enjoy communication. And not even about a two-day trip to Goa - few people can afford it. We will talk about what everyone can prepare for their loved one themselves - a romantic evening.

How to make a romantic dinner for Valentine's Day?

A romantic dinner in its original sense does not involve truffles, black caviar and puffer fish. In general, cooking should take a minimum of time and effort, because after all, it’s a holiday and you don’t want to spend the whole evening in the kitchen and end up with a mountain of dirty dishes.

Therefore, choose a simple one in advance, but delicious menu, so that you can convey a romantic atmosphere, satisfy your hunger, but not overeat, and get in the mood to continue the romantic evening, not at the table, but in a more intimate setting. By the way, all the proposed options can be easily prepared by both a nice lady and a guy who is not very good at kitchen tricks.

A romantic dinner will be complete if it includes the following components:

• festive table decoration;
• fine alcohol;
• light snack;
• delicious hot dish;
• dessert for lovers.

There are many posts on the Internet on the topic of how to surprise your soulmate, and almost all recipes mention aphrodisiacs. Here, as in everything, the main thing is not to overdo it. Choose one of the most famous products and use only it, otherwise you may get not pleasant excitement and desire, but a cacophony in your plates and stomach. The aphrodisiacs available to us include seafood, red fish, mushrooms, avocados, grapes, bananas, and fresh strawberries.

And let your choice remain a secret for your other half, because the reaction can be unpredictable, but more on that separately. We recommend excluding onions and garlic in any form. There is a sufficient amount of more noble spices - nutmeg, Provençal herbs, ginger, cardamom.

How to decorate a table for a festive occasion

As you know, Valentine's Day has its own color scheme - red and white.

Although there are only two colors, there are options for using them huge amount. White tablecloth - then red dishes or napkins, or simply - buy red satin ribbons and decorate with them whatever you see fit.

The option with a red tablecloth also looks very exciting, but there should still be more white, otherwise your holiday table will look a little aggressive - and subconsciously will evoke exactly the kind of emotions that no one simply needs. This is one of the most common mistakes in creating ambience not only at home, but also in many cafes and restaurants.

It would be better to have more light shades on the table, and add red through small elements - the obligatory valentine, a bouquet of bright colors and berries, napkins and ribbons. One more point - it is preferable to take the dishes in a single color - white or red, without patterns, and the glasses - exquisite, but without engravings or other tinsel. Better tie a bow on the leg - simple, but. So we smoothly moved on to the second point.

Which alcoholic drink should you choose?

Let's dismiss it right away strong alcohol- cognacs, vodka, whiskey, rums and all kinds of gins. The goal is not to get drunk, but to make a beautiful accompaniment to dinner. We also advise you not to put champagne on the table - many people burp after it, which would not be very appropriate for a romantic dinner. But a bottle of quality red wine is exactly what you need.

We also want to warn young people: low-alcohol drinks are not at all romantic and, in general, are just bad manners on the festive table. In addition to wine, you can also take a martini or absinthe, but you should first find out how your partner feels about them - many do not like their rather bright and persistent taste.

Snacks for lovers

We offer three options to choose from. The recipes are simple but interesting.

• First - if you decide to make dinner in red and white, then best snack I can't think of anything better than tomatoes with curd cream. IN classic recipe You need to add garlic to the cottage cheese, but we agreed that we will not use it, so we will replace it with any fresh herbs - parsley (a very strong aphrodisiac!), dill or cilantro. Cut the tomatoes into rings, add salt, sprinkle with lemon juice and place the tomatoes on top in a blender curd cream- V fresh cottage cheese add salt, a spoonful of cream or sour cream and herbs. Garnish with lemon slices.
• Option 2. Canapes - any. You can only prepare the ingredients in advance - cut 2-3 types of cheese into cubes, ham into slices, good sausage, fish, olives, grapes and what else you like. And preparing canapés on skewers can be an interesting game to play together.
• More good option- do light salad ik, the same Caesar or salad cocktail of avocado, shrimp and canned pineapple with olive oil and lemon dressing. Serve in bowls or large glasses. It's beautiful and delicious snack Great to whet your appetite for the main course.

Main course for a holiday dinner

We also offer three options - more detailed step by step recipes which can be found on culinary sites.

1. The first option for a red dinner is a steak from marbled beef with cranberry sweet and sour sauce.
2. The second option is grilled red fish with hot vegetables.
3. And also a fantastic and very simple recipe - orange peel chicken.

It’s easy and quick to prepare – pre-grate the chicken (or take two quail carcasses) Provencal herbs, salt and vegetable oil and place on the oranges cut into rings.

Bake for about an hour. During this time, prepare the sauce - Orange juice, zest and a little sugar, boil until thick and 10 minutes before the end of frying, generously coat the chicken with this sauce. Serve with any vegetables and herbs.

