Orange Quinoa Salad & Duck

Rounds of citrusy orange and crispy radish, complemented with sweet cranberry gems, pops of nutty sunflower seeds, and fluffy quinoa makes this salad a fruit-filled flavour journey. Sided with juicy slices of duck and finished with fresh, cooling mint leaves. A stylish summer salad.

Orange Quinoa Salad & Duck

with dried cranberries, sunflower seeds & radish

Hands on Time: 15 - 30 minutes

Overall Time: 25 - 35 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Dried Cranberries
  • Free-range Duck Breast
  • Free-range Duck Breasts
  • Fresh Mint
  • NOMU Moroccