Crispy duck salad Recipe
- 4 large duck legs
- ½ chilled watermelon, skin removed, flesh chopped
- 1 fresh pomegranate, seeds only
- ½ bunch fresh mint, leaves picked and roughly torn
- large bunch coriander, leaves picked and stalks chopped
- 1-2 red chillies (to taste)
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Thai fish sauce
- 2 limes, juice only
- ½ tsp ground Sichuan pepper
- Preheat the oven to 160C/350F/Gas 4.
- Place a wire rack on a roasting tin and place the duck legs on top, skin-side up. Roast the duck legs on the rack for 1¾-2 hours, or until the skin is crisp and the meat is cooked through (when the duck is cooked, the juices should run clear when a skewer is inserted into the thickest part of the leg). Set aside to cool for 10-15 minutes, reserving the duck fat on the baking tray.
- In a large bowl, mix together the chopped watermelon and pomegranate seeds. Stir in the mint leaves and coriander and the sliced chillies, to taste.
- When the duck legs have cooled, flake the meat from the bone and add it to the watermelon and pomegranate mixture. Add the soy sauce, fish sauce, lime juice and a little of the reserved duck fat, to taste, if desired. Season with Sichuan pepper and gently toss.
- Serve the salad immediately, while the watermelon is cold and the duck meat still warm.
