Valentine's Day

I'm really late on this post as you can probably tell from the title!

Back in January, my mom and I went to a culinary school at a spa in Utah for about a week. We learned how to do so many healthy dishes and it was such a good time! For Valentine's Day I made two of these dishes for my boyfriend and I. We stayed in and ate in front of the TV. It wasn't probably romantic enough for the rest of the world but we had a great time :)

These first two recipes are courtesy of Red Mountain Spa in Ivins, UT. The third photo is my attempt at the chocolate crepes from Gina over at Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes. My boyfriend absolutely loved these.. so much that he tried making a few more himself. The thing is, he has no patience and has extremely big clumsy hands. So Ryan and crepes didn't really hit it off in the kitchen. But he definitely enjoyed eating them!

Anyway I'll get to it.

Caesar Salad with Cheese Crisps

Hearts of romaine

Parmesan cheese (block)

3/4 oz anchovy fillets

1/2 tsp dijon mustard

2 segments garlic

1 tsp worcestershire sauce

1/4 tsp black pepper

2 oz red wine vinegar

1/2 oz lemon juice

4 oz soft tofu

1/4 tsp tabasco sauce

5 oz olive oil

1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese (for crisps)

Croutons (optional)

Cut romaine into bite-sized pieces. In a blender or food processor, combine all ingredients from anchovy fillets through tabasco sauce. Drizzle in the 5 oz olive oil.

On a silpat, create small piles of freshly shredded cheese. Bake at 350 for a few minutes (maybe 5), keeping an eye on the piles as they melt. When they appear to have melted, take the silpat out and let the crisps set till cool enough to touch.

To assemble the salad, toss the romaine with croutons and as much dressing as desired. Garnish each salad with a cheese crisp.

Salmon with Tofu Dill Sauce

Salmon fillets (4 oz per serving)

Sauce:

1 cup soft tofu

2 oz lemon juice

2 tsp dried dill weed

4 garlic segments

1 oz white wine

pinch salt

Combine sauce ingredients in blender or food processor. Put in refrigerator to keep cool while cooking salmon.

Salmon can be cooked on a grill or a grill pan (if you are in New England!)

And here's a picture of one of our crepes..