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. So, with the help of simple tips, you can serve an unusual breakfast that will surprise and delight 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 do not have time to prepare unusual dishes, you can go the simple route - 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.
Fruit salad Unusual presentation 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.
Heart shaped spaghetti and sauce 
Salad with heart-shaped vegetables 
Mini pizza with different toppings 
Toast with fried eggs for the holiday Not only dishes, but also special kitchen utensils can help you. 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.
Heart shaped egg salad Prepare pizza for Valentine's Day very simple. You don’t have to look for any special recipe; you can use any one: the usual one, simple without yeast or yeast. Also as a basis puff pastry is suitable, cut it out in advance so that the base takes the shape of a heart.
DIY heart-shaped pizza 
Easy homemade sausage pizza 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.
Delicious baked goods in the shape of a heart 
Simple shortbread cookies with heart-shaped sprinkles 
Heart shaped buns 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 meat or fish dish, 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 chocolate 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 a light alcoholic drink.
Home romantic dinner Ideas for a romantic dinner:
Heart-shaped fish salad made from canned tuna 
Hot appetizer with shrimp and cherry tomatoes for a romantic dinner 
Unusual salad with declarations of love for the holiday 
Romantic dinner at home 
Fruit salad in half a pineapple 
Spaghetti and salad for a romantic dinner 
Baked fish or piece of meat for a romantic dinner IMPORTANT: When decorating a festive table for a romantic dinner, the main thing is not to be lazy, decorate the table with elegant dishes and glasses, buy the necessary paraphernalia, candles and flowers.
Beautiful decoration for a romantic dinner 
Holiday food and paraphernalia 
A simple but soulful dinner for two 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.
Romantic dinner with Japanese cuisine 
Heart-shaped sushi for a festive dinner 
Rolls laid out in the shape of a heart 
Rolls for a festive romantic dinner Festive table decoration with rolls for a romantic dinner Salads for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day
As already mentioned, romantic dinner doesn't have to be "heavy" and a light salad is the best thing you can feed your “other half”. Of course you can use the recipe for any holiday or 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 many delicious ingredients, an unusual sauce, fresh 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 Chinese cabbage leaves without the 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 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.
- Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper and can be baked in the oven, fried in a pan, or boiled in water if you don't eat fried foods. Be careful not to let the breast become dry. Cool the finished breast.
- 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 the holiday salad. The dish is ready!
Caesar 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 black olives without pits and additives).
- Olive oil– a few tbsp. for salad dressing.
- Italian herb blend: 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
Caprese 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 of
- 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. The fish is placed in neat, not large pieces on top of the beans.
- Place a few anchovies on top of the tuna.
- The dish is generously poured with sauce before serving.
Niçoise 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.
Caramel duck breast Dorada 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.
- Place a tomato cut into slices, half a piece of fried onion and a few pepper rings into the cut belly. 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.
Baked sea bream Appetizers for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day
Appetizers for a romantic dinner can serve as a complete meal, as they can contain a wide variety of ingredients: cheese, vegetables, fruits, meat. They must be beautifully decorated and prepared canapés or tartlets.
Fish salad in small portions with red caviar: beautiful presentation
Miniature Caprese salad on skewers as an appetizer 
Meat aspic with cheese and vegetables: appetizer 
Vegetable skewers with boiled shrimp 
Sandwiches with caviar and olives 
Fresh salad with tomato and cheese for appetizer 
Cheese canapés with nuts and grapes 
Baked Cheese Tartlets: Appetizer 
Mini canapes for a snack for a romantic dinner 
Puff pastry appetizer with tomato 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.
Cheese fondue Sweets for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day
Sweets play a very important role for the “holiday of all lovers”. They set a good mood, delight with their taste, complement a romantic dinner. It is not at all necessary to prepare sweets yourself, because any confectionery 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 baked goods for sale. Handmade cakes, cupcakes, muffins and gingerbreads decorated with icing, marzipan and sugar figures are extremely popular.
Muffins for the holiday 
Cupcakes with marzipan and fondant 
Cookies with icing 
Caramel lollipops in the shape of hearts 
Gingerbread cookies with painted glaze 
Cakes for February 14 
Heart-shaped macarons 
Homemade cookies for February 14 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.
