Valentine’s Day, the day for love and the stress of what you're going to cook for your significant other.
Do not worry, here is a selection of simple recipes, starters, mains and desserts that are sure to surprise your loved one this Saturday.
Starter
It’s Valentine’s Day, why not have a starter or something to snack on while you're making dinner?
Bruschetta
One of the easiest, minimal effort and delicious starters, perfect for snacking on for a chilled night in.
This recipe serves 4, so you could either half the salsa or save it for the next day. This recipe takes 30 mins to make
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Baked Feta with Sesame and Honey
This is a really easy option and can be served with anything, from salad to bread or both!
This serves 4 however, you could half the recipe and it takes 25 minutes to make
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Crab Nachos
A unique take on everyday nachos, why not have a light and zingy portion of nachos to clean the palate before the main course?
This recipe takes 15 minutes to make and serves 2 people.
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Mains
3 delicious main meals for a chilled night in for 2
Rib-eye steak with béarnaise sauce
The classic Valentine’s meal, steak and potatoes, has a béarnaise sauce as well to accompany your meal.
Béarnaise sauce is similar to Hollandaise, where they are both emulsified sauces with egg yolk and butter, béarnaise has more herbs, by substituting Hollandaise's lemon juice with white wine vinegar, shallots, tarragon and pepper.
This recipe serves 2 and takes roughly an hour to make.
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Vegan Tacos
How about something fun and easy to make! Tacos are simple and can also be a fun activity for both of you, making the tortillas, but these can also be bought from your local supermarket.
This meal takes 40 minutes total to make and serves 2 people.
This could also be a fun meal for the kids as they could help make the tortillas, and you can organise the fillings, simply double the recipe.
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Beetroot Fiorelli with sage butter
Sage butter with any pasta is amazing, but sage butter with fiorelli or ravioli is brilliant. With this recipe, it can be done for vegetarians and people who aren’t by just changing the contents of the pasta!
This recipe takes 15 minutes and serves 2 people.
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Dessert
Tiramisù Piccoli
This recipe includes 6 mini Tiramisu, which means they set pretty quickly. You can always make this into a large tiramisu if you'd prefer. It’s a simple and easy recipe without any baking.
This serves 4 to 6 and takes around 1-2 hours
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Orange and Cinnamon Bread and Butter Pudding
A different flavour for the classic and comforting bread and butter pudding.
This recipe serves 6 people and takes over an hour to make, including the soaking of the bread.
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Crepes Suzette
Get practising for Shrove Tuesday by making crepe suzette. You can either buy pancakes or make your own with the recipe below.
Crepe Suzette is seen as a retro dessert, but a delicious one. It's a French dessert of thin pancakes served in warm, caramelised orange sauce and is generally flambéed.
This recipe serves 4-6 people, depending on the number of pancakes you make and takes around 40 minutes if you make the pancakes from scratch.
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Here is our list of Valentine's Meals for 2. Hopefully, you either want to make or have gained some inspiration for what you could cook for your significant other this Valentine's Day.