Duck Salad with Cheese Toasts and Port-Currant Sauce
- 2 6- to 7-ounce boneless duck breast halves
- 8 1 1/2x1-inch slices Pont lEveque cheese or Brie (about 3 ounces)
- 8 1 1/2x1-inch pieces good-quality fruit-and-nut bread (such as walnut-raisin), toasted
- 3 tablespoons walnut oil or olive oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Sherry wine vinegar
- 6 cups mixed baby greens
- 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted, chopped
- Port-Currant Sauce
- Heat heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sprinkle duck breast halves with salt and pepper.
- Add duck, skin side down, to skillet and cook to desired doneness, about 6 minutes per side for medium.
- Remove duck from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place 1 cheese slice on each toasted bread piece.
- Whisk oil and vinegar in large bowl to blend.
- Season dressing with salt and pepper.
- Add greens; toss to coat.
- Divide greens among 4 plates.
- Place 2 cheese toasts in center of greens on each.
- Sprinkle walnuts on top.
- Thinly slice duck breasts crosswise; divide equally among salads, fanning slightly.
- Drizzle warm Port-Currant Sauce around salads and serve.
leveque cheese, bread, walnut oil, sherry wine vinegar, mixed baby greens, walnuts, currant sauce
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/duck-salad-with-cheese-toasts-and-port-currant-sauce-103874 (may not work)