Valentine’s Day recipes with the wow factor – from confit duck to chocolate fondant

Brunch for late risers

Thomasina Miers’ Valentine’s green brunch eggs
Photograph: Yuki Sugiura/The Guardian

Thomasina Miers suggests a lie-in to work up an urge for food for this artistic recipe ofinexperienced brunch eggs.

Two programs for 2

Baked ricotta with roasted beetroots
Photograph: Jonathan Lovekin/The Observer

Get hands-on with langoustines together with Nigel Slater’s baked ricotta with roasted beetroots, then miso-glazed fruit buns.

Katz’s Deli-inspired tofu melt sandwich
Photograph: Matt Russell/The Guardian

Watching When Harry Met Sally will set you up for these Anna Jones recipes:Katz’s deli-inspired tofu melts, and cherry and chocolate ice-cream sundaes.

Full-on feasts

Smoked haddock quiches
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Push the boat out, recommends Yotam Ottolenghi, with these recipes forsmoked haddock and oyster quiches, confit duck wraps with pomegranate jam, and rice pudding with roast rhubarb and tarragon.

Prawns in vanilla and rum butter
Photograph: Louise Hagger/The Guardian

Cook dinner these Yotam Ottolenghi recipes forward so you may spend extra time collectively: burnt aubergine with feta and harissa oil, feta prawns in vanilla and rum butter with sticky rice and papaya pickle, and low mousse with tahini chocolate sauce.

Confit duck legs with shallots and pomegranate
Photograph: Louise Hagger/The Guardian

Add a splash of the surprising with Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for complete roast kohlrabi with herb oil and fried almonds, confit duck legs with shallots, pomegranate and coriander, and low and pandan puddings.

Blood orange, grapefruit and aperol sorbet
Photograph: Louise Hagger/The Guardian

It’s the proper time for consolation meals and reminiscences, sparked by Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for gnocchi alla romana, smoked aubergine meatballs in tomato sauce, and blood orange, grapefruit and Aperol sorbet.

Dreamy desserts

Chocolate fondants
Photograph: Dan Matthews/The Guardian

Felicity Cloake’s recipes to soften hearts – the right way to make the proper chocolate fondant and chocolate pots.

Thomasina Miers’ rhubarb jellies with white chocolate cream
Photograph: Yuki Sugiura/The Guardian

A shot of tequila provides a thrill to Thomasina Miers’recipe for rhubarb jellies with white chocolate cream.

Heart-shaped shortbread with white chocolate filling and royal icing
Photograph: Yuki Sugiura/The Guardian

Liam Charles hits the candy spot along with his recipe for heart-shaped shortbread sandwich biscuits.

And over to you …

Linguine with tomato sauce and prawns
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Guardian readers share 12 romantic recipe concepts, from prawn linguine to coq au vin.

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