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Game Bird Winter Salad

Name: Game Bird Winter Salad
Total time: 3 h 24 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a main salad, or 6 as a starter
Cuisine: Other
Ingredients: 1 wild duck, about 1.2 kg, whole; 2 tbsp grapeseed oil; 1 carrot, roughly chopped; 1 stalk celery, roughly chopped; 1 onion, small, roughly chopped; 1 orange, zest peeled in thin strips, then juiced; 1 tbsp whole grain mustard; 60 ml olive oil, 4 tbsp; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 150 g mixed salad greens; 50 g pine nuts, about 6 tbsp, toasted

Wild duck or pheasant legs simmered until the meat slides off the bone, shredded and tossed with an orange and mustard dressing over winter greens. A hard-working bird becomes a light, bright salad.

YieldServes 4 as a main salad, or 6 as a starter
Hands-on55 min
Total3 h 24 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Poached bird

1wild duck, about 1.2 kg, whole
2 tbspgrapeseed oil
1carrot, roughly chopped
1 stalkcelery, roughly chopped
1onion, small, roughly chopped

Dressing

1orange, zest peeled in thin strips, then juiced
1 tbspwhole grain mustard
60 mlolive oil, 4 tbsp
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Salad

150 gmixed salad greens
50 gpine nuts, about 6 tbsp, toasted

Contains

Tree nuts
Mustard
Celery
Pine nut
Olive
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Orange
Onion family (any)
Onion
Cabbage family (any)
Lettuce
Carrot
Turmeric
Black and white pepper
Poultry and birds (any)
Duck

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Tender-braised
Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop
Dutch oven

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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