20 romantic dinner recipes for Valentine's Day 2022

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The name of this recipe is a play on words with regard to your heart and the blood in the blood oranges. Grilling the romaine takes the flavor from refreshing to complex and the salad is full of color with a variety of textures that's visually pleasing on the plate.

These blissful bites are the perfect easy, elegant and impressive appetizer. No one will suspect they only took five minutes to make!

Roasting veggies to the point of charring them works beautifully with heartier varieties like broccoli and Brussels. Serve this simple salad warm, with a vinaigrette that’s bright, acidic and onion-y. With crispy pancetta and Dijon, it all balances out to a forkful of heaven.

This is the ultimate sweet and salty combo! You get tanginess from the cheese and sticky sweetness from the dates all wrapped in a crispy, salty bacon blanket.

While this recipe is ideal for entertaining when you're low on time and don’t want to make a huge mess, it really looks like a gourmet production. It comes together in one pan and it is sure to please.

The fig preserves recipe for this surprisingly simple bruschetta may be one of the best things she's ever made. And when the Barefoot Contessa gives a dish that stamp of approval, we make it!

This tart is fast, easy and sure to impress. The bright flavors from the lemon and herbs complement the tanginess from the goat cheese, making the tart light but satisfying.

You can play around with different cheeses, meats and if you don't like kale, spinach or romaine is always an option. Additionally, it's full of unique flavors and textures, and would be a perfect addition to your Thanksgiving table.

The irresistible combination of sweet, salty and briny make it impossible to have just one of these delicious skewers.

Shrimp cocktail and a martini so cold it hurts your fingers: It simply does not get much better than that. When the shrimp are completely chilled, peel and discard the shells, leaving just the tails attached.

This whipped feta dip is a mouthful of tangy, salty flavors that, when combined with colorful, quick-pickled veggies, becomes a serious showstopper before dinner.

The most popular fondue here, aged Gruyère, raclette and fontina cheeses are blended with white wine and fresh garlic and finished with a dash of nutmeg. Serve with artisan breads, apple slices and charcuterie for dipping.

Talk about an easy way to impress a date! These tarts are great on their own, or as part of a larger charcuterie board.

Oysters are an elegant way to kick off any date night. They are simple yet impressive, and completely delicious — especially when topped with hot horseradish, spicy cocktail sauce and savory mignonette.

This is a moist meatloaf, light in texture but heavy in flavor and completely nourishing. It is basted during the cooking process with a savory, tangy glaze that keeps the meatloaf tender while giving it a sweet crust. Oh, and if you didn't notice, it's also shaped like a heart.

Nobody said Valentine's Day dinner had to be time consuming or difficult. This easy dinner is part of the Mediterranean diet and it's absolutely delicious. Oregano, mint and feta round out the veggies, salty Greek olives and shrimp.

From juicy, fresh Roma tomatoes to aromatic basil and ooey-gooey mozzarella cheese, this chicken dinner boasts gourmet pedigree and is ready in just 15 minutes. Plus, it looks beautiful plated, especially if you're opting for a red theme.

This Roman dish is made with pasta, cheese and pepper. The secret is using the starchy pasta's cooking water to create a creamy sauce that coats each strand. The result is perhaps the ultimate three-ingredient dinner ever.

The salad offers a nice bit of a counterpoint and the avocado adds to the luxurious mouthfeel. It's visually arresting and a great crowd-pleaser.

Byaldi is a very typical Provençal dish, like a very fancy ratatouille. Each layer of the vegetables taste fresh and juicy as you eat them from the warm casserole. It's even better the next day if you manage to have leftovers.

20 romantic dinner recipes for Valentine's Day 2022

The name of this recipe is a play on words with regard to your heart and the blood in the blood oranges. Grilling the romaine takes the flavor from refreshing to complex and the salad is full of color with a variety of textures that's visually pleasing on the plate.

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1. Four of Hearts Salad

These blissful bites are the perfect easy, elegant and impressive appetizer. No one will suspect they only took five minutes to make!

