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Ginger Duck Lettuce Cups

Name: Ginger Duck Lettuce Cups
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Modern Australian
Ingredients: 3 duck breasts, skin on; 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated; 2 tbsp gluten-free tamari; 2 lime, zest and juice; 1 tsp toasted sesame oil; 16 baby cos lettuce leaves; 2 Lebanese cucumber, roughly diced; 0.5 cup spring onion green tops, thinly sliced; 1 cup mint and coriander leaves, torn; 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Crisp-edged duck, ginger, cucumber and herbs piled into cold lettuce leaves with a salty lime dressing. Fresh enough for lunch, substantial enough for dinner.

Prep20 mins

Cook15 mins

Serves4

DifficultyEasy

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Crisp lettuce leaves filled casually with rough shredded duck cucumber herbs and lime — **TooGut pick**Flexible, practical, genuinely delicious.

The duck is chopped after cooking, not minced before it, so every mouthful has different textures. Spring onion greens and ginger bring the aromatic lift without relying on onion bulbs or garlic pieces.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

Serves4

Duck

3 duck breasts, skin on
1 tbspfresh ginger, finely grated
2 tbspgluten-free tamari
2 lime, zest and juice
1 tsptoasted sesame oil

Lettuce cups

16 baby cos lettuce leaves
2 Lebanese cucumber, roughly diced
½ cupspring onion green tops, thinly sliced
1 cupmint and coriander leaves, torn
1 tbsptoasted sesame seeds

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Render the duck slowly

Score and salt the duck skin. Start skin-side down in a cold pan, then cook over medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes until deeply crisp.

Cook the flesh briefly

Turn and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Rest for 8 minutes before chopping into rough, non-uniform pieces.

Make the dressing

Mix ginger, tamari, lime zest, lime juice and sesame oil. Toss with warm duck and any crisp skin crumbs.

Keep the lettuce cold

Separate and rinse leaves, then dry them well. Mix cucumber, green tops and torn herbs separately.

Fill loosely

Spoon duck into lettuce leaves, add the cucumber mixture and scatter with sesame. Serve the extras in the middle of the table.

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Nutrition snapshot

Energy1,980 kJ

Protein35 g

Carbohydrate8 g

Fat34 g

Approximate only. Values change with brands, portions and selected swaps.

Set yourself up

Equipment

✓ Heavy frying pan
✓ Sharp knife
✓ Mixing bowl
✓ Salad spinner