Cameron Diaz reveals the delicious meal she cooked future husband Benji Madden for their first date

Cameron Diaz has revealed the delicious first date meal she made for her husband Benji Madden.

In a preview of Wednesday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, the beloved A-lister opened up about winning Madden’s heart with a savory dish of Mediterranean lamb loins.

Barrymore, 47, set the stage for her best friend Diaz, 50, describing how she helped Cameron prepare for her first date with the Good Charlotte guitarist, 43.

“We come home from this two-day immersion course in Northern and Southern Italian cooking,” Drew recalls, “and you’re about to go on a date with Benji.”

Barrymore went on to describe how they “talked about” [the date] all weekend” and that she even took Diaz to the grocery store for ingredients.

“I took you to a grocery store,” Drew said, “so pregnant I stayed in the car and you went inside. What was the dish you made for him that night? I’ll let you tell. I remember it clearly.’

The Charlie’s Angels stars were in Drew’s studio kitchen preparing their own meal when the reclusive Cameron laid out the dinner that led to true love.

“Lamb chops,” she said. “Mediterranean lamb chops, some couscous and some broccoli and fried zucchini.”

“Did you make the shallot gold for him that night?” asked Barrymore, eagerly inquiring about Cameron’s secret flavor enhancer.

“I put shallot gold in the couscous,” replied The Mask star.

Shallot gold is a special mixture of caramelized shallots mixed with olive oil.

The stunning foodie likes to add it to a variety of different recipes and dishes, to spice up anything savory.

Drew is clearly a fan of shallot gold as she turned to her audience and exclaimed, “See what I mean!”

Diaz tied the knot with her rock star husband at her Beverly Hills home in 2015.

The four-time Golden Globe nominee announced she had “retired” from acting in 2018 and gave birth to a daughter named Raddix in December 2019.

Both Cameron and Benji have been extremely private about their family life and rarely talk about their daughter.

But the giggly megastar is about to make her acting return with the aptly titled Netflix movie Back in Action.

The action comedy stars Cameron’s good friend Jamie Fox and the central storyline remains a closely guarded secret.

That’s what the source recently said People that Diaz has a more prudent strategy for her film career this time: “She doesn’t want acting to catch up with her life now like before.”