Chinese Duck Salad Recipes

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.

CHINESE ROASTED DUCK SALAD WITH ENDIVE, GREEN BEANS AND HOISIN-BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• To prepare the vinaigrette, in a blender combine the mustard, vinegars, hoisin sauce, garlic, ginger, and shallots and puree until smooth. With the machine running, slowly add the oils until incorporated. Season with salt. Refrigerate until needed. In boiling salted water, blanch the haricots verts for about 2 minutes and the snow peas for 1 minute, Transfer to an ice bath to cool. In a bowl, combine the haricots verts, snow peas, greens, endive, sprouts and duck. Toss with 1/2 cup of vinaigrette. To serve, divide the salad among individual plates. Top with the scallions, cilantro and sesame seeds.

ORIENTAL DUCK SALAD

Steps:

• Score the top of the duck breast before marinating.
• Marinade: Combine the soy sauce, garlic, ginger, 5-spice, brown sugar, chili flakes, basil, cilantro, and salt. Add the duck to the marinade and coat well.
• Heat a large saute pan over high heat. Add the duck breasts and saute until golden brown on both sides and cooked to your desired temperature, about 3 minutes per side for medium rare.
• Remove the duck from the pan and keep warm. Deglaze the pan with coffee. Add the reserved marinade and reduce to desired consistency.
• In a mixing bowl, combine dashi with sugar and rice wine vinegar. Transfer mixture to a blender and add garlic, fresh ginger, pickled ginger and pinch of salt. Slowly add salad oil to the blender. Refrigerate until needed.
• Have fryer heated to 360 degrees F.
• Deep-fry the menlo until golden brown, about 30 seconds. Remove from the oil to a paper towel lined plate. On a platter, place deep-fried menlo topped with spring mix. Slice duck breast and place on top of greens. Serve with chilled pickled ginger vinaigrette. Sprinkle with macadamia nuts.

ORIENTAL DUCK SALAD

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F.
• 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 tbs of it over the duck. Roast the duck for 10 mins for pink or longer if you prefer.
• Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 4 mins then slice into strips.
• Toss together the salad leaves, tomatoes and scallions with the duck slices.
• Drizzle over the remaining dressing and serve.