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2. Blinis with Smoked Salmon and Caviar

Roasting veggies to the point of charring them works beautifully with heartier varieties like broccoli and Brussels. Serve this simple salad warm, with a vinaigrette that’s bright, acidic and onion-y. With crispy pancetta and Dijon, it all balances out to a forkful of heaven.

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3. Burnt Broccoli and Charred Brussels Sprouts Salad

This is the ultimate sweet and salty combo! You get tanginess from the cheese and sticky sweetness from the dates all wrapped in a crispy, salty bacon blanket.

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4. Stuffed Bacon-Wrapped Dates

While this recipe is ideal for entertaining when you're low on time and don’t want to make a huge mess, it really looks like a gourmet production. It comes together in one pan and it is sure to please.

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5. Baked Strawberries & Goat Cheese

The fig preserves recipe for this surprisingly simple bruschetta may be one of the best things she's ever made. And when the Barefoot Contessa gives a dish that stamp of approval, we make it!

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6. Fig and Goat Cheese Bruschetta

This tart is fast, easy and sure to impress. The bright flavors from the lemon and herbs complement the tanginess from the goat cheese, making the tart light but satisfying.

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7. Asparagus, Herb and Goat Cheese Tart

You can play around with different cheeses, meats and if you don't like kale, spinach or romaine is always an option. Additionally, it's full of unique flavors and textures, and would be a perfect addition to your Thanksgiving table.

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8. Kale Salad with Crispy Bread Crumbs

The irresistible combination of sweet, salty and briny make it impossible to have just one of these delicious skewers.

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9. Prosciutto, Green Olive and Melon Skewers

Shrimp cocktail and a martini so cold it hurts your fingers: It simply does not get much better than that. When the shrimp are completely chilled, peel and discard the shells, leaving just the tails attached.

Read more

10. Shrimp Cocktail

This whipped feta dip is a mouthful of tangy, salty flavors that, when combined with colorful, quick-pickled veggies, becomes a serious showstopper before dinner.

Read more

11. Whipped Feta with Quick-Pickled Vegetables

The most popular fondue here, aged Gruyère, raclette and fontina cheeses are blended with white wine and fresh garlic and finished with a dash of nutmeg. Serve with artisan breads, apple slices and charcuterie for dipping.

Read more

12. Classic Alpine Cheese Fondue

Talk about an easy way to impress a date! These tarts are great on their own, or as part of a larger charcuterie board.

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13. Pear and Brie Tarts

Oysters are an elegant way to kick off any date night. They are simple yet impressive, and completely delicious — especially when topped with hot horseradish, spicy cocktail sauce and savory mignonette.

Read more

14. Oysters on the Half-Shell

This is a moist meatloaf, light in texture but heavy in flavor and completely nourishing. It is basted during the cooking process with a savory, tangy glaze that keeps the meatloaf tender while giving it a sweet crust. Oh, and if you didn't notice, it's also shaped like a heart.

Read more

15. Heart-Shaped Meatloaf

Nobody said Valentine's Day dinner had to be time consuming or difficult. This easy dinner is part of the Mediterranean diet and it's absolutely delicious. Oregano, mint and feta round out the veggies, salty Greek olives and shrimp.

Read more

16. Sheet-Pan Greek Shrimp

From juicy, fresh Roma tomatoes to aromatic basil and ooey-gooey mozzarella cheese, this chicken dinner boasts gourmet pedigree and is ready in just 15 minutes. Plus, it looks beautiful plated, especially if you're opting for a red theme.

Read more

17. Chicken Bruschetta

This Roman dish is made with pasta, cheese and pepper. The secret is using the starchy pasta's cooking water to create a creamy sauce that coats each strand. The result is perhaps the ultimate three-ingredient dinner ever.

Read more

18. Cacio e Pepe

The salad offers a nice bit of a counterpoint and the avocado adds to the luxurious mouthfeel. It's visually arresting and a great crowd-pleaser.

Read more

19. Bone-In Rib-Eye Steak with Arugula and Avocado

Byaldi is a very typical Provençal dish, like a very fancy ratatouille. Each layer of the vegetables taste fresh and juicy as you eat them from the warm casserole. It's even better the next day if you manage to have leftovers.

Read more

20. Byaldi (Provençal Vegetable Casserole)