Love at first bite: Valentine Day Appetizers perfect for date night

Valentine Day Appetizers perfect for date night inspired by cuisines from around the world.

Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to treat your loved one to a romantic dinner and nothing to me scream date night more than bite size appetizers!

Appetizers look fun and inviting, you can eat them with your fingers, make even a simple table look like a banquets and they are often very easy to make, which is always a plus!

These are 20 ideas for romantic appetizer ideas perfect for Valentine’s Day from around the world.

Heart shaped mini pizzas

A really cute and fun way to reinvent pizza for date night! Find the step by step recipe here

Stuffed Mushrooms with Herb Cream Cheese

Ingredients: Mushrooms, cream cheese, fresh herbs, Parmesan
Method: Stuff mushroom caps with a mixture of cream cheese, fresh herbs, and grated Parmesan, baked until golden.

Caprese Skewers

Ingredients: Cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil. A twist on a classic caprese salad!
Method: Skewer cherry tomatoes, mozzarella balls, and fresh basil leaves. Drizzle with balsamic glaze (optional: if using, put it on the tomatoes rather than the mozzarella, it it tastes better this way!)

Roasted red pepper and halloumi boats

Ingredients: sweet red pepper, halloumi, pine nuts, lemon, olive oil

Method: Clean and half the pepper, lay them on your baking tray, skin down. On top of each half, add a slice of halloumi, a few pine nuts, then sprinkle wit olive oil and a dash of lemon. Bake until the peppers are soft and the pine nut roasted (the halloumi won’t melt, this is normal!)

Prosciutto-Wrapped Grissini

Ingredients: Italian breadsticks, goat cheese prosciutto, arugula
Method: Wrap each breadsticks, a dollop of goat cheese and rocket leaves in a slice of Parma Ham.

Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus

Ingredients: Asparagus, prosciutto, olive oil, Parmesan
Method: Quickly cook your asparagus, then wrap with a slice of sweet Parma Ham. Drizzle with olive oiled prinkle with Parmesan before serving.

Goat Cheese and Fig Crostini

Ingredients: Baguette, goat cheese, figs, honey
Method: Spread goat cheese on toasted baguette slices, top with sliced figs, drizzle with honey

Mini Cucumber, cheese and shrimp bites

Ingredients: Cooked shrimps, light cream cheese, fresh cucumber, chives.
Method: Slice your cucumber along its length, then use each slice as a wrap for a dollop of cream cheese and a shrimp. Decorate with chives or dill.

Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Salad Bites

Ingredients: Beets, goat cheese, arugula, balsamic
Method: Roast beets, then slice and top with crumbled goat cheese, arugula, and a drizzle of balsamic (optional).

Mini Spinach and Feta turnovers

Ingredients: Puff pastry, spinach, feta cheese, grated nutmeg
Method: Make mini quiches by filling puff pastry with sautéed spinach, crumbled feta, grated nutmeg and baking until done. Find exact recipe here.

Charcuterie with Fruit and Nuts

Ingredients: Assorted cured meats, cheeses, grapes, figs, almonds, crackers
Recipe: Create a romantic spread with an assortment of charcuterie, cheeses, fresh fruit, nuts, and crackers. Add red touches such as red berries (cranberries, strawberries), pomegranate seeds or cute macaroons in red and light pink color

Stuffed Mini Peppers with Ricotta and Basil

Ingredients: Mini bell peppers, ricotta cheese and basil
Recipe: Stuff mini bell peppers with a mixture of ricotta cheese and fresh basil, season to taste. Bake until soft and sweet.

Hart shaped pizza bites

Easy and fun, all it takes to make a cute mini pizza bite for Valentine’s Day is a heart shape cookie cutter!

Feta, tomato and black olive skewers

Ingredients: Feta cheese, ripe cherry tomatoes, greek black olives
Recipe: Use a toothpick to serve these one bite, greek inspired starter full of bold flavors

Parma Ham and goat cheese rolls

Ingredients: Creamy goat cheese, arugula leaves, parma ham
Recipe: Use slices of sweet parma ham to create delicious mini rolls with great Italian flavor

Shrimp cocktail

Ingredients: Cooked shrimps, ketchup, mayo, Worchester sauce
Recipe: Mix your sauces and season to taste. Use them to half fill martini glass and place your shrimps on top.

Hummus and veggie platter

Ingredients: Raw vegetables for dipping, hummus
Recipe: If you are making your own hummus, you can follow this exact recipe.

Roast Salmon Tacos

Ingredients: Soft taco shells, avocado, roast salmon, red onion, cilantro, greek yogurt or sour cream as dressing
Recipe: Oven roast the salmon with a dash of olive oil. Assemble.

Fried zucchini flowers

Ingredients: Zucchini flowers, all purpose flour, water, salt
Recipe: Mix water, flour and salt to make a batter. Coat the zucchini flowers with it and fry. Dry well before serving. This is an italian classic appetizer, from Rome. You an read the full recipe here.

Love at first bite: Valentine Day Appetizers you’ll love