Warm Duck Apricot Rocket Salad Recipes

WARM DUCK SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the duck breasts on a sheet pan, skin side up. Sprinkle with salt and roast for about 20 minutes, until medium-rare. Remove from the oven, cover tightly with aluminum foil, and allow to sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and discard the fat and skin on top (unless you're making cracklings), slice the duck, and then cut the slices crosswise into julienned pieces.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the shallots, sherry vinegar, orange zest, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt. Whisk in the olive oil and set aside.
• For the salad, trim the bottom half-inch from the endive and cut them diagonally into 1/2-inch slices. Separate the leaves and discard the cores. Place the slices in a large salad bowl. Add the mache leaves, oranges, raspberries, and toasted pecans. Toss with enough dressing to moisten. Gently toss in the warm duck meat and serve immediately.

QUICK ROCKET SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together the olive oil and balsamic vinegar in a large bowl. Add the cucumber, tomatoes, arugula, and alfalfa sprouts; toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.

WARM DUCK, APRICOT & ROCKET SALAD

Steps:

• Score the skin of the duck breasts in lines close together. Pat dry with kitchen paper, then sprinkle with seasoning. Put in a frying pan, skin-side down, then gently heat until fat starts to run. Increase heat, fry for 15 mins, draining off the fat as you go. Turn over, cook for 5-10 mins on the other side, depending on how well you like it cooked. Remove from pan, then put on a board lined with kitchen paper. Leave to rest while you prepare the salad.
• Halve and stone the apricots, then cut into thick slices. Cut cucumber into diagonal slices. Separate the Little Gem leaves, divide between 4 bowls, then scatter over the rocket.
• Halve, deseed and dice chillies, then mix with the other dressing ingredients. Thinly slice the duck and divide between bowls, with the cucumber and apricots. Drizzle over the dressing and serve.

WARM ROCKET SALAD

Steps:

• Peel, halve, and quarter the onions then quarter again, to give you 8 pieces from each onion. Heat a frying pan and fry off the rashers of pancetta until crisp. Add a couple of lugs of olive oil to the pan, and add the sprigs of thyme, the onions, and pine nuts with a pinch of salt. Toss around and fry on a medium heat for about 5 minutes until caramelized and sweet (not black!).
• Then, throw everything into a salad bowl with the rocket or any nice salad leaves. Drizzle generously with balsamic vinegar, this will make a natural dressing as it mixes with the olive oil. Serve with some shaved Parmesan over the top, you can use a potato peeler to do this. Munch away.

WARM DUCK AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• 1.Dust the Duck Breast with Chinese 5 Spice and some extra Salt on the Skin side for extra crispiness.
• 2.Steam the Vegetables for about 8-10 minutes.
• 3. Into a bowl tear the Leaves of the Mint and Basil.
• 4.Once the Vegetables are done add them to the bowl, as well as the Orange Segments and toss together with the dressing.
• 5. Place the Duck Breast skin side down into a dry pan and turn the heat to medium hot.
• 6. Leave for 7 minutes then turn over for another 3 minutes.
• 7. Let the Duck Breast rest for 5 minutes before slicing thinly and fanning out over the dressed vegetables.

WARM ORIENTAL DUCK AND MANGO SALAD

Steps:

• Cut the duck into 1cm wide strips and mix with the five spice. Heat the oil in a wok and, when hot, add the duck strips and stir fry for exactly 2 minutes until nicely browned but still a little pink in the centre.
• Transfer to a large bowl and stir in the lime juice, fish sauce, soy sauce and clear honey. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
• To serve place the salad leaves in a large serving bowl and toss with the mango, bean sprouts and duck with dressing. Scatter over the shredded onions, mint and sesame seeds and serve.