7 Cool Vegan Recipes For A Perfect Date On Valentine’s Day

At the beginning of February, Valentine’s Day and everything related to it becomes a hot topic. In this article, we’ve put together a few romantic vegan recipes for a cozy dinner for two. It’s a matter of your personal taste which one to choose to surprise your loved one.

When you have a healthy relationship, both figuratively and literally because you’re vegan, it can be tricky to come up with unusual recipes and not eat chickpeas and greens all over again. Alright, let’s do some cooking.

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1) Vegan Bruschetta With Tomatoes And Basil Recipe

Ingredients:

1. Baguette – 3-4 slices
2. Tomatoes – 2-3 pcs
3. Basil – 2 bunches
4. Olive oil – 1 tbsp
5. Himalayan pink salt & black pepper – to taste
6. Lemon juice – 1 tsp

Directions:

1. Grease baguette slices with olive oil;
2. Put the slices into a dry, heated pan. You can also dry them in a toaster or grill in the oven;
3. Cut the tomatoes into small cubes and pick the basil leaves, add salt, pepper and lemon juice to your taste. Mix. A few options are possible here: you can use sun-dried tomatoes or blanch them in a pan for 2-3 minutes. All that’s left is to carefully put the filling on toasted slices and sprinkle some greens or seeds on top.

2) Vegan Tofu Cheese Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

1. Eggplant – 2 pcs
2. Bell pepper – 1 pcs
3. Tofu – 150-200 g
4. Tomatoes – 2 pcs
5. Cilantro – 1 bunch
6. Cooking oil – 3 tbsp
7. Vinegar – 0.5 tsp
8. Salt – to taste

Directions:

It’s served warm. The ingredients and their proportions may vary slightly depending on your taste:

1. Peel the eggplant, cut it into medium-thin slices. Salt a little, mix, and leave for 10-15 minutes. Drain the water that has formed;
2. Cut bell pepper into strips and tofu into cubes. Chop tomatoes and cilantro;
3. Fry or bake the eggplant, controlling the amount of oil;
4. Mix the ingredients, add 0.5 tablespoon of any vinegar, mix;

3) Vegan Caesar Salad Recipe

A vegan variant of a famous salad. Here are the ingredients:

1. Iceberg salad – 0.5 bunch
2. Romaine lettuce – 1 pc
3. Crackers (crumb)
4. Boiled chickpeas – 1.5 tbsp
5. Olive oil – 1 tbsp
6. Salt, cayenne pepper – to taste

Dressing:

7. Cashew – 0.5 cup
8. Olive oil – 3 tbsp
9. Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
10. Mustard – 0.5 tbsp
11. Salt, pepper – to taste
12. Water – as needed

Directions:

1. Soak cashews for several hours or overnight. Rinse, dry. Roll in oil, spices, and salt, then bake at 200 °C for 20 minutes, stir, and bake for another 10-20 minutes;
2. Mix all the ingredients for the dressing in a blender until a smooth, creamy state;
3. Tear the lettuce. Add chickpeas, dressing, and crackers.

4) Couscous With Tomatoes Recipe

Ingredients:

1. Raisins – 200 g
2. Tomatoes – 2-3 pcs
3. Parsley – 1 bunch
4. Couscous – 1 glassful
5. Tomato juice – 2 glasses
6. Lemon – 0.5 pcs
7. Olive oil – 2 tbsp
8. Paprika – 2 tsp

Directions:

1. Rinse the raisins (preferably with boiling water). Drain the water;
2. Wash and chop the tomatoes in small cubes;
3. Slice parsley;
4. Put couscous in a deep bowl (so that you can easily mix it) and pour tomato juice into it. Squeeze the lemon;
5. Add tomatoes, raisins, lemon juice, olive oil, paprika, and parsley to couscous and mix well;
6. Leave the couscous to absorb water for about 20 minutes. Then boil for another 2-3 min;
7. Put on a plate and decorate with a leaf of parsley. Done!

5) Vegan Lentil Cutlets Recipe

Ingredients:

1. Lentils – 3 cups
2. Salt – 2.5 tsp
3. Pepper, turmeric, cumin, hops-suneli (seasoning) – 1 tsp each
4. Parsley – 1 bunch
5. Beets – 1 large piece

Directions:

1. Soak the lentils overnight, rinse in the morning, and drain the water;
2. Grind the beets with lentils and spices in a blender at low speeds so that they become granular;
3. Pour the mix into a bowl. Add salt to taste. Form patties with your hands, fry on both sides until golden brown in vegetable oil or coconut oil.

6) Vegan Apple Dessert Recipe

Ingredients for single serving:

1. Large-sized apples – 5 pcs for two servings
2. Cinnamon – 2 tbsp
3. Bananas – 4 pcs
4. Coconut oil – 130 ml

Directions:

1. Cut the apples into slices, mix with cinnamon, and put in the oven for 30 minutes at 200 °C;
2. Put coconut oil into a blender. Add bananas and 2 tsp cinnamon, 1/5 tsp stevia (powder) for those who have a sweet tooth. Blend to a creamy, dense mass;
3. Put the puree of baked apples in a bowl and pour the banana cream on top. Done!

7) Vegan Carrot Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

1. Carrots – 150 g
2. Flour – 150 g
3. Water – 1 glass
4. Sugar – 1 glass
5. Baking powder 1 tsp
6. Vegetable oil – 8 tbsp
7. A few cashew nuts (optional)

Directions:

1. First, you need to cook the confectionery chips to decorate the cake. To do this, take 50 g of flour, 30 g of sugar, and a tablespoon of oil;
2. Stir until lumps form and put in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes;
3. Let’s start making the dough. Mix all the loose ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder;
4. Add oil (7 tablespoons), water, and carrots grated on a medium grater;
5. Mix and put into a baking mold;
6. Sprinkle the pre-made confectionery crumbs on top;
7. You can add nuts for decoration;
8. Bake in a preheated oven for 60 minutes at 180 °C.

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