The end of a romantic dinner is dessert.

Here, too, there is no need to invent something new - you can buy fresh strawberries and cream - that's it. Or beautifully serve ice cream with bananas fried with powdered sugar - fantastically tasty and impressive. Or make coffee original recipe with the same ice cream or purchased in advance, an assortment of small cakes - macaroons, baskets, muffins and honey cakes. It is not customary to serve cakes for romantic dinners.

Surprise and delight your loved one on February 14th not only with gifts, but also with delicious treats. The article offers you ideas for decorating and preparing a romantic dinner for Valentine's Day.

It is customary to celebrate the holiday of “all lovers” not only with gifts, valentines, congratulations and declarations of love, but also delicious treats , sweets, beautiful breakfasts and romantic dinners. The symbol of the holiday is the heart, which is present in literally everything: cards, gift wrapping, balloons, decorations and, of course, food!

Any dish can be prepared for your “other half” and put it on a plate aesthetically (in the shape of a heart). However, resourceful chefs came up with not only beautiful presentation of dishes, but also their original preparation. Yes, with the help simple tips, you can submit unusual breakfast, how to surprise and please your loved one.

Ideas for unusual dishes and treats:

The simplest recipe - “hearty” toast with jam or nut butter . It’s very simple to prepare them: first cut the heart out of a slice of bread with a knife, and then fry it in a toaster or in a frying pan without oil. Spread the finished toast with your chosen jam and place beautifully on a plate. A must for this dish you should add a cup of coffee.

Toasts for Valentine's Day

If you are not good at cooking or you simply don’t have time to cook unusual dishes, you can go in a simple way — just purchase dishes in advance for serving food in the shape of a heart. You can fill it with sweets, fruits or berries. This will not only please the eye, but will also give your loved one pleasant emotions.

Moreover, such dishes can serve as a gift and be used in the future in everyday life.

You can give a heart shape to almost any dish. The most popular: spaghetti with sauce, pizza, sandwiches, a variety of cereals and salads, snacks.

Not only dishes, but also special kitchen utensils. In modern stores you can find unusual molds for boiling and frying eggs, which, instead of the usual one, will give the egg a heart shape.

Prepare pizza for Valentine's Day very simple. You don't have to hiccup some special recipe, you can use any: the usual, simple without yeast or yeast. Also as a basis will do puff pastry , cut it out in advance so that the base takes the shape of a heart.

If you're good at baking, this might work to your advantage, as they say. You can congratulate your loved one with sweet cookies, delicious buns, sweets, marmalade and chocolates. A person can eat such treats all day, thereby lifting his mood and receiving pleasant emotions.

Menu for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day

Romantic dinner needed in order to bring loving hearts closer together, give them the magic of tender feelings and delight them with shared moments. Romantic dinner should be beautiful and tasty. Don't prepare a lot of dishes, because you shouldn't overeat (you'll need energy for the night).

Best to do light salad and hearty dish from meat or fish, complemented by an unusual sauce. You can also add fruits and sweets, because they will certainly bring pleasure while drinking wine or champagne. Fruit slices can be given a heart shape by sprinkling them with powdered sugar through a sieve, and sweets can be pastries, cakes or chocolates-hearts.

IMPORTANT: A romantic dinner at home will allow you to spend quality time and not be as expensive as in a restaurant. You can cook any food, turn on a movie about love and drink light alcoholic drink.

Ideas for a romantic dinner:

IMPORTANT: In the design festive table for a romantic dinner, the main thing is not to be lazy to decorate the table with elegant dishes and glasses, buy the necessary paraphernalia, candles and flowers.

A dish such as sushi. This food is often present on the tables of modern couples for dinner, especially for a romantic one. Prepare sushi and rolls you can do it yourself, or you can order at a restaurant. This is essential will save your energy and time.

This kind of food can be very beautifully presented on serving plates, put it in the shape of a heart or write a word in pieces. Besides, sushi and rolls- food made from seafood, which in turn has a very good effect on potency (as an aphrodisiac). This advantage of dinner will allow the couple to spend a very sensual night.

Salads for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day

As already mentioned, romantic dinner doesn't have to be "heavy" And light salad- this is the best you can feed your “other half”. Of course you can use the recipe for any holiday and everyday salad , the main thing is to present it unusually and solemnly.

The most popular “romantic” salad is considered to be Caesar with chicken breast. The dish has a lot delicious ingredients, unusual sauce, freshness of vegetables and satiety. It goes well with white, red and sparkling wines.

