British Duck Breast & Apple Traybake with Parmentier Potatoes

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Prep in 10 High protein 1/3 daily fibre 5 plants Low sat fat

British Duck Breast & Apple Traybake with Parmentier Potatoes

Prep time: 10 mins
Total time: 45 mins
Cuisine: European
Food group: Poultry

During busy weeknights, a traybake comes to the rescue! You'll roast golden potatoes, crunchy green beans, vibrant carrots and sweet apple, tossed with rosemary and garlic paste. Top with tender British duck breast and drizzle generously with a warm maple & mustard sauce. Dinner is served!

Cooking Instructions

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Before you start

  • Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9
  • Line a large baking tray with parchment paper
  • Pull out out a medium frying pan

Prep the veg

  • Dice the potatoes into 1cm chunks. Cut the onion into 8 wedges. Strip the rosemary from the stalks and roughly chop. Slice the apple into 2cm wedges. Trim the green beans and carrots

Get started

  • Place the potatoes onto the large baking tray. Toss with 1 tsp oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Roast for 15 mins
  • Heat the medium frying pan on medium-high heat. Season the duck with salt
  • Once the pan is hot, add the duck and cook, skin-side down, for 4 mins, until crispy. Flip and cook for 2 mins, then remove from the heat

Get roasting

  • After 15 mins, add the carrots, onion, green beans, apple and rosemary to the potato tray. Toss with the garlic paste, 1 tsp oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Top with the duck
  • Roast together for 20-25 mins, until golden and cooked through. Leave the duck to rest

Heat up the sauce

  • Just before you are ready to serve, rinse the frying pan
  • Add the maple mustard dressing and warm gently over medium-high heat

Plate up

  • Slice the duck against the grain
  • Serve the roasted veg between plates, topped with the sliced duck. Pour over the warm maple mustard dressing. Garnish with the pumpkin seeds

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