Valentine’s dinner: complete menu to fall in love with

Our relationship with food must go far beyond survival. To eat is also synonymous with collect memories, caresses and preferences. After all, everyone makes connections with each other favorite recipes and there are days worth remembering, like “the day we laughed a lot after having that drink” or “when we got the whole family together for lasagna!” That should be the motto in this one Valentine’s dinner!

Valentine’s dinner: complete menu to fall in love with

Caprese bruschetta as a taste

Caprese bruschetta – Photo: Alfredo Franco
Time: 20 mins
Performance: 12 portions
Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 12 slices of Italian bread 1 inch thick
• olive oil for greasing
• 3 ripe seedless tomatoes cut into cubes
• 2 tablespoons of chopped basil
• Salt and minced pepper
• 1 and 1/2 cups shredded buffalo mozzarella

black olive paste

• 1 1/2 cups pitted black olives
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil

Method of preparation:

1. For the olive paste, beat the ingredients in a food processor or blender and set aside.
2. Cut off the end of the garlic clove and spread it all over the bread slices.
3. Arrange them in a baking dish greased with extra virgin olive oil.
4. Divide the olive paste among the slices.
5. In a bowl mix the tomato and basil and season with salt, pepper and olive oil.
6. Divide the mixture between the slices of bread.
7. Sprinkle over the buffalo mozzarella, drizzle with olive oil and place in a preheated medium oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Serve immediately.

Salmon with broccoli cream is a unique dish

Salmon with broccoli cream – Photo: Guilherme Andrade
Time: 45 mins

Performance: 4 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 1 kg salmon fillet cut into 4 parts
• Salt and white pepper to taste
• 4 tablespoons of butter

Cream

• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 1 tablespoon of wheat flour
• 1 and 1/2 cup (tea) of milk
• 1 and 1/2 cups cooked chopped broccoli
• salt to taste
• 1 box of cream (200g)

Method of preparation:

1. For the cream, heat a pan with the butter over medium heat and quickly fry the flour.
2. Add the milk, a little at a time, stirring until thickened.
3. Add broccoli, season with salt, pepper and stir.
4. Add the cream, mix, turn off the heat and set aside.
5. Season the salmon with salt and pepper and fry 2 pieces at a time in a skillet over high heat with the butter.
6. Arrange on a platter and serve with cream and, if desired, with rice.

As a vegetarian option, the ratatouille cake

Ratatouille cake – Photo: Stela Handa
Time: 1h10
Performance: 8 portions
Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 2 cups wheat flour (tea)
• 1/2 cup butter (tea)
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 2 tablespoons of cold water
• 1 yolk
• Butter for greasing
• 100 g of chopped black olives
• 100 g grated parmesan

Filling

• 8 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 Italian courgette into thin strips
• 1 thinly sliced ​​aubergine
• 1 carrot into thin strips
• salt to taste
• 1 red pepper in strips
• 1/2 yellow pepper into strips
• 2 seedless tomatoes cut into strips
• 1 onion in strips
• 1/2 cup parsley (chopped)

Method of preparation:

1. For the filling, heat a large skillet over medium heat with 4 tablespoons of the olive oil, add the zucchini, eggplant and carrot seasoned with salt and saute for 5 minutes.
2. Stir in the parsley, remove and set aside.
3. Put the pan back on the heat with the rest of the oil, add the peppers, tomatoes and onions seasoned with salt and saute for 3 minutes.
4. Combine with reserved vegetables and reserve.
5. For the dough, mix the flour, butter, salt, water and egg yolk in a bowl, kneading by hand until a homogeneous mass is formed, adding more water if necessary.
6. Open the dough with the help of a rolling pin, line the bottom and sides of a 24 cm diameter buttered cake tin.
7. Spread the filling over the pasta and spread the olives and Parmesan on top of the filling.
8. Place in a medium, preheated oven for 30 minutes or until cooked through and browned.
9. Remove from the oven, let it cool, unmold and serve.

Negroni is the drinking of Chosen!

Negroni – Photo: Shutterstock
Time: 1 minute
Performance: 1 portion
Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 50ml of gin
• 1/2 slice of orange
• 50ml of Campari
• 50ml of red vermouth

Method of preparation:

1. In a lowball glass put all the ingredients and fill with ice.
2. Then stir until very cold and serve.

Easy tiramisu to close the evening

Easy tiramisu – Photo: André Fortes
Time: 20 min (+3h in the fridge)

Performance: 6 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 2 egg whites
• 4 gems
• 1/2 cup (tea) + 1/2 tablespoon (soup) sugar
• 2 cups of cottage cheese (400 g)
• 1 cup of strong unsweetened coffee
• 2 spoons of cocoa liqueur
• 1 pack of champagne biscuits (180 g)
• 1 1/2 cups (tea) whipped cream
• Powdered chocolate for dusting

Method of preparation:

1. Beat the egg whites until stiff, add the yolks, one by one, and 1/2 cup (tea) sugar little by little, until it turns white.
2. Turn off the mixer and gently add the egg whites and cream cheese.
3. Mix the coffee with the liqueur and the remaining sugar, moisten the biscuits and arrange on the bottom of individual bowls.
4. Top with cream and whipped cream.
5. Sprinkle with chocolate powder and refrigerate for 3 hours.

Source: Terra

Ben

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