The duck salad is a lighter take on traditional duck a l’orange. It takes the same basic flavours, but omits the heavy sauce. Served with a salad of bitter greens and the fresh citrus, it makes a gorgeous lunch or a perfect entree.
Duck
1
Duck breast, large (Main)
1 Tbsp
Honey
100 ml
Soy sauce
1 tsp
Ground cinnamon
2
Oranges, freshly zested and juiced
Salad
2 servings
Salad greens, a mix of watercress, radicchio, baby spinach (Main)
Whisk all ingredients together until they emulsify.
Salad
Arrange greens on the serving plates. Peel the oranges, pith, too, and slice. Arrange on the greens.
Drizzle the dressing around. Sprinkle over walnuts, and arrange duck on top once it's cooked.
Duck
Score the skin-side of the duck breast. In a bowl, mix together the juice and zest of the oranges, the honey, soy sauce, and cinnamon. Add the duck to the bowl and marinate for at least two hours.
Remove the breast from the marinade. In a frying pan on low-medium heat, pan fry the duck skin side down. do this for about 10 minutes, then remove the duck and drain off the liquid from the pan.
Slice the duck into strips (it will still be raw in the middle) and then return to the pan and continue frying. Once the duck slices are slightly crisp and cooked through, arrange on the salad.