On Valentine’s Day, it’s nice to give (or receive) flowers. But there’s no denying the romance of whipping up a special meal for two. After all, the best way to a person’s heart is through their stomach. It’s the day of love, so there’s recipes for oysters, of course, as well as figs, strawberries, lots of pasta and lobster, and… chocolate.
Want more Valentine’s Day desserts?
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Japanese soufflé pancakes with genmaicha sugar

Syrian filled pancakes with pistachio cream

Sashimi of mulloway with beetroot pickle

Grilled scallops with spring onion and peanut

Scallop crudo by Leonardo’s Pizza Palace

Mike McEnearney’s fig salad with roast onions, walnuts and radicchio

Fig, prosciutto, pear and witlof salad with pomegranate vinaigrette

Za’atar roast chicken with pilaf, pomegranate and nuts

Ocean trout escalopes with walnut-pomegranate salsa

Analiese Gregory’s lobster and abalone with wakame butter and XO sauce

Cavatelli with pancetta, mint, figs and pecorino

Lobster with lemon myrtle, tarragon and crab butter

Lobster Australienne by Mary’s Underground

Barbecued lobster tails with lemon drawn butter and corn-radish salad

Curtis Stone’s yoghurt panna cotta with strawberries and rosewater

Rhubarb and strawberry tart with candied pistachio and fennel seeds

Glazed figs with salted caramel ice-cream

Watermelon and cherry salad with cheat’s cherry granita

Marco Pierre White’s strawberry shortbread

Chocolate mousse with white chocolate and corn flake crumble

Burnt honey panna cotta with chamomile strawberries
