Healthy Valentine’s Day Menu

Here’s a healthy menu to indulge yourself without feeling guilty this Valentine’s Day!

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Starter: Cucumber and shrimp roll

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cucumber
• 500g. small shrimp
• 1 cheese spread (preferably choose a low-fat option).
• Small wooden skewers

PREPARATION :

• Peel the cucumber and cut slices lengthwise of about 3 to 5 mm.
• Once the slices are cut, spread the cheese all over the surface.
• Add a shrimp every 5 cm and then roll everything up.
• Plant a skewer on each side to support the roll.

First course: Salad with honey-ginger sauce

INGREDIENTS :

• Baby lettuce leaves
• Cherry tomatoes
• Goat cheese
• 1 ripe avocado
• 1 teaspoon of powdered ginger
• 1 lemon or lime
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• Flax seeds, chia seeds, etc. (optional)

PREPARATION :

• Wash the lettuce and tomatoes and gently drain.
• Cut the avocado in half and remove the skin without damaging it, then cut the avocado into thin slices lengthwise and season with lemon to prevent it from turning black.
• Place the salad on a plate and add the halved cherry tomatoes and the avocado.
• In a bowl, prepare the dressing with 4 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, 1 teaspoon mustard, 1 tablespoon honey and 1 teaspoon ground ginger.
• Fry the goat cheese in the pan or the oven.
• Add seasoning, goat cheese, and seeds.

Main course: Salmon fillet with tomato and pesto

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 salmon fillets
• 2 tomatoes
• Olive oil
• Pine nuts
• Parmesan cheese
• Garlic
• Basil
• 2 carrots
• 1 onion
• Salt and pepper
• Green beans (side dish)

PREPARATION :

• Heat in a saucepan 300ml of water, 250ml of white wine, thyme, chopped carrot and onion, garlic, salt and pepper until boiling.
• Once boiling, remove the pan from the heat and add the salmon fillets. Then leave them for about ten minutes and remove them from the water.
• In a blender, chop the basil with olive oil, salt, pepper, and parmesan.
• Toast the pine nuts in an ungreased frying pan for 2 minutes.
• Wash the tomatoes and cut them into thin slices about 2 mm thick, then brown them in a pan with a drizzle of olive oil and 1 clove of garlic.
• Finally, brown the green beans in a frying pan.
• Dress your plate starting with a sprinkling of pesto, the salmon fillet, the pine nuts, and the green beans on the side.

Dessert: Low-calorie chocolate heart

INGREDIENTS :

• 100 g dark chocolate
• 100 g applesauce
• 30 g chocolate chips
• 20 g coconut flakes
• 1 tablespoon agave syrup
• 2 eggs
• 50 g chestnut flour
• 1 jar of non-fat yogurt

PREPARATION:

• Preheat your oven to 180°C.
• Melt the chocolate, stirring gently until it’s smooth.
• Beat the eggs, add the chocolate, the compote, the agave syrup, and the yogurt, and mix well.
• Add the flour and stir until smooth.
• Prepare your muffin pans, and with a brush apply a little oil or butter.
• Pour the preparation into the molds and then add some chocolate chips and coconut shavings.
• Bake for 15 minutes at 180°C.
• Remove from the oven and let cool.

A classic muffin contains about 500 calories… This only contains about 150! No need to feel guilty, indulge yourself and enjoy your Valentine’s dinner.