You will need:

• Chicken breast— 2 pcs. (not large, can be replaced with a piece of turkey breast).
• Lettuce leaves– 1 bunch (can be replaced with leaves Chinese cabbage without hard part).
• Cherry tomatoes– 8-10 pcs. (can be replaced with any tomatoes, not cut into large slices).
• Bread– 2 slices of white wheat loaf (useful for croutons).
• Boiled egg– 2 pcs. (can be replaced with several pieces. quail eggs, also boiled). You will also need one raw yolk!
• Parmesan cheese– 100 g (can be replaced with Grano Padano or any hard and fatty cheese).
• Garlic– 1 clove
• Mustard– 1 tsp. (if the mustard is spicy, you can use less or substitute Dijon).
• Mayonnaise– 1 tbsp.

Preparation:

• First of all, you should prepare croutons: Cut the bread pulp into cubes and place in the oven to dry. Make sure they don't burn. The croutons can be sprinkled with salt beforehand.
• The chicken breast is rubbed with salt and pepper, it can be baked in the oven, fried in a frying pan or boiled in water if you do not eat fried food. Be careful not to let the breast become dry. Ready breast cool.
• Lettuce leaves or Chinese cabbage without the hard part (head) are placed on the bottom of the serving dish.
• Chicken breast should be cut into slices and carefully placed on top of the leaves.
• Prepare the sauce: mix mayonnaise, yolk, mustard and crushed garlic clove. Mix thoroughly. Pour the resulting sauce over the chicken pieces.
• Using a special grater, cut the cheese into thin “ribbons” with a knife. If the cheese crumbles, crumble and sprinkle over the meat. Even simple grating on a coarse grater will also work.
• Cherry tomatoes and eggs should be cut into halves and carefully placed throughout the plate with holiday salad. The dish is ready!

Caprese salad in turn, it is distinguished by its ease of preparation and a set of simple ingredients. The salad looks visually like cheese and vegetable slices. The salad is easy to eat and goes well with any wine. Not “heavy” on the stomach and very tasty.

You will need:

• Mozzarella– 180 g (make the cheese yourself or buy it at the store. Choose small mozzarella balls or baby mozzarella).
• Cherry tomatoes– 150-200 g (can be replaced with any other small tomatoes).
• Olives– 1 can (you will need pitted black olives and no additives).
• Olive oil– a few tbsp. for salad dressing.
• Mixture Italian herbs : dried basil, oregano, marjoram, etc.

Preparation:

• Mozzarella cut into slices
• The dry part from the stem is removed from the tomato and cut into slices the size of the sliced ​​cheese.
• You can optionally place lettuce leaves on a serving dish; carefully place cheese and tomato on top, alternating each other.
• The ingredients laid out on top are decorated with black olives.
• The salad can be salted to taste (sea salt is best) and sprinkled with olive oil.
• Sprinkle a seasoning of naturally dry “Italian” herbs on top of the salad.
• Garnish with green basil leaves

Salad "Nicoise" This is a tasty and satisfying dish, ideal for a romantic evening. It's not difficult to prepare.

You will need:

• Tuna canned– 1 can (if you have fresh fish, replace it with lightly fried tuna).
• Black olives– a handful
• Anchovies– 50 g. (810 pcs. is enough)
• Green beans– 100-150 g.
• Egg– 2 pcs. (you can use chicken or quail, depending on preference).
• Tomato– several pieces. "cherry" or one regular
• Lettuce leaves for decorating a serving dish
• Onion- 5 g green onions
• Garlic– 1 clove
• Olive oil(for dressing) and 2 tbsp. wine vinegar.

IMPORTANT: Before you start preparing the salad, you must already have the sauce prepared. To do this, mix olive oil, vinegar, garlic and salt to taste.

Preparation:

• Serving dish covered with lettuce leaves
• Boil eggs and green beans in advance
• Chop or drizzle onion feathers onto lettuce leaves. Top with a couple of spoons of sauce.
• Eggs and tomatoes are cut into slices and plates are laid out in a circle along with olives.
• Place a pile of green beans in the center of the plate
• The can of tuna is opened and the oil is drained. Neat, not large pieces the fish is laid out on top of the beans.
• Place a few anchovies on top of the tuna.
• The dish is generously poured with sauce before serving.

Hot dishes for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day

IMPORTANT: A romantic dinner requires that you prepare original and unusual dishes with which you can surprise and delight your “other half.”

Duck breast in caramel sauce:

You will need:

• Large chicken breast – 2 pcs. (for two servings)
• Soy sauce– 1 bottle of 250 ml.
• Natural honey– 2 tbsp.
• Garlic– 3 cloves
• Lemon– half a citrus
• Spices for pickling to taste
• To decorate the finished dish, you can use black olives, grapes or capers (whatever you like best), as well as fresh herbs.

