Smoked duck and orange salad

This smoked duck breast salad makes a lovely starter or light supper dish.  The duck, orange, walnuts and avocado go really well together.

Preparation Time: 15 Mins

Cooking Time: 10 Mins

Total Time: 25 Mins

Ingredients

For 4 servings…

1                    Smoked duck breast  

2                    Oranges    

                     Salad leaves           

1                    Avocado  - flesh - sliced         

75 gms            Walnut halves         

                     Vinaigrette  - made with walnut oil         

Method

Remove the skin from the smoked duck breast and slice the meat.

Crispen the skin in a hot oven or under a grill and allow to cool.  Then chop the crispy duck skin into croûtons.

Meanwhile, peel, de-pith and section the oranges - reserving any juice.  Arrange the salad on 4 plates with slices of duck, orange, avocado and walnuts.  Drizzle over vinaigrette with any reserved orange

juice and finish each salad with some crispy skin croûtons.

Wine recommendations

A white wine or light red.

Conventional

     Mâcon

Interesting

     Pinot Noir Alsace

     Reuilly blanc or rouge

     Vin de pays Charentais blanc or rouge