Duck Salad With Spiced Pears And Sweet Soy Dressing Recipes

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.

DUCK SALAD WITH SPICED PEARS AND SWEET SOY DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400*F.
• Prick the skin on each duck fillet with a fork.
• Mix the honey and soy sauce and brush all over the duck skins.
• Set the duck fillets skin side up on a rack in a baking dish or roasting tin.
• Add 2 TBS of cold water to the container and roast for 35 to 40 minutes, the skins should be golden and the meat still a little pink.
• Allow to cool.
• With a knife tip remove the core from the stalk end of each chicory head, then shred across the leaves in slices.
• Separate out the shreds.
• Pick over the watercress, discarding stalky bits.
• For the dressing, combine the oil, vinegar, sugar and sweet soy sauce and mix well.
• Peel the garlic clove and flatten with a knife blade.
• Add to the dressing and allow it to flavour the mixture until serving time.
• Then scoop out the garlic and add the chopped cilantro.
• Meanwhile, prepare the pears.
• First choose a pan into which 6 medium size pears will fit snugly so they will be covered with the syrup.
• Measure 2 cups cold water into the pan, add the sugar, spices and lemon rind and stir over a low heat to dissolve the sugar.
• Peel the pears, leaving them whole with stalks intact.
• As each pear is peeled, drop it into the pan.
• Replace the pan over the heat and bring to a simmer, half cover with the pan lid and cook pears gently until tender, about 30 to 40 minutes; test with a knife tip.
• Add the lemon juice and allow the pears to cool in the syrup before removing them for the duck salad.
• To assemble the salad, thinly slice the duck fillets lengthways.
• Cut the pears in quarters lengthways.
• To serve, scatter the chicory and watercress on a serving platter.
• Add the duck and pears, then spoon over the dressing.

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.

THAI DUCK SALAD (YUM PHET)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, squeeze the juice of the limes.
• Add fish sauce and Chili Paste. Wisk until Chili Paste dissolves in sauce.
• Add sugar and red chili powder. Mix well for 1 minute.
• Add duck, red Onion, green Onions, cilantro leaves. Mix well until all ingredients are covered.
• Optionally, add tomatoes and cucumber and mix well.
• On a plate, place the lettuce so they form a bed.
• Transfer the duck salad to the plate.
• Optionally, sprinkle top with cashew.

CHINESE DUCK SALAD

Steps:

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