Valentine’s Special – 3 Course Dinner

Starter – Caprese Salad

• Slice the avocado, mozzarella and tomatoes into thin slices equal in width.
• Plate up in the fanciest way possible and then drizzle a tbsp of olive oil over the top and season with salt.
• Place a few basil leaves in the centre for extra flavour and prettiness.

King Prawn Spaghetti

Defrost the prawns*

• Prep the ingredients by slicing the garlic and grating the courgette.
• Pop the spaghetti into salted simmering water with the timer two minutes shy of the packet time.
• Add a tbsp of olive oil to a large non-stick saucepan. On a low heat, add the sliced garlic and red pepper flakes and GENTLY fry. Valentine’s is not the day to burn the garlic.
• Stir in the courgette and increase the heat to medium. Season generously with salt to draw out the liquid that you’ll fry off.
• Add the defrosted prawns and cook for a few minutes.
• Before draining the pasta, reserve a mug full of pasta water. Transfer the spaghetti into the sauce with the reserved pasta water and stir.
• Reduce the heat to low whilst you grate in the parm and the juice of half a lemon (use the whole if you both like lemon).
• Plate up whilst twizzling the tongs to create a nice swirl effect. Season with salt, pepper and if you want it hotter add some more red pepper flakes.

Chocolate Mousse Pudding

• Start by whisking the cream until it’s thickened to whipped cream.
• After this, separate the egg whites from the yolks. Don’t throw the yolks away, save them for a carbonara!
• Whisk the egg whites until you achieve stiff peaks, this is when you lift the whisk up and the egg white holds it’s shape (=forming a peak.)
• Melt the chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds and then stir and repeat for another 30 seconds.
• Combine the melted chocolate and cream (reserve a little cream to garnish) first by whisking together and then fold in the egg whites slowly to keep it aerated.
• Pop in the freezer for half an hour to set, then garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and some chocolate shavings.