Valentine's Day Dinner - 3 Course recipes

Thai Iced Tea

Ingredients: 5 Cups of Water 6 Teabags of Black Tea 4-5 Cloves of Cardamom 7 Ounces Condensed Milk 10 Fresh Raspberries 4-5 Leaves of Mint 1/2 Cup of Sugar

Directions: In a saucepan, bring 5 cups of water to a boil. Add in the tea bags and let it boil until the water appears tea-colored. Then drop in the cardamom after you have crushed them and add the sugar. Boil for 2-3 minutes and then the saucepan can be removed from the stove and you can let the tea cool down for 2-3 minutes. Now add in the condensed milk and mix well with a spoon and the pour the tea into a jug. Place the jug in the refrigerator and let it cool for an hour. Before serving add raspberries and mint on a skewer and place in the glass to give a Valentines day effect! Before serving, drop in a few raspberries, ice and mint into the tea.

Tapenade with Strawberries

1/2 of a French Baguette 2-3 Fresh Strawberries ( Sliced and cut into heart shapes) 7-8 Capers 10 Green Olives 10 Kalamata Olives 1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil 3-4 Leaves of Basil Salt & Pepper 1 Red Onion (Sliced) 3-4 Cloves of Garlic

Directions: Heat a frypan on medium heat and add 1 teaspoon of olive oil. After the oil appears to be heated, add in the sliced onions and cook until golden brown and then remove and place in the food processor. Add in the capers, olives (green and kalamata), basil, olive oil, garlic salt and pepper into the food processor and then chop for less than 10 seconds at a time up to 3-4 times. It should be a rough chop and should not be too "pasty". Slice the french baguette (fresh) and spread the tapenade and serve with fresh (heart shaped) strawberries!

Heart Shaped Polenta with White Bean Ragout

Polenta: 1 3/4 cup of Cornmeal 6 Cups of Water 3 Tablespoons of Butter 2 Teaspoons of Salt

White Bean Ragout: 1 Onion (Round Slices) 3-4 Garlic (Minced) 240 ml of Tomato Sauce Salt and Pepper 2 Teaspoon of Crushed Red Pepper 1 Teaspoon of Oregano 1 Can of Cannellini Beans 1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil

Directions: Boil 6 cups of water on medium heat in the saucepan. Add in two teaspoons of salt. Slowly whisk in the cornmeal and cook for 15-17 minutes and whisk occasionally (now on low heat). Place in a flat large container and let cool. When it is set well, cut into heart shaped pieces before serving.

Ragout:

In a skillet, heat olive oil on medium heat. Add in the onions and cook until golden-brown. Now add in the garlic and cook for another minute. Pour in the tomato sauce and bring to a boil. Sprinkle in the salt, pepper, oregano and crushed red pepper. Finally, add in the cannellini beans (drained before). The key to this recipe is to cook the sauce for 15-20 minutes on low heat until it appears to be thick. Finally, plate the sauce first and place the heart shaped polenta on top!

White Chocolate Mousse with Raspberries

7 Ounces of Condensed Milk 1/2 Cup of White Chocolate Morsels 4 Ounces of Cool Whip 1 Graham Cracker Crust 4-5 Fresh Raspberries 2-3 Sprigs of Mint

In a saucepan on low-medium heat add in the cool whip, let it liquify. Now pour in the condense milk and the white chocolate morsels. Stir together until the mixture is completely homogenous. Now pour into the graham cracker crust. Place the mixture into the refrigerator for 30 minutes or more. When set, place raspberries and mint in the middle and serve!

This brings together all 4 recipes to create one amazing meal! Happy Valentine's Day!

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Submitted February 15, 2015 at 04:00AM by TheShankyLens http://ift.tt/1BcMfD1 recipes