French Valentine's Day Menu - A Hedgehog in the Kitchen

Want to plan the perfect French Valentine’s Day Menu? We’ve got you covered! Sit down with a Hugo Spritz and plan your romantic Valentine’s Day dinner. Kick your dinner off with a sweet Valentine’s Day in French “joyeuse Saint Valentin!” and a loving “je t’aime“! Maybe even print out a French Valentine’s poem to include with your meal.

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French Valentine’s Day Menu

Use these romantic French recipes to plan the perfect meal for Valentine’s Day!

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French Valentine’s Day Appetizers

Start your meal with a selection of tasty French Valentine’s Day appetizers.

11 French appetizers you will love!

Our collection of French appetizers offers lots of ideas for quick, easy and delicious French appetizers to enjoy this Valentine’s Day.

French Chestnut Soup

This French chestnut soup is one of our all-time most popular recipes!

French Valentine's Day Menu Chestnut Soup

French Garlic Shrimp

This French garlic shrimp is so quick and easy to prepare. You just need some shrimp, garlic, parsley and olive oil. Perfection!

French Valentine's Day Menu Garlic Shrimp

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Vegetarian French Onion Soup

Who doesn’t dream of eating French onion soup in a Parisian cafe. No one can hop on a plane at the moment, and even we don’t have access to cafes here in Paris at the moment, so why not recreate the experience at home with this French onion soup that uses vegetarian bouillon and is topped with sourdough bread and lots of melted cheese!

French Valentine's Day Menu French Onion Soup

French Valentine’s Day Main Course Ideas

French vegetarian recipes

Choose a delicious dish from our collection of French vegetarian recipes.

Flammekueche (Alsatian Pizza)

If you and your love are pizza lovers, then you are in for a real treat with this authentic Alsation pizza : flammekueche. It is divine!

Tartiflette

Cheesy tartiflette is one of the best, comfort foods of Winter.

Quiche Florentine

An easy cheese and spinach quiche could be the perfect Valentine’s dinner for you and your love. The great thing about this Quiche Florentine is that you could even make it the day before and just reheat it on Valentine’s Day.

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French Valentine’s Day Desserts

Dessert may be the most important part of your dinner! Choose one of the three French dessert recipes below or may all 3 and serve a “café gourmand” (a selection of smaller desserts served with coffee in French restaurants).

Chocolate Dipped Madeleines

These chocolate dipped madeleines are little bites of perfection! They will be so tasty as a snack the next day as well.

Brown Butter Financiers

If you love madeleines, you will also love financiers. They are similar but different, chewier then madeleines, with a delightful almond taste. So good!