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Smoked duck salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Smoked duck salad

17 ingredients Serves 8 openrecipes

A gorgeous, festive starter that combines duck, tartly sweet cranberries and nuts.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

724
Calories
21g
Protein
56g
Fat
31g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Duck 100g cooked with skin 337
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Pecan 1 half (4g) 20
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Chicory Leaves not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Hazelnut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 35g pecans
  • 15g butter
  • 1/2 tsp ground mixed spice
  • 1 tbsp soft dark brown sugar
  • 2 x 85g bags watercress
  • 2 red chicory, leaves separated
  • 75g dried cranberries, soaked in boiled water for 5 minutes, drained 200g sliced smoked duck breast (we like Rannoch Smokery Smoked Duck, from major supermarkets)
  • For the dressing
  • 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 11/2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 41/2 tbsp hazelnut oil
  • 1 tsp creme de cassis
  • Nutritional info
  • Per serving: 229kcals, 17.9g fat (3.3g saturated), 7.4g protein, 2.5g carbs, 2.3g sugar, 0.2g salt
  • Wine Recommendation
  • A bright, cherryish Pinot Noir will go beautifully well with this starter. Try one from New Zealand.

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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