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25 delectable recipes for Valentine's Day at home

...because nothing says 'I love and appreciate you' more than comforting home cooking.

Recipe Collection

25 delectable recipes for Valentine's Day at home

Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with your significant other, a couple of your closest friends or as a family, nothing says ‘I love and appreciate you’ more than comforting home cooking.

We’ve rustled together 25 of our favourite extra-special recipes to inspire your Valentine’s Day menu, ranging from risotto bon bons and truffled mushroom ragu gnocchi, to chilli-chocolate beef fillet and decadent fondant puddings. Enjoy!

Red Velvet Petit Fours

Cakes, Cupcakes & Loaves

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Red Velvet Petit Fours

These gorgeous Red Velvet Petit Fours make for the most irresistible Valentine’s Day treat or take-home gift for your loved ones. Made with NOMU Cocoa and Vanilla Paste, they don’t just look good but taste delicious too!

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Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries

These are so easy – and perfect to serve at a cocktail party or as a very simple dessert. Use your favourite fruit or the best of what’s in season. Cherries on the stalk or Cape gooseberries are also perfect!

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Liquid-Centered Chocolate Pudding

These chocolatey puddings can be made in advance and stored in the freezer for unexpected guests. Simply bake from frozen for instant indulgence!

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Salted Caramel Pots De Creme with Vanilla Tuiles

These rich, creamy, custardy puddings sing with delicious salted caramel flavour. Served with crisp homemade tuile cookies on the side, these sophisticated puds are great for special occasions!

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Seared Scallop Linguini With Lemon-Chilli Butter

A quick, easy and light pasta dish that can be enjoyed as a starter or main. This recipe is also delicious with prawns or crayfish tails.

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QUAIL IN ROSE PETAL SAUCE

“I’ve always been curious about this exotic recipe from Laura Esquivel’s book Like Water for Chocolate. Unusual ingredients like pureed chestnuts, cactus fruit and rose petals may not always be in your pantry, but what better occasion than Valentine’s Day to inspire some magic through your meal!” – Tracy Foulkes, founder & co-owner of NOMU

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Ricotta & Pine Nut Tortellini

Impress your guests with these beautiful bundles of tortellini, all dressed up in a shimmering marjoram burnt butter sauce.

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Snacks & Appetisers

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Brie & Fig Tart With Vino Cotta

Vino Cotta (literally translated to ‘cooked wine’) is a thick, sweet, syrupy Italian condiment made by slowly reducing grape must until the natural sugars are caramelised. If you can’t find it in stores, see our Tips for an easy homemade substitute.

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Potato, Thyme & Truffle Pizza

Golden crusty pizza with earthy flavours of potato, thyme and truffles.

Risotto Bon Bons

Snacks & Appetisers

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Risotto Bon Bons with Truffle Aioli

An elegant and sophisticated starter for date night

Cherry Vodka Martini

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Cherry vodka martini

5 Truffled Gnocchi with Mushroom ragu

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Truffled gnocchi with mushroom ragu

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Beef Fillet With Chocolate Chilli Sauce

An unusual and exciting savoury dish featuring NOMU Coffee Rub and a luxurious sauce made from NOMU Decadent Hot Chocolate.

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Roast rib eye & bone marrow with red wine sauce

Perfectly pink rib eye steak served with a rich red wine sauce. The addition of bone marrow makes this a decadent dish.

Prawn-Pasta

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PRAWN PASTA

Lemon Creams

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Lemon Creams

A quick, easy and light dessert to end off a rich meal

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DARK CHOCOLATE PANNA COTTA WITH HAZELNUT PRALINE

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CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE

This classic dessert may seem a little daunting to attempt at first, but it is so rewarding and worth every scrumptious mouthful.

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PAN-FRIED SALMON WITH TOMATO & HERB SALSA

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Snacks & Appetisers

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SPICY CHICKEN WONTONS

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MOET & CHANDON CHAMPAGNE TRUFFLES

Simply luxurious and a delicious treat for New Year’s Eve parties!

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Beetroot Risotto

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LAMB CHOPS WITH CHIMICHURRI

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Breakfast & Brunch

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Chocolate French Toast With Burnt Orange & Maple Sauce

A real treat to spoil a loved one on Mother’s or Father’s Day, birthdays and anniversaries.

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Double Chocolate Churros With Chilli Chocolate Dipping Sauce

There’s no better way to showcase the silky smoothness of the NOMU Decadent Hot Chocolate than by melting into a bowl, and dipping sugar-coated, deep-fried treats into it!

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