Chocolate fondue 
Strawberries in chocolate 
Chocolate covered strawberries with chocolate and nut crumbs 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. Making a delicious and fluffy sponge cake is very simple.
You will need:
- Sugar- 1 glass (measured). If you're watching your weight, use less sugar.
- Flour- 1 cup (coarse and premium grade, replace with any other if desired).
- Eggs- 4 things. 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 a chocolate sponge cake, just add a little cocoa to the dough.
Cake for February 14 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.
Panna cotta on February 14 
Sponge cake cut out with hearts in chocolate glaze IMPORTANT: If you have a special waffle iron, on February 14 you can bake delicious waffle hearts and add any sauce to them.
Waffle hearts for February 14 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.
Toast with scrambled eggs for a holiday breakfast 
Unusual pancakes 
Original breakfast Video: “SIMPLE BREAKFAST for St. Valentine’s Day.” Valentina"
The New Year holidays have died down. All the salads have been eaten, the champagne has been drunk. But you shouldn’t relax, because February 14 is very soon, so it’s time to think not only about gifts for your other halves, but also about the holiday table. You don’t have to cook hot food, but make a couple of delicious salads, cold cuts of meat and fruit. We have collected for you the most delicious and definitely noteworthy salads for Valentine's Day in the shape of a heart, recipes with photos. Here you will find step-by-step instructions that make it easy to follow, even if you don't like or know how to cook.
Valentine's Day Salad with Tuna and Pineapple
Perhaps it’s worth starting with this hearty, light and, undoubtedly, tasty dish. It's easy to prepare, so it only takes 10-15 minutes. After cooking, it is best to put it in the cold for several hours so that it can brew and all the products become friends.
Everyone knows that pineapple goes perfectly with chicken, but don’t be afraid, it will also be very harmonious and fresh with tuna.
These products make approximately 2 servings.
You should prepare in advance and stock up on:
- A jar of tuna in oil.
- A small jar of canned young corn.
- 5 rings of canned pineapple.
- 2 heads of red onion.
- A small bunch of green onions.
- 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise.
- Add ground black pepper and salt to taste.
From the inventory we need a salad bowl, a knife, a cutting board and a spoon.
So let's begin!
- Excess oil should be drained from the canned food jar; it is of no use here. After which we mash the fish with a fork, but do not make it too small. It is better to rinse the corn lightly with cold water. Cut the red onion into small cubes; many people don’t like it coarsely chopped. We also chop the green onion, it will add freshness. By the way, it is better to take only the green part, the white part is not necessary. Pineapples can be blotted with a napkin to remove the syrup and cut into medium cubes.
- The next step is to mix all the ingredients. Salads for Valentine's Day should be simple and do not require much time and effort. This one is just like that. Just mix tuna, corn, two types of onions, pineapple, add pepper, salt and mayonnaise dressing. Mix well again, cover and remove to stand for several hours. During this time, the products will “combine” and cool, which will have a positive effect on the taste. Your other half will definitely be delighted.
- Well, the final stage is submission. You can decorate the finished dish with herbs, like pineapple. The recipe is quite unusual. It should be noted right away that it is also filling, so it is better to serve it on its own, separately from the rest, so that you can taste the flavor combinations. Since February 14 is a holiday of love, you can put it in the shape of a heart, it looks original. For such cases, it’s good to take beautiful plates to make it look more aesthetically pleasing.
Another tip: many people don’t like mayonnaise, in which case take sour cream or yogurt without additives, mix with a clove of garlic and a spoonful of mustard. This dressing is also ideal.
Wonderful salad for Valentine's Day: recipes with photos
Another interesting and unusual salad. Very satisfying, so men especially love it.
What we need:
- 350 g chicken fillet
- 10 fresh champignons
- 1 small pomegranate
- 1 large onion
- 4 chicken eggs
- 4 potatoes
- 150 grams of sour cream
- 150 grams of mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- Black pepper, salt, herbs
Let's start cooking!
- First you will need to prepare all the components. Chicken, potatoes (unpeeled), eggs will need to be boiled and cooled. Onion, peel and wash mushrooms. You should carefully remove the seeds from the pomegranate; there are different ways to do this quickly.
- Next we start cutting. Cut a large onion into half rings and then in half, put it on a plate, pour boiling water over it, add a little salt and vinegar. If desired, you can add a pinch of sugar. So the onions should be marinated for 20-25 minutes. And during this time, let's get to the rest of the ingredients.
