What’s more perfect than a vegetarian Valentine’s Day Recipe for that special someone to let them know you care?? Ditch those candy hearts and expensive chocolates, and make your loved one a meatless meal with a couple of my favorite vegetarian recipes.
Nothing says I love you like a delicious, home cooked vegetarian Valentine’s Day recipe that shows your special someone just how much you care about them and their health! 😉
This year, Lightlife’s Catalan-style Spinach with Sweet & Sour Cutlets and Twice Baked Potato with Smart Bacon are on my vegetarian Valentine’s Day menu. Then I plan on finishing up with Post Punk Kitchen’s vegan Peanut Butter Blondies for dessert! MmMm good.
Catalan-style Spinach with Sweet & Sour Cutlets
Ingredients:
- 1 pkg Smart Cutlets Spicy Sweet & Sour
- 4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
- ½ cup dried craisins
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 3 cups (5 oz) baby spinach leaves, cleaned and dried
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp freshly cracked pepper
- Dash or two cayenne pepper
Directions:
In Dutch oven place 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add cutlets (without the marinade). Cook over medium heat until lightly browned (1 to 2 minutes); turn over and continue cooking, until lightly browned (1 to 2 minutes). Remove from pan, cut into strips; keep warm.
In same pan, place 3 tablespoons olive oil. Add craisins and pine nuts. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until pine nuts are lightly browned and craisins are puffy (2 to 3 minutes).
Add spinach leaves, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until spinach is just wilted (1 to 2 minutes).
Place spinach mixture on plate and top with cutlet strips.
To find the twice baked potato and dessert recipe click here: Twice Baked Potato with Smart Bacon & Peanut Butter Blondies
Are you making a special vegetarian Valentine’s Day recipe this year? What vegetarian or vegan recipes will you be serving? If you try these, I’d love to know what you think.
Rachael
Lightlife Team Member
Blog-itarian 
i’m very glad you used your dutch oven. This might be my valentine’s dinner menu too!
Posted by michael | February 11, 2012, 5:06 amHere is another great main and dessert recipe for a vegetarian meal on Valentine’s Day http://www.miratelinc.com/blog/meatless-monday-with-vegetarian-valentines-day-menu/
Posted by Amandla | February 13, 2012, 5:13 amRachael! I have been looking for a “healthy” vegan-type blondie recipe! I am so delighted to find this one!! Thanks for sharing!!
Posted by Lisa Gautier | February 16, 2012, 8:22 pmThat’s wonderful, Lisa! I’m so glad you stopped by! I just actually ate the last of my batch tonight 😉
Posted by Blogitarian | February 16, 2012, 10:21 pmI’m a vegetarian and for myself this made my health and fitness much better. I dont want to go back again eating those meat with lots of unhealthy transfats that clogs your arteries.
Posted by Elias Ransberger | June 30, 2012, 10:42 am