@thecultiveater

🥗 Asian Duck Salad 🥗 Now then! It’s been a while. I’ve had a few deliberate weeks away from Instagram while I looked after a family member recovering from surgery. Food was intentionally plain, low fat and, in the interests of time, more thrown on a plate rather than with any care or attention. Needs must! I’d rather hoped to be back at it last week but with the heatwave in the UK, followed by a lovely few days in Cartmel to celebrate my and Mr C’s anniversary, I haven’t had the opportunity. 🥗 To get back into the swing of things and with a sunny week ahead I wanted to post this summery and delicious Asian-inspired duck salad I made back in June. The salad can be whatever you want… I went for crunch with some peppery chicory leaves, carrot, baby cucumber and radishes, and zing from unripe mango red and spring onions and fresh chilli, and added some roasted peanuts for extra bite. The @gressinghamduck breasts were seasoned and pan-fried on the skin side to render the fat before slicing and piling on top of the veggies. 🥗 Where it all comes together is the dressing… a mixture of freshly squeezed orange juice, honey, light soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil and fish sauce with freshly grated ginger and garlic and sesame seeds. The key is to get the balance between the sweet, sour and salty favours. I just mix a little bit of each together, taste and add a bit more of what I think it needs… just go easy on the sesame oil or it will take over the more subtle flavours. Ready in 20 minutes, light and refreshing and perfect for a summers day. Lovely 😋🥗❤️ . . . #thecultiveater #duck #duckbreast #ducksalad #asianfood #asianflavours #salad #saladrecipe #mediumrare #asianfoodporn #fishsauce #summercooking #summerrecipes #saladideas #saladbowl #comfortfood #healthyrecipes #healthyfood #healthyeating #gressinghamduck #sunshineonaplate #eattherainbow #foodblog #foodblogger #yorkshirefood #yorkshirefoodie #homecooking #onmytable #ukfoodie #familyfoodie