Great Eastern Duck Salad

Name: Great Eastern Duck Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: sea salt; 55 g/2 oz/heaped ⅓ cup cashew nuts; 1 handful of mint leaves; 75 g/2½ oz/2½ cups watercress; ¼ tsp chinese five-spice powder; 1 tsp light soy sauce; 2 tbsp hoisin sauce; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 duck breasts (about 165 g/5¾ oz each); 350 g/12 oz watermelon; ½ red chilli; ½ lime

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Mighty Spice Express Cookbook

By John Gregory-Smith

Published 2013

About

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
2 duck breasts (about 165 g/5¾

Main course
Spicy
Street Food

Method

HEAT THE OIL in a frying pan over a high heat. Meanwhile, score the fat on the duck breasts and season both sides with salt. Carefully put the duck in the hot pan, skin-side down, and reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 8–10 minutes until the skin is really crispy.

WHILE THE DUCK COOKS, peel the watermelon and cut it into bite-sized pieces, removing any obvious pips as you go. Chuck the