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Watercress, mango and duck salad

Name: Watercress, mango and duck salad
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: duck breast 1, about 200g; watercress 50g; mango 1 small, cut into matchsticks; sesame seeds 2 tsp, toasted; soy sauce 2 tbsp; sesame oil 1 tbsp; lime 1, juiced; golden caster sugar 1 tbsp

20 minutes
serves 2
Easy

This simple Asian-inspired duck salad with mango and watercress looks smart and makes a perfect weeknight meal. Mango works really well in this, providing a fresh, juicy burst of flavour

Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:30 pm

Ingredients

duck breast 1, about 200g
watercress 50g
mango 1 small, cut into matchsticks
sesame seeds 2 tsp, toasted

SOY DRESSING

soy sauce 2 tbsp
sesame oil 1 tbsp
lime 1, juiced
golden caster sugar 1 tbsp

Method

Step 1

Heat a non-stick pan. score a criss-cross pattern into the skin of the duck. Pan-fry skin-side down for 8 minutes on medium heat. let the fat melt slowly without burning the skin. Turn over and cook for another 4 minutes on the other side. Lift out of the pan, sit on kitchen paper for 5 minutes to drain off any fat and then thinly slice.
Step 2

To make the dressing, whisk the soy sauce, sesame oil, lime juice and sugar together.
Step 3

Put the watercress and mango on plates, add the sliced duck, drizzle with the dressing and sprinkle over the sesame seeds.