Romantic dinner: discover the recipes to make the moment more complete

How about surprising the one you love? with a romantic dinner, even without being a special date? After all, you don’t need a commemorative date to celebrate this good feeling! And if you think that difficult and elaborate recipes are needed to make a romantic dinner, the Guide will be wrong.

Especially since you can prepare a special food in an easy way! Then take care of the decoration, put the playlist of you to play, choose that wine, select your favorite recipes and prepare everything with love. See easy recipes below go from appetizer to dessert to surprise your loved one!

Appetizers for a romantic dinner

Delicious main course recipes for your romantic dinner:

Spaghetti carbonara

Spaghetti Carbonara – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 10 minutes

Performance: 2 portions

Difficulty: easy

ingredients

• 100 g grated parmesan
• 200 g of diced bacon
• 200 g of cooked pasta
• 100 ml of pasta cooking water
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Method of preparation:

1. In a bowl, mix the egg yolks and Parmesan and set aside.
2. Heat a skillet over medium heat and fry the bacon until golden brown.
3. Add the cooked pasta and mix.
4. Add the parmesan mixture, cooking water, salt and pepper and mix well until incorporated.
5. Serve immediately.

Salmon with parmesan risotto

Salmon with parmesan risotto – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 1h20

Performance: 6 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 6 salmon fillets
• Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 4 tablespoons of butter

risotto

• 2 liters of hot water
• 3 cubes of vegetable broth
• 3 tablespoons of butter
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 cups rice (arborio)
• 1/2 glass of dry white wine
• Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
• 1 cup Parmesan (grated)
• Salt and chopped parsley to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Season the salmon with the grated lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper.
2. In a non-stick pan, melt the butter over high heat and brown the fillets, a little at a time, for 3 minutes per side or until golden brown.
3. Heated reserve.
4. For the risotto, mix the water and the vegetable broth in a pan and keep warm over low heat.
5. In another pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and fry the onion for 3 minutes.
6. Add the rice and saute for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
7. Add the wine and saute for 3 minutes or until evaporated.
8. Add the water with the melted broth, a little at a time, ladle by ladle, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the rice is al dente.
9. Turn off the heat, mix the lemon juice, lemon zest, Parmesan and the remaining butter.
10. Season with salt, add the green perfume and serve immediately with the salmon.

Shrimp risotto with ricotta

Shrimp risotto with cream cheese – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 40 minutes

Performance: 4 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons of butter
• 500 g of cleaned small prawns
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 cups rice (arborio)
• 1/2 glass of dry white wine
• 3 cubes of fish broth
• 6 cups of hot water
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley (minced)
• 1 cup Parmesan (grated)
• 3 tablespoons of cream cheese
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• chopped parsley for sprinkling

Method of preparation:

1. Heat a pan over medium heat with half the butter, sauté the prawns and onion for 3 minutes.
2. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
3. Return the pan to high heat, add the remaining butter and fry the rice for 3 minutes, stirring.
4. Pour in the wine and cook until it evaporates.
5. Add the fish broth dissolved in the water, ladle by ladle, stirring constantly, until the rice is al dente.
6. Add the reserved prawns, green smelt, Parmesan and curds.
7. Season with salt, pepper and sprinkle with parsley.

Sweets for a romantic dinner

Belgian Cup

Belgian Cup – Photo: Água Doce

Time: 20 minutes

Performance: 6 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole milk (room temperature)
• 1 tablespoon of corn starch
• 3 gems
• 1 box of cream
• 1 can of condensed milk
• Zest of ½ lemon zest
• 1 packet of champagne biscuits coarsely chopped
• 5 tablespoons of chopped walnuts
• 2 cups (tea) chopped fruit (kiwi, mango, and seedless purple grapes)

Method of preparation:

1. Mix the milk, cornstarch, cream, condensed milk, egg yolks and lemon zest
2. Then put on low heat and keep stirring so as not to form lumps.
3. Reserve
4. In a glass of your choice place a layer of champagne biscuits, Belgian cream, nuts and fruit to decorate.
5. Serve immediately

Flan with yoghurt and berries

Yogurt flan with red fruits – Photo: Guia da Cozinha

Time: 30min (+4h of fridge)

Performance: 8 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 sachet of gelatin powder light taste of red fruits
• 1/2 cup hot milk (tea)
• 1/2 cup (tea) sugar
• 1 can of condensed milk
• 1 cup of natural yogurt (200 g)
• Strawberries and blackberries to decorate
• 1 cup strawberries (chopped)
• 1/2 cup blackberry (chopped)
• Oil for greasing

Syrup

• 1 cup(s) of mint leaves
• 1 cup (tea) of sugar
• 1 cup of water (tea)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch (dessert)

Method of preparation:

1. For the syrup, beat all ingredients in the blender for 2 minutes.
2. Transfer to a skillet and bring to low heat.
3. Cook for 5 minutes after boiling or until thickened and reduced. Let cool.
4. For the flan, beat the gelatin, milk and sugar in a blender for 2 minutes.
5. Add the condensed milk, yogurt and beat to mix.
6. Add the fruit and mix with a spoon.
7. Transfer to a medium greased and fluted skillet.
8. Refrigerate for 4 hours, unmold, decorate with fruit, drizzle with cold syrup and serve.

Source: Terra

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