A TASTE OF LOVE

GET IN THE MOOD FOR ROMANCE THIS VALENTINE'S DAY WITH THESE APHRODISIAC-INFUSED TREATS 

- VICTORIA GRAY

Love potion 

INGREDIENTS

4 large ripe strawberries, plus one to decorate

A large handful of crushed ice

60ml vodka

20ml sugar syrup 

20ml grenadine 

1. Muddle strawberries in a cocktail shaker with half the ice.

2. Add the vodka, sugar syrup and grenadine. Shake well.

3. Strain over the remaining ice, garnish with a heart-shaped strawberry.

Rock oysters with chilli and ginger

 

SERVES 2 AS A STARTER

INGREDIENTS

6 fresh, shucked oysters

Lemon, cut into quarters For the dressing:

2 cloves of garlic, minced

10p-sized piece of ginger, finely chopped

2 tbsp mirin

2 tbsp soy sauce

2 spring onions, finely sliced

1 red chilli, finely chopped

2 tbsp sesame oil

1.To make the dressing, mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl. Drizzle it over the oysters with a squeeze of lemon and serve immediately.

Rose harissa fillet steak with black garlic butter

SERVES 2

INGREDIENTS

2 fillet steaks (around 150g each)