A romantic dinner doesn’t always mean going to a restaurant. Sometimes for a loved one you want to cook everything with your own hands, experiencing the pleasure of both the cooking process itself and the resulting dishes.
An ideal romantic dinner should be:
- light but nutritious
- have a spectacular appearance
- not take a lot of time to cook.
What to cook for a romantic dinner
Start your dinner with an appetizer to whet your appetite and serve up a light cocktail. It can be vermouth, champagne, cognac, sherry, port, white wine, absinthe, campari, liqueur, becherovka, aperol, rakia – the main thing is that there should be very little drink.
As a light snack for an aperitif, a cheese plate, fruits laid out in a fancy way or beautifully sliced, olives, olives, almonds are ideal. Also – quite a bit.
The main course should be nutritious, satisfying, but at the same time not falling into the stomach with a heavy burden. If you are cooking something meaty, then let the side dish be light – not porridge or potatoes, but a salad of fresh vegetables and herbs.
The dish, in principle, can consist of meat and herbs, such as salad with steak, avocado and lime “Egoist” – such a meal will give strength, will not make you sleepy and will cheer you up, thanks to the combination of interesting ingredients that complement each other’s taste well.
A good option for a meat dish is a steak with fried carrots, chimichurri and nuts. Having prepared it, you should not think about a salad and a side dish, this recipe has everything that our body should get from a meal – saturation, vitamins, delight in tastes and contemplation of beautifully prepared food.
To make your hearts sound in a romantic dinner with passionate Spanish rhythms, cook a rabbit in almond sauce. The dish comes out juicy, tender, and almond sauce with garlic, thyme and rosemary favorably emphasizes its taste.
Another gourmet dinner idea is Julia Child’s Coquil Saint Jacques scallops. Scallops stewed in white wine, toasted in butter and cheese – do they sound exciting, tempting and incredibly delicious?
What about dessert?
Dessert for a romantic dinner should be special, tasty, light and remind of love with all its appearance. We have collected recipes for just such dishes in the article “Dessert for Valentine’s Day: TOP-5 Recipes from Food & Mood”.
Romance is what is so fleeting and what is so important in a relationship. It is not always present in the life of a couple, but it needs to be felt from time to time. And you should not wait for it like manna from heaven or complain that, they say, it has passed.
Romance is what people themselves create: by look, word, deed. This includes delicious morning coffee, a sandwich with a cute note wrapped with care, and, of course, a romantic dinner prepared with your own hands.
May your romantic evenings be unforgettable!