Warm Duck Salad With Merlot Dressing
This dish of tender duck, crispy roasted potatoes, and vibrant salad greens is a feast for both the eyes and the taste buds. The succulent duck is seasoned to perfection with a golden, crispy skin, while the potatoes roast alongside, soaking up all the delicious flavors. The salad is a colorful medley of fresh ingredients featuring red chicory, watercress, broad beans, and ready-cooked beetroot. Topped with a sweet and tangy red wine dressing, this dish is a delightful combination of textures and flavors that will surely impress your guests.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 2 duck legs
- 2 potatoes , skin on
- 85g podded broad beans
- 1 red chicory , separated into leaves
- good handful watercress
- 2 ready-cooked beetroot
- 8 tbsp red wine such as Merlot (drink the rest with the meal)
- 1 shallot , thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp redcurrant jelly
- 1 tsp liquid chicken stock (I used Knorr Touch of taste)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Prick the skin of the duck with a fork, rub with salt and black pepper, then place in a roasting tin and roast for 50 mins until the skin is golden and crisp.
- Meanwhile, boil the potatoes for 10 mins until almost tender, drain, peel, then cut into cubes. Add to the tin with the duck, toss in the fat that has come from the skin, then roast for the final 30 mins of the duck’s cooking time or until golden.
- Make the dressing. Put the wine and shallot in a pan, then boil to reduce by half. Add the redcurrant jelly and stock, then stir until melted. Stir in the olive oil.
- Boil the beans for 7-8 mins, drain, then peel away the thick skin to reveal the bright green inside. Arrange the chicory and watercress in large shallow bowls with the beetroot and beans. Shred the duck and pile onto the salad with the potatoes. Drizzle with the dressing.
Cook Time
50M
Prep Time
PT25M
Yield
Serves 2
Nutrition
- Calories: 522 calories
- Fat Content: 20 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 5 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 37 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 12 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 6 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 39 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.9 milligram of sodium
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