Asian Duck Salad Recipes

ASIAN SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine all the sesame dressing ingredients in a small jar and shake it well.
• Add the Asian salad ingredients to a medium-sized bowl.
• Pour the dressing over the top and toss to coat.

FIVE SPICE DUCK SALAD

Steps:

• This exotic duck salad has got it all going on - crunch, spice, juicy fruit and tasty crispy duck.
• Season the duck breast and dust with Chinese five spice powder. Put in a medium-hot frying pan and fry very gently for 5 minutes, turning halfway, until lots of fat has come out of the skin and the skin is golden brown. Take out of the pan and slice thinly - the duck will still be raw in the middle but don't worry! Discard the fat from the pan and put the sliced duck back in. Stir fry for a few minutes, until cooked through and crispy. Set aside.
• Mix the pomegranate seeds, spring onions, coriander, watercress, mango and crispy duck together. Dress with the lime juice and a drizzle of sesame oil. Season to taste.
• Separate the lettuce leaves and arrange on plates. Top with the dressed salad to serve.

ASIAN SQUASH SALAD WITH CRISPY DUCK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
• Wash the duck and pat it dry, inside and out, with kitchen paper, then rub it all over, inside as well, with sea salt and black pepper. Place it in a tray and roast in the preheated oven for around 2 hours, turning it every now and then. Halfway through, you'll probably need to drain away a lot of the fat from the bird. Don't throw it away, though! Sieve it and keep the fat (but no meat juices) in a jar in the fridge for a couple of months and use it to roast potatoes.
• In a pestle and mortar or a Flavour Shaker, bash up the dried chillies and coriander seeds and add the ground cinnamon and a good pinch of salt and pepper.
• Scoop the seeds out of your squash and put them to one side. Cut the squash into wedges, place them in a roasting tray, and drizzle over enough olive oil just to coat. Sprinkle over the ground spices and give the squash a good toss, spreading the pieces out in one layer.
• Once the duck has been in the oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, add the tray of squash to the oven and roast for about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, rinse the squash seeds after removing any fibres. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Toast them in a dry frying pan until they're golden and crisp, and put aside.
• To make the dressing, put the lime juice and zest into a bowl and add the same amount of extra virgin olive oil, plus the sesame oil and the soy sauce. Stir in the sugar, chilli, garlic, the green spring onion ends and coriander stalks. Taste and adjust the sweet-and-sourness and the seasoning. You want it to be a little limey, to contrast with the rich duck.
• After 2 hours, if the duck is nice and crispy, and the squash soft and sticky, take both trays out of the oven. If they need more time, leave them in until perfectly done. Using two forks, shred the duck meat off the bone and put into a large bowl.
• While the duck and squash are still warm, toss with the toasted seeds, half the coriander leaves, half the mint and half the white spring onion slices. Pour on the dressing and toss together. Serve sprinkled with the rest of the coriander, mint and white spring onion slices.

HONEY & SOY DUCK SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Score the skin of the duck breasts and season. Heat a non-stick frying pan over a high heat, add the duck, skin-side down, and cook for 4 mins or until the skin is crisp. Turn over and quickly brown the underside, then transfer to a baking tray.
• Mix the dressing ingredients together and spoon all but 2 tbsp of it over the duck. Roast the duck for 10 mins for pink, longer if you prefer. Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 4 mins, then slice into strips. 3 Toss together the salad, tomatoes, spring onions and duck slices. Drizzle over the remaining dressing and serve.

CHINESE SPICED DUCK SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Rub the duck leg all over with five-spice and seasoning, place on a baking tray and roast for 25 mins.
• Meanwhile, cook the rice noodles following pack instructions. Drain and cool under cold running water, then drain again well and toss with the celery, carrot, cucumber and spring onions. When cool enough to handle, remove the duck meat and crispy skin from the bone and finely shred.
• To make the dressing, mix the hoisin and soy sauce with 2 tbsp water. Divide the noodles between two plates and top with the shredded duck. Drizzle over the dressing and serve.

CHINESE DUCK SALAD

Steps:

• Mix the dressing with a whisk.
• Place ingredients in a salad bowl.
• Toss with dressing.
• Serve over iceberg lettuce.

ASIAN DUCK SALAD

Steps:

• To make dressing combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
• Heat a non-stick frying pan, Add duck and cook 5 minutes each side. Remove and cover to stand for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile combine carrot, snow peas, sugar snap peas, and chilli in heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water and drain immediately and refresh under cold water. Drain, return to bowl.
• Thinly slice duck across the grain. Add to carrot mixture along with cabbage, bean sprouts, shallots, coriander and almonds.
• Drizzle as much dressing over salad as you like and toss to combine.
• Serve.

ASIAN DUCK SALAD

Steps:

• Remove duck or chicken meat from bones and shred.
• Trim green beans, cut into three-inch lengths.
• Fill a large pot with water and bring to boil. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and green beans and cook about five minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water.
• Peel and halve water chestnuts. Peel and dice mangoes. Chop the scallions. Remove seeds and ribs from pepper and cut into thin strips.
• In a large bowl, mix lime juice with oil. Add mango and ginger root. Mix, and add the meat, beans, water chestnuts, scallions and peppers. Mix gently. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange on a large platter.