Romantic Valentine's Day Dinner for Two (2024)

Ingredients

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Kombucha-Champagne Spritzer (makes one – it is so simple and so delicious!)

• 1/2 cup apple basil kombucha
• 1 cup champagne
• 1 Cinnamon stick for garnish

Vegetable Board:

• 1 bunch broccolini (trim stems)
• 1/2 pint baby bella mushrooms, sliced in half (feel free to use the entire pint, if desired)
• 1/2 – 1 bag frozen edamame
• 6–8 brussel sprouts (cut off stem, peel off outside layer of leaves, cut in half lengthwise)
• Olive oil
• Salt

Garlic Aioli:

• 1/2 cup mayo (feel free to use this homemade paleo mayo)
• juice of half a lemon
• zest of one lemon
• 1–2 Tablespoons minced garlic
• pinch of ground black pepper

Seafood Board:

• 6 prawns (or large shrimp)
• 2–3 Tablespoons ghee (or coconut oil)
• 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
• Mussels in White Wine Sauce(I would halve the recipe)
• You could also make these grilled oysters!

Charcuterie Board:

• Williams Sonoma European Charcuterie Set
• Olli Salumeria Assorted Salami
• green apple, thinly sliced
• green olives or other Mediterranean olive mix
• red grapes
• almonds (feel free to use any of your favorite nuts)

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Kombucha-Champagne Spritzer (makes one)

1. Combine ingredients in old fashioned and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Vegetable Board:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Add broccolini and Brussel sprouts to bowl.
3. Drizzle with 2 Tablespoons olive oil and 2 Teaspoons salt.
4. Massage to coat.
5. Roast for 10-15 minutes, adding mushrooms in after 5 minutes.
6. While vegetable are roasting, place frozen edamame in small saucepan with enough water to coat the bottom of the pan. Cover and bring to a boil to steam the edamame, about 5 minutes, or until fully thawed.
7. Toss edamame with salt, as desired.

Garlic Aioli:

1. Combine ingredients in small bowl.
2. Taste and add additional garlic or pepper, to taste.
3. Add to vegetable board for dipping.

Seafood:

1. In medium skillet, melt ghee.
2. Add prawns when ghee is melted and cook on each side, approx. 2-3 minutes per side.
3. Add in garlic and toss.
4. Follow instructions on recipe for Mussels, but make about a half-batch (and skip the bread if you want).
5. Place prawns and mussels to board and garnish with cilantro.

Charcuterie Board:

1. Simply compile board as desired!
2. Use as much or as little of the components as you want!