Preparation:

• The breast is cleaned of excess films and fat; part of the skin should be left so that when frying, a beautiful crispy crust appears on it.
• Prepare the sauce for marinating the breast: in a bowl, mix soy sauce with the juice of half a lemon, add pepper to taste (ground or mixture), squeeze out the garlic and add liquid honey. Stir the sauce and place the duck, cut into large cubes, into it.
• The breast should be marinated for at least an hour.
• After this, split the pan. Meat should be fried without oil. The remaining fat layer on the duck will release the necessary lard for frying.
• Fry the pieces of meat for about 5 minutes, but do not forget to shake the pan or use a spoon to turn the pieces on the other side.
• Once cooked, place the meat pieces on serving plates. Add a small amount of marinade to the remaining fat in the pan, melt it and wait until it thickens. Cook the sauce for no more than three minutes.
• Pour the prepared sauce over the meat
• Garnish the dish with berries or olives, and decorate with herbs before serving.

Dorado in the oven with vegetables:

You will need:

• Fish– 2 pcs. (dorada or any other not too large fish, for example carp).
• Tomato– 2 pcs. (medium size)
• Onion– 1 pc. large onion
• Pepper– 1 pc. sweet (any)
• Olive oil or any vegetable oil(several tbsp).
• Sea salt (to taste)
• Garlic– 1 clove

Preparation:

• The onion should be cut into neat and not thick half rings.
• After this, start cooking the fish. Remove the fish's eyes and entrails, and thoroughly wash the carcass with the cut belly.
• In the cut tummy, place a tomato cut into slices, half of the fried onions and a few pepper rings. Add garlic.
• The fish is poured with a small amount of oil, it should be peppered and salt should be added (in a small amount, to taste).
• Place the fish on a baking sheet and place in the oven.
• The fish is baked for half an hour, and the oven temperature should be about 200 degrees.

Appetizers for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day

Appetizers for a romantic dinner can serve a complete meal, because they can contain a wide variety of ingredients: cheese, vegetables, fruits, meat. They must be beautifully decorated and prepared canapés or tartlets.

The best appetizer for a romantic dinner is cheese fondue. Fondue is a pot, heated by a candle, containing cheese sauce. Using skewers or special forks, you should string any piece of cut (ham, vegetables, nuts, potatoes, shrimp, croutons) and dip into the hot sauce.

Sweets for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day

Sweets play a very important role for the “holiday of all lovers”. They ask good mood , delight with their taste, complement a romantic dinner. It is not at all necessary to prepare sweets yourself, because anyone candy store certainly offers a huge number of desserts and delicacies for the holiday.

You can choose a sweet for every taste: chocolates, heart-shaped cakes, glazed cookies, gingerbread cookies with artistic painting, cakes, truffles, marmalade, jelly and much more. By purchasing dessert, you will, of course, save your personal time preparing for the holiday.

IMPORTANT: Modern housewives often offer homemade cakes for sale. Cakes, muffins, muffins and gingerbreads are extremely popular. self made with painting with glaze, marzipan and sugar figures.

If you're watching your figure or just don't want to buy holiday sweets in the store, you can do fruit slices with berries. You can decorate this cut with fresh mint leaves, powdered sugar, cinnamon and melted chocolate.

IMPORTANT: Very popular as a dessert on February 14 chocolate fondue. You can dip banana, orange, strawberry, kiwi, pineapple in it. If you don't want hot fondue, you can prepare the chocolate-covered strawberries in advance.

Baking for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day

It’s quite possible to make sweet pastries for Valentine’s Day with your own hands. You can make delicious pastries and cakes from sponge cakes and cream. Make it delicious and fluffy sponge cake very simple.

You will need:

• Sugar- 1 glass (measured). If you're watching your weight, use less sugar.
• Flour- 1 glass ( coarse And premium, replace with any other if desired).
• Eggs— 4 pcs. large chicken
• Salt- pinch

Preparation:

• Egg whites should be separated from the yolks. Pour the whites into a separate bowl and beat with a mixer (blender) with a small pinch of salt for 5-10 minutes. You should get a fluffy foam- this is the key to a good biscuit.
• After this, gradually add sugar and continue beating until you get it. elastic protein mass.
• Without stopping beating, add the yolks and gradually stir in the flour.
• Grease a baking tray or deco with oil and pour out the dough. Bake the biscuit about 25 minutes at a temperature of 180-200 degrees. Check readiness with a toothpick.

IMPORTANT: You can make cakes or cakes from the cooled sponge cake by greasing the cakes with any cream (purchased or prepared yourself). If you want to bake chocolate sponge cake, just add a little cocoa to the dough.

You can also please your “other half” with homemade panna cotta (creamy or chocolate). It’s not difficult to make using sugar, gelatin and cream.

IMPORTANT: If you have a special waffle iron, on February 14 you can bake delicious waffle hearts and add any sauce to them.

Breakfast ideas for February 14 – Valentine's Day

You can surprise your loved one in the morning by preparing him a delicious and unusual breakfast. It will be unusual only because you decorate it in an original way, adding holiday symbols - heart.

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