Valentine Date Night Supper Recipe.
So Valentines Day is upon us again, and for those of us who’ve been ‘dating’ the same guy for a number of years, it’s not all about the overpriced red roses and the candlelit dinner à deux. In fact, in our house, it’s quite the opposite. If him indoors actually remembers a card then that’s a bit of a miracle in itself. Over the years we’ve relaxed into a rather nice routine of not bothering with the clamour to get that last table elbow to elbow with the couple next to you and instead opted for a really nice meal at home. So just in time for the big cupid day, here’s a couple of valentine date night supper recipe ideas for you to try.
Date Night Prawn Curry
You will need…
2 tbsp olive oil
1 red onion, thinly sliced
2 tsp grated fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, crushed
½ red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
2 tbsp curry paste
Juice of 1 lime
400ml reduced fat coconut milk
3 medium-sized tomatoes, chopped
1 handful of coriander stems, chopped
1 handful of coriander leaves, roughly chopped
200g baby spinach
300g raw peeled king prawns
4 Naan breads
1 tbsp cumin seed
Salt and pepper
Serves 4
Here’s what to do…
- Heat the oil in a pan with the onion, ginger, garlic and chilli for a few minutes.
- Add the curry paste and lime juice and slowly add the coconut milk, tomatoes and coriander stems. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the baby spinach leaves and the raw prawns, and heat until the prawns turn pink, and the spinach is wilted. Season.
- Serve with a basmati /wild rice and warmed naan bread. Scatter with cumin seeds and chopped coriander.
Suzi Grant’s Guilt Free Chocolate Mousse.
You will need…
1 ripe avocado
1/4 cup raw cacao powder: cold pressed so high in anti-oxidants and more nutrient-dense than cocoa powder, which has been roasted at a high heat.
1 dessert to a tablespoon of Agave Sweetener: natural, unrefined and low on the Glycaemic Index… healthy & good for diabetics and dieters.
1 cup almond or coconut milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Here’s what to do…
Simply whizz the list of ingredients in a blender, decant into a pretty glass or ramekin and chill in the fridge.
This wheat-free, dairy-free, sugar-free and vegan pudding is so delicious you will not believe there’s nothing naughty in it at all!
With thanks to the lovely Suzi Grant for her recipe – you can catch more of her nutrition tips on her blog Alternative Ageing, or snap up her book of the same name here.
