Grilled Duck with Thai Salad of "Awesome"

By LeeBoruchow

Ingredients

• Salad:
• 2 duck breasts
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 bunch spinach, roughly chopped
• 2 cups loosely packed fresh mung bean sprouts (optional)
• 1 cup snow peas, julienned (i.e. cut into matchsticks)
• 1 small can bamboo shoots (or water chestnuts), julienned
• 1 red bell pepper, julienned
• 1 bunch scallions, julienned or chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• 1/2 cup chopped basil
• 1/3 cup chopped mint
• 1 mango, diced
• 1 avocado, diced
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• Dressing:
• juice and zest of 2 limes
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon soy or tamari sauce
• 2 teaspoons finely minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons ginger juice (or grated ginger root)

Preparation

Step 1

Saute duck until skin is crispy and meat is medium rare.

Combine salad ingredients. Combine and whisk dressing ingredients. Toss salad with dressing and serve with duck sliced over the top.