WITH love

What better way to turn up the romance than with this delicious Valentine's Day dinner menu for two from The Cordony Kitchen.

- Amanda Cordonu

VALENTINE’S COCKTAIL 

Prep time: 10 minutes. Serves: 2.

2 large strawberries, extra strawberries slices to serve

20m fresh lime juice

20ml rosewater

AOml sugar syrup or agave syrup

40ml vodka omit to make a mocktail)

2 large ice-cubes

200ml sparkling water

1 Place strawberries, lime juice, rosewater, sugar syrup or agave and vodka in a cocktail shaker. Muddle the mixture with one end of a rolling pin for 1-2 minutes to break down.

2 Secure cocktail shaker lid and shake for 30 seconds to thoroughly combine.

3 Add a large ice-cube to each coupe glass. Divide the mixture evenly between the two glasses and top up each glass with sparkling water. Place a strawberry slice on top of each ice-cube to serve.

RADICCHIO FENNEL SALAD WITH ORANGE VINAIGRETTE

Prep time: 15 minutes. Serves: 2.

Vinaigrette

40ml extra virgin olive oil

20ml raspberry vinegar

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 orange, juice and zest

1 tablespoon dried currants Salad

1/2 radicchio, leaves torn

1/2 fennel bulb, thinly sliced with mandoline). Reserve fennel fronds to serve

25g walnuts, lightly toasted and roughly chopped