- In well-heated vegetable oil, fry the mushrooms, lightly cut into slices, add salt and a little pepper.
- The next step is salad dressing. Salads for Valentine's Day are often made with only mayonnaise, but here this component will be mixed with sour cream in equal proportions. If you want, season with salt and black pepper. In this case, you won’t have to add salt to each layer. Mix the components.
- Grate potatoes and eggs.
- Now the most interesting part is the design. We will have a flaky serve. Since we are making this dish for the holiday - Valentine's Day, we will lay out a heart. The base will be chicken fillet cut into strips with dressing.
- Place the pickled onion in the second layer. But first, squeeze it well so that there is no excess marinade. You don’t need to spread the sauce on this layer.
- The third layer is potatoes, which we grated in advance, and dressing. You shouldn’t lay out all the potatoes, because the layer will turn out thick and taste boring. Moderation is important in everything, take half.
- Now the fried champignons have cooled. Here, too, it is not necessary to grease with sauce, because the mushrooms turn out juicy with butter.
- Again potatoes, the rest + dressing.
- Eggs and sour cream-mayonnaise sauce.
- The final touch is pomegranate seeds. If desired, you can decorate with greenery. Show your imagination! The salad is especially ideal for Valentine's Day if it sits for a while and cools down.
Simple and delicious salads for Valentine's Day
February 14 is celebrated in many countries, couples in love exchange gifts, send out small cards - valentines, and talk out loud about their feelings. This day is truly some kind of magical, despite the fact that it is celebrated in winter, it is on this day that a spring mood appears. You don’t have to express your care for your loved one with expensive gifts; you can prepare a culinary gift with your own hands or arrange a romantic dinner with candles. So recipes for easy, quick salads will definitely come in handy.
Traditional Greek salad
Not everyone wants something “mayonnaise-like” and heavy. In such cases, an excellent solution would be to prepare a simple but very fresh dish. The products in it are, one might say, elementary, and they are prepared quickly. What else do you need for a holiday?
Main components:
- 4 medium tomatoes
- 2 cucumbers
- 1 red sweet pepper
- 1 red onion (preferably this kind of onion, it is not bitter and not “evil”)
- A couple of garlic cloves
- 200 grams of feta (cheese cheese, mozzarella are suitable)
- Jar of olives or black olives
- 2-3 tbsp. spoons of olive oil
- 1 tbsp. spoon of lemon juice
- Pepper, salt and add other seasonings as desired
Cooking principle:
- We wash the vegetables, drain the excess brine from the olives and cheese. Cut the cucumbers and tomatoes into good pieces, do not make them small, it is better to take a sharp knife for this. Wash the pepper, remove the seeds and also cut into squares.
- Peel the onion and cut it into thin half rings. Mix the ingredients, sprinkle with olives and crumbled cheese.
- The dressing is made like this: mix olive oil with lemon juice and chopped garlic (you can add a little grain mustard). Season the salad with the resulting mixture. Ready!
"The Beloved's Delight"
This recipe is from the simplest category. There are no special components that require large financial expenditures. Preparation does not take much time, and in the end you get a delicious salad for Valentine's Day, which will please even the most capricious gourmets.
For it you need to purchase:
- 300 grams of ham
- 3 eggs
- 2 medium pickled cucumbers
- 100 grams of mayonnaise
- A small bunch of green onions
- Spices to taste
Preparation:
First of all, we will prepare the products. Boil the eggs, we'll need hard-boiled ones. Finely chop the ham and cucumbers, preferably into cubes. Peel the eggs and chop with a knife. At the last stage, mix all the ingredients, add mayonnaise and herbs, pepper and salt if necessary. Stir well. If you want to make an original serving, you can portion it out into bowls in portions.
Oriental motifs
This light salad is loved by many. Funchoza in combination with vegetables will be appropriate for any holiday, so February 14 is no exception. It only takes 20 minutes to prepare.
