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Build your Valentine's Day dinner with these sumptuous recipes

Need some inspiration for Valentine's Day? We have you covered
Need some inspiration for Valentine's Day? We have you covered

Need some inspiration for Valentine's Day? We have you covered, from starters all the way to delectable desserts.

If you missed your chance at booking a table in a romantic restaurant this Valentine's Day, have no fear: a home-cooked meal will always win out over a busy restaurant – provided the menu is up to scratch.

Here, we've gathered some of our favourite recipes, from throw-them-together dishes that are big on impact, to complex and impressive creations that are sure to impress.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Starters

Donal Skehan's Hoisin duck lettuce wraps

Eunice Power's mozzeralla and orange salad

Shane Smith's pesto chicken chorizo parcels

Paul Flynn's mussels with clementine and ginger butter

No-knead garlic and basil focaccia

Neven Maguire's smoked trout and crab cream cheese

Mains

Piri piri roast chicken

Massimiliano's black truffle tagliolini

Donal's simple steak with creamy spring onions

Mushroom and cauliflower ragu lasagne

Spicy pork tacos

Donal's Vietnamese caramel salmon with bok choy

Desserts

Raymond Blanc's flourless chocolate mousse cake

Rosewater marshmallows

Max Bagaglini's strawberry panna cotta

Jeeny's decadent chocolate cake

Donal Skehan's key lime pie

Pippa Middlehurst's miso chocolate fondants