Celebrate Your Love With These Romantic Seafood Meals

Vital Choice offers the best wild Pacific Northwest salmon. This one-pan recipe is low-maintenance prep and cleanup, too. Quick sear two salmon fillets in a hot cast-iron skillet, then create a simple pan sauce that doubles as a side dish for serving in just minutes. This romantic meal idea frees up your evening for snuggling by the fire. We're thinking of an after-dinner nightcap of dark chocolate and dessert wine.

“You want to sit down and enjoy your partner, not spend the entire night cooking!" chef and brand ambassador Geoffrey Zakarian exclaims. Create a Valentine's vibe that focuses on simplicity, full flavor, and beauty with this recipe for his bold-flavored Chilean seabass with mint, caper, and olive relish. Pair it with a prepared gourmet side dish, such as wheatberry kale salad, and settle in for time well spent together.

Restaurant dining often includes wine pairings, which is an exciting way to savor the flavors of each course. Plan a romantic wine pairing at home, and choose light and crisp sauvignon blanc for first-course salads and gourmet cheeses. For main course chicken, shellfish, or pasta dishes, sip on a richer white wine, such as chardonnay or rosé. And bring on the luscious red fruit of Royal Crest Red for more decadent mains, such as this deeply satisfying pear and gorgonzola lamb chop dish, and rich desserts, like individual chocolate lava cake.

If you're considering popping the question this Valentine's Day, no meal is more celebratory than a snow-white lobster tail and thick, juicy steak set side by side. Follow these lobster cooking and eating tips, and try your hand at chef Zakarian's effortless indoor grilled ribeye for an unforgettable night. Or take the pressure off and order an exquisitely prepared surf and turf duo, or just go with the surf. No harm done. No laws broken.