Let's prepare in advance:
- 150 g funchose
- 1 large red bell pepper (you can use 2 different colors, it will look more impressive)
- 1 medium onion
- 1 large carrot
- 1 fresh cucumber
- Salt, spices, soy sauce - taste
- A little vegetable oil to fry the vegetables
- Pinch of sesame seeds for sprinkling
We will prepare it like this:
- We cut the vegetables into thin strips, you can use a special grater;
- In heated oil in a frying pan, fry onions, carrots, and peppers for about 8 minutes;
- The main ingredient is funchose, prepare it according to the instructions. It is usually written out step by step on the packaging. You can simply boil it for 3-4 minutes;
- Drain the water from the noodles, add vegetables and chopped cucumber;
- Season everything with soy sauce and decorate with sesame seeds on top.
There’s definitely no heaviness left in the stomach after this dish, and it turns out perfect.
Simple salad for Valentine's Day in the shape of a heart
The main symbol of Valentine's Day is a heart. It can be seen on all postcards, wrapping paper; balloons are also given in the shape of a heart on this day. Let's not break tradition and present to your attention several simple but very tasty salads that can be placed in a mold of the symbol of February 14th.
Heart Joy
This is a meaty and quite filling dish that will be a real decoration for the holiday table.
For it we will need:
- 3 medium potatoes
- 250 grams of beef, which should first be boiled
- 1 bay leaf
- Half a head of Chinese cabbage
- Half a red onion
- Mayonnaise, spices to taste
- Pomegranate seeds and greens for decoration
As you can see, there are no super complex components, everything is very accessible.
The recipe is:
- Boil unpeeled potatoes, peel and cut into strips;
- Boil the meat in salted water with bay leaves and cut in the same way;
- Peel the onion and chop thinly;
- Wash and cut the cabbage; set aside a few whole leaves for decoration;
- Mix all ingredients, season with mayonnaise, add spices to taste;
- At the final stage, lay out the heart, decorate with pekinka, pomegranate and herbs.
Orange mood
Another interesting option in which all products are perfectly combined. And thanks to its design, the salad does not look boring and monotonous.
So, we are interested in the following ingredients:
60 min. Seal
After cooking, you need to put the mold in the cold so that everything holds well and does not fall apart.
That's probably all. Remember, the main thing is to show a little imagination, and then even the most ordinary everyday recipe will become a real work of art. Well, our recipes for heart-shaped salads for Valentine’s Day with photos will help you with this!
On February 14th, Valentine's Day, you don't have to go shopping and buy expensive gifts, because you can please your loved one with a delicious dish. Salad recipes for Valentine's Day are attractive in their design. The composition of an appetizing dish is sometimes familiar, but a creative presentation will add a certain zest and perhaps even affect the taste. Good ideas - presentation in the shape of a heart, interesting cutting of ingredients.
The five most commonly used ingredients in recipes are:
Or you can go beyond the proposed recipe and turn on your own limitless imagination. Important ingredients in holiday salads will be products that are natural aphrodisiacs... Juicy white or Chinese cabbage, ripe tomato, tender avocado, aromatic pineapple, strawberries melting in your mouth - this is not the entire list of products that increase the tone of the body and help increase sexual desire. You can prepare an “amorous” treat in a matter of minutes, but the emotions of your other half during the pleasure of seeing and tasting the served dish will not keep you waiting. The main thing is to cook with love, because this is the whole point of an event dedicated to a bright feeling.
Valentine's Day is celebrated by lovers whose relationships sparkle with the freshness of emotions, and spouses who have lived together for many years and have deep feelings for each other, tested by many life trials. For this day, you want to set the table so that your other half feels the warmth with which you treat her. Unmarried girls dream that their chosen one will reveal to them his heart and the seriousness of his intentions. Married ladies crave confirmation of their former intensity of feelings. And all housewives, without exception, dream of a romantic dinner ending in an equally romantic night. Salads for February 14, the recipes of which are collected in this material, are simple and at the same time tasty, satisfying and at the same time light. This is just what you need for a romantic continuation of the evening.
Culinary secrets
We have no doubt that your heart will tell you what to cook for your loved one so that he is satisfied and feels lucky next to you. But something tells us that the advice of experienced chefs will not seem superfluous to all of our readers.
- There are products that best help set your chosen one in a romantic mood. These include seafood, strawberries, bananas, chocolate. Their presence at the festive table set for Valentine’s Day is not necessary, but it certainly won’t be superfluous.
- On the other hand, men prefer meat products. Light snacks from chicken breast and veal will help you find the shortest path to your lover’s heart.
