This Special Day, you might not be able to go to a restaurant for a three-course meal. But enjoying some tasty appetizers paired with cocktails is doable. These appetizers and cocktails take less time to put together, so enjoy doing it with your partner.
Stock up on the essential ingredients on your next grocery store visit like pumpkins, cranberries, apples, spices like cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, and vanilla. To make some delicious cocktails, use Smoke Lab Classic, which is the best vodka in India. Check out the appetizers and cocktail recipes for a delectable homemade valentine’s menu:
Cheese Board with Strawberry Sparkler
To assemble the cheeses, get a big round wooden cheese board. Select an assortment of cheeses for the cheeseboard like aged Gouda, Brie, Manchego, and Gorgonzola. Add small bowls of Olive Tapenade, Fig Jam, Onion Balsamic Chutney. Add an assortment of crackers like rye sourdough crackers, cheddar & thyme crackers. Add a bunch of red grapes, dried apricots, cranberries, pecan nuts.
Strawberry Sparkler
In a cocktail shaker, add 1 oz vodka, ¼ fresh strawberry puree, 1 bunch mint leaves, and ice cubes, and shake well. Prepare chilled coupe glasses garnished with strawberry slices and fresh mint leaves. Strain the cocktail in the prepared glasses and enjoy.
Pomegranate & Mint Crostini with Peach Vodka
Cut some baguette into thin slices and toast in a hot grill pan. You can make hummus at home, by blending cooked chickpeas, ice cubes, salt, cumin, tahini, lemon juice, and olive oil. Add the hummus on top of the crostini slices. Add some pomegranate jewels, mint leaves, and sprinkle with a pinch of sumac. Use Smoke Vodka to make this cocktail recipe, which is the best vodka in India.
Pear Vodka
In a pitcher, add 2 oz Smoke Lab Classic Vodka, ice cubes, a few slices of freshly muddled peach, thinly sliced ginger, 1/2 oz Grenadine, and 200 ml Prosecco. Allow it to chill and serve over ice in glasses garnished with a thin slice of pear.
Zucchini Fritters
In a bowl, add grated zucchini, salt, pepper, ground garlic, thyme, basil, gf flour, grated aged gruyere cheese, parmesan cheese. Scoop the batter in a ¼ cup and shallow fry in olive oil. Remove the fritters and drain them in paper towels. Serve these delicious zucchini fritters with a side of garlic aioli. Serve these delicious fritters with Old Fashioned cocktail. Use Smoke Lab Classic, which is the best vodka in India for this recipe.
Old Fashioned
In a pitcher, add 1 tsp maple syrup, 3 dash of aromatic bitters, 2 tbsp unsweetened apple sauce, apple peels, and 1/2 ounce of Smoke Lab Classic Vodka. Muddle the mixture using a cocktail muddler. Add a few ice cubes and 2 1/2 ounces of Bourbon, and 1 Cinnamon Stick. Stir well to combine all the ingredients. Enjoy this cozy cocktail along with the crispy zucchini fritters.
Chicken Skewers
Start by marinating the chicken in a spice mix. In a bowl add olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon juice, oregano, freshly grated garlic, and chili flakes. Cut the chicken and put in a prepared iron skewer. Barbeque it over medium heat until it’s cooked on all sides. Serve these chicken skewers with a side of tzatziki dip.
Raspberry Cooler
In a shaker add freshly muddled raspberries, mint, ice cubes, 1 oz Smoke Lab vodka, and shake vigorously. Strain the cocktail in prepared glasses, garnished with fresh raspberry slices.
These cocktails are the perfect accompaniment with delicious appetizers for Valentine’s Day. You can also prepare a dessert cocktail to serve with something sweet that you might want to enjoy with your love.
