Crispy Duck Leg with Potatoes, Carrot, Beetroot & Orange Salad

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High protein 7 plants Low sat fat

Crispy Duck Leg with Potatoes, Carrot, Beetroot & Orange Salad

Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Cuisine: British
Food group: Poultry

Slow-cooked duck is the star of this salad, with the crispiest skin and rich, savoury flavour. Create the base with sweet carrots, earthy beetroot, pea shoots and mangetout. Finish with juicy orange segments and a tangy mustard dressing – bringing a refreshing brightness to every bite.

Cooking Instructions

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Before you start

  • Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9
  • Bring a large saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
  • Pull out a large baking dish, a large bowl, a small bowl & a sieve

Oven time

  • Place the duck, skin-side up, with all the juices from the bag, into the large baking dish. Season with salt and pepper. Roast for 5 mins
  • Trim and halve the carrots lengthways, then cut on an angle into 2cm chunks. Trim the beetroot and cut into 1cm wedges
  • After 5 mins, add the carrot and beetroot to the duck tray, coat in the duck fat and roast for a further 20-22 mins, until the veg is soft and golden

Boil the potatoes & mangetout

  • Meanwhile, halve the potatoes (quarter any larger ones), then add to the saucepan and simmer for 12-15 mins, until soft
  • In the final 2 mins, add the mangetout, then drain together. Return to the pan

Finish the prep & make the dressing

  • Peel the orange (including the pith) and dice into 2cm chunks. Finely slice the radish. Thinly slice the spring onion
  • In the small bowl, combine the mustard, vinegar, honey and 1 tbsp olive oil. Season with salt and pepper

Build the salad

  • Add the spring onion to the potatoes and mangetout. Toss to combine
  • In the large bowl, combine the pea shoots with the radish, carrot, beetroot, orange and half the dressing

Plate up

  • Serve the salad and potatoes onto plates, topped with the duck leg. Drizzle over the remaining dressing

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