- Try not to poison your loved one by offering him foods that he is allergic to or that are simply stale. You should not make the salad a few days before February 14th. It is better to choose a simple recipe and assemble the salad shortly before the guest arrives.
- If you decide to make a puff salad by February 14, you can assemble it in the morning or a few hours before the feast. These types of appetizers become tastier if the layers have time to soak in the sauce.
- If possible, avoid using mayonnaise, replacing it with light mayonnaise sauce, sour cream or white yogurt. Too rich and heavy snacks are conducive to relaxation, and not to love adventures.
- For alcoholic drinks, give preference to wine or weak cocktails. Having drunk too much, your counterpart is unlikely to be capable of exactly those feats that you expect from him.
- It is advisable to choose salads for February 14 taking into account what drinks you will be enjoying with them.
Everything that has been said seems obvious, but experience shows that many ladies violate the above truths, and the result turns out to be not as enchanting as it promised to be at the beginning. We wish you not to experience any disappointments on February 14th.
“The Little Mermaid” salad with oranges, red fish and caviar
What do you need:
- lightly salted trout or salmon fillet – 0.3 kg;
- oranges – 2 pcs.;
- pitted olives - 1 can;
- chicken egg – half a dozen;
- hard cheese – 0.2 kg;
- pickled cucumbers – 150 g;
- red caviar – 90 g;
- mayonnaise or light mayonnaise sauce - to taste.
How to cook:
- Boil the eggs. Cool in cold water and peel. Remove the yolks and chop them with a knife. Coarsely grate the whites into a separate plate.
- Cut the olives into rings.
- Grind the cheese on a coarse grater.
- Peel the oranges and separate them into slices. Clean the pulp from grains and films, cut.
- Cut the cucumbers into small cubes or strips.
- Cut the red fish into thin and medium-sized slices.
- Open the jar of caviar.
- Place a cooking hoop on a large platter. Its optimal diameter is 18-20 cm.
- Lay out the products in layers, covering each layer with a thin mayonnaise mesh. Place the layers in the following order: whites, yolks, salmon or trout, oranges, cucumbers, olives, cheese, red caviar. There is no need to cover the last layer with sauce. You can lay it out before the guest arrives, so that the eggs do not dry out and become tasteless, sticking to the teeth.
Everyone knows the fairy tale “The Little Mermaid,” but not all of us remember that this is a touching story about sacrificial love. If your chosen one recognizes the name of the snack, then perhaps he will understand your hint about how much you love him and will reciprocate. In any case, the Little Mermaid salad will not ruin your evening. In addition, it is great as an appetizer with champagne.
Yin-Yang salad with mushrooms, chicken and olives
What do you need:
- boiled chicken fillet (can be replaced with smoked breast) – 0.2 kg;
- canned champignons (cut) – 0.2 kg;
- pitted olives – 100 g;
- hard cheese – 100 g;
- chicken egg – 4 pcs.;
- fresh cucumber – 150 g;
- Greek yogurt – 0.2 l;
- lemon juice – 40 ml;
- table mustard – 5 ml;
- garlic – 2 cloves.
How to cook:
- Rub the salad bowl with garlic.
- Mix mustard with lemon juice and yogurt to create a salad dressing.
- Grind the whites and yolks of boiled eggs separately.
- Cut the olives into small pieces.
- Coarsely grate the cheese.
- Cut the chicken fillet into small cubes.
- Place the chicken in the salad bowl, brush with sauce, place the yolks and champignons on it, brush them too.
- Place the next layer of cucumbers cut into strips. Brush with sauce.
- Place grated cheese and spread with yogurt.
- Use a toothpick to draw a wavy line. Use vodka shot glasses to squeeze out mugs. Use egg whites and olives to create the Yin-Yang symbol.
The Yin-Yang symbol indicates the unity of the masculine and feminine principles. A themed salad under this name is perfect for February 14th.
Light salad with fruits and shrimp “Guiding Star”
What do you need:
- peeled shrimp – 0.25 kg;
- large pear – 1 pc.;
- grapefruit – 1 pc.;
- lemon – ¼ piece;
- honey – 5 ml;
- olive oil – 20 ml;
- Spicy herbs - to taste.
How to cook:
- Boil the shrimp in salted water with pepper and dill for 5 minutes after the water boils. Drain in a colander. Once cool, peel.
- Wash the fruits.
- Peel the grapefruit and divide into slices. Remove film.
- Cut the pear into thin slices. Sprinkle with lemon juice.
- Place pear and grapefruit around the perimeter of the plate, alternating.
- Place shrimp in the center.
- Mix melted honey until liquid with a teaspoon of lemon juice and a tablespoon of olive oil. Pour over ingredients.
This light shrimp salad has a subtle flavor that goes well with white wine. Its advantage is the simplicity and speed of preparation. If you have little time to prepare for welcoming a welcome guest, pay attention to the recipe given. The salad will turn out even tastier if the shrimp are lightly browned in a frying pan.
Salad "Lancelot" with lettuce and smoked eel
What do you need:
- smoked eel fillet – 150 g;
- avocado – 1 pc.;
- leaf lettuce (Lancelot or other variety) – 100 g;
- cherry tomatoes – 0.2 kg;
- balsamic vinegar – 10 ml;
- olive oil – 40 ml;
- drinking cream – 20 ml;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
How to cook:
- Wash the salad, dry it, tear it into large pieces.
- Cut the tomatoes in half lengthwise.
- Cut the avocado pulp into cubes. You can replace it with fresh cucumber, realizing that the taste will change.
- Cut the eel into cubes, plates or strips - at your discretion.
- Place all ingredients in a bowl.
- Separately mix oil, vinegar, pepper and salt. Whisk. Add cream, stir.
- Season the salad with the resulting sauce immediately before serving.
The contrasting combination of red and green makes the salad appetizing. Smoked eel is considered one of the best foods for men. Such a snack will definitely turn your gentleman into a knight worthy of your love. Can you think of a better recipe for February 14th?
Salad “Tenderness”
What do you need:
- chicken egg – 4 pcs.;
- Dor Blue cheese or similar – 100 g;
- frozen butter – 40 g;
- white onion – 50 g;
- apple – 1 pc.;
- fresh herbs - to taste;
- sour cream, white yogurt or mayonnaise - as much as it takes.
How to cook:
- Divide the hard-boiled eggs into yolks and whites, grate separately on a coarse grater.
- Finely chop the onion.
- Chop the greens.
- Crumble the cheese.
- Peel the apple. Grate the pulp.
- Lay out in layers, spreading with sauce: egg whites, cheese, grated butter, onion, apple, yolk. Sprinkle herbs on top.
The salad according to the given recipe is prepared quickly, but it turns out to be exquisite and tasty, worthy of a festive table, especially if it is served for Valentine's Day.
Salad “Chamomile field” with rice and canned food
What do you need:
- chicken egg – 4 pcs.;
- cucumber – 0.3 kg;
- carrots – 0.2 kg;
- canned fish – 1 can;
- rice – 80 g;
- onion – 150 g;
- lettuce leaves – 50 g;
- greens, mayonnaise - to taste.
How to cook:
- Boil the rice in salted water.
- Boil the eggs.
- Boil carrots in their skins.
- Cool the prepared products.
- Cut carrots and cucumbers into small cubes.
- Mash the canned food with a fork, removing large bones.
- Place torn lettuce leaves on the bottom of the salad bowl, place rice on them, grease it with mayonnaise.
- Finely chop the onion. Pour boiling water over to remove bitterness. Squeeze. Mix with canned food and place on rice. Spread with mayonnaise.
- The next layer will be carrots. It is also covered with sauce.
- Cucumbers are placed on the top layer. Sprinkle them with herbs.
- Egg whites are cut into thin strips, the yolks are grated. Lay out the eggs so that they look like daisies.
Chamomile is recognized as the main attribute of the holiday dedicated to Peter and Fevronya, which is celebrated in the summer. In our country it is celebrated as the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity. Making such a salad on February 14 would also be a good idea. In addition, as you can see in the photo, it looks fresh and tender in spring.
Salmon “Fiery Heart” Salad
What do you need:
- lightly salted salmon – 0.25 kg;
- red bell pepper – 1 large;
- fresh cucumber – 0.2 kg;
- boiled eggs - half a dozen;
- boiled carrots – 1 pc.;
- red onion – 100 g;
- butter – 20 g;
- mayonnaise - how much will it take?
How to cook:
- Grind the boiled eggs and carrots separately.
- Finely chop the onion and fry in butter until soft.
- Cut the cucumber into small strips.
- If you don't have a mold with a removable bottom or a heart-shaped cooking hoop, you can cut the bottom of a box into the appropriate shape. If you don’t have such a box either, just make a stencil out of cardboard. Cover the paper with cling film to make it easier to remove.
- Place the cooking hoop on a platter. Inside it, lay out layers of salmon cut into small pieces, onions, cucumbers, eggs, carrots, covering each layer with a mayonnaise mesh.
- Remove seeds and finely chop the pepper. Place the top layer out of it.
- Place the salad in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, then remove the pan.
This salad is themed. This recipe is worth taking note if you have someone to celebrate Valentine's Day with.
Salad “Pomegranate bracelet” with chicken and walnuts
What do you need:
- boiled chicken meat – 0.4 kg;
- beets – 0.2 kg;
- pomegranate – 1 pc.;
- walnut kernels – 100 g;
- onion – 100 g;
- carrots – 100 g;
- potatoes – 0.3 kg;
- vegetable oil – 20 ml;
- mayonnaise - how much will it take?
How to cook:
- Finely chop or shred the chicken using a fork.
- Remove the pomegranate seeds. You can see how to do this carefully .
- Sauté finely chopped onion in oil.
- Boil potatoes, beets and carrots, cool, peel, grate coarsely without mixing.
- Grind the nuts in a mortar or blender. It wouldn’t hurt to lightly fry them in a dry frying pan first.
- Mix each ingredient, except pomegranate, separately with mayonnaise.
- Place a glass upside down in the center of a beautiful dish. Place the potatoes in a ring shape around it.
- Next, lay out in the following order: carrots, chicken, onions, nuts, beets.
- Garnish with pomegranate seeds.
- Carefully remove the glass by pulling on the bottom and twisting slightly.
The salad is named after Kuprin’s story “The Garnet Bracelet,” thanks to which this simple decoration became a symbol of selfless and all-consuming love. There are many recipes for this salad, so it is permissible to make your own adjustments to them, replacing some products with others, including cheese and other ingredients.
The main secret of preparing dishes for February 14th is in the mood in which you cook them. By cooking with your soul, you will certainly cope with this task perfectly and will be more than rewarded for your pleasant troubles.
All over the world, February 14 is celebrated as Valentine's Day. Recently, this holiday began to be celebrated in Russia. On this romantic day, it is customary to give each other heart-shaped cards - Valentines.
Valentines can also be edible, for example, like this salad in the photo. As an idea for decorating a festive table for Valentine's Day, you can use the theme of hearts.
Festive salads for February 14
Ideal for a romantic dinner with fried champignons and smoked chicken. You will definitely love this delicious salad, originally designed in the shape of a heart!
Seafood lovers will appreciate the exquisite. Shrimp, soft cheese, eggs and potatoes were hidden inside the salad.
Ideal romantic dinner for Valentine's Day should be light and tasty. My culinary website offers you a festive selection of salad recipes for February 14th.
All of them are very delicate in taste, easy to prepare and delicious. Even a man who is not intimately familiar with cooking can handle preparing these romantic salads. Salad recipes are presented in as much detail as possible and include photographs.
To go to the recipe you like, you need to click on the picture with the finished dish. A step-by-step recipe will open for you in a new tab. Have a nice and romantic evening!
Delicate salads with avocado on February 14
The tender, oily pulp of avocado fruit is simply ideal for salads. Ripe avocado has a pleasant aftertaste of pine nuts. Avocado goes well with shrimp, citrus fruits, vegetables, herbs and red fish. Below is my selection of the most delicious avocado salads that are perfect for a romantic dinner!
Even the most ordinary salad of fresh vegetables can be beautifully decorated in the spirit of the holiday. We cut out pieces of vegetables in the shape of hearts and the vegetable salad immediately takes on a festive look!
I would like that on this holiday, the salads include only the most delicate, refined and tasty products. My selection includes salads with shrimp, juicy tomatoes, ham, meat, lightly salted salmon, fried mushrooms, crab sticks, cheese, and avocado. Choose what you like best!
An interesting idea for decorating a festive salad for Valentine's Day is to prepare a salad with shrimp on skewers. It just looks gorgeous and tastes amazing. What salads do you like best?
