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22 last-minute Valentine's Day recipes that are much simpler than they look

What? You forgot it's Valentine's Day? Don't panic, here's some simple yet impressive last-minute recipes guaranteed to save the day.

22 recipes
Neil Perry's lush lobster pasta.
EASY

Neil Perry’s lobster and pancetta spaghetti

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's chocolate mousse.

Chocolate mousse recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Filet mignon with creamy peppercorn sauce, garlic spinach and Paris mash.

RecipeTin Eats x Good Food: Steak with creamy peppercorn sauce

  • < 30 mins
  • Nagi Maehashi
Decorate these chocolate-covered strawberries to your heart's content.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats x Good Food: Chocolate-covered strawberries

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Nagi Maehashi
A quenelle of trout rillettes with cucumber and crostini.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats x Good Food: Smoked trout rillettes

  • < 30 mins
  • Nagi Maehashi
When you’re cooking a special meal for a special someone, just be yourself and keep it simple.

Adam Liaw's simple summer Valentine's Day menu

  • Adam Liaw
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Peaches and cream puffs.

Peaches and cream choux pastry puffs

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Pan-fried flounder with brown butter

Pan-fried flounder with brown butter

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Bridgitte Hafner
Serve this garlicky wilted spinach alongside RecipeTin Eats' filet mignon with creamy peppercorn sauce.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats x Good Food: Garlic spinach

  • < 30 mins
  • Nagi Maehashi
Peach cocktail (peach blini).
EASY

White peach bellini cocktails

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's crisp skin blue-eye with roast tomato and green olive sauce.

Neil Perry's crisp skin blue-eye with roast tomato and green olive sauce

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Pot prawns with garlic, pancetta and lemon.

Pot prawns with garlic, pancetta and lemon

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Lobster sandwiches for Valentine's.
EASY

Lobster sandwiches

  • < 30 mins
Speedy teriyaki salmon.
EASY

Teriyaki salmon

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Salmon and creamed spinach en croute.
EASY

Salmon and creamed spinach en croute

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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Italian-style steak.
EASY

Italian-style steak

  • < 30 mins
Fillet steak with green peppercorn sauce.
EASY

Fillet steak with green peppercorn sauce

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
This anchovy sauce is great on a variety of vegetables.
EASY

Grilled steak, asparagus and anchovy sauce

  • < 30 mins
  • Andrew McConnell
Shake up your steak: Garlic and herb steak with salt and vinegar Hassleback sweet potatoes.
EASY

Garlic and herb steak with salt and vinegar Hassleback sweet potatoes

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
One tray baked fish and creamed greens.
EASY

One-tray baked fish and creamed greens

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Umami lamb cutlets with miso butter and cabbage.
EASY

Umami lamb cutlets with miso butter and cabbage

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Blistered zucchini pasta with garlic and burrata.
EASY

Blistered zucchini pasta with garlic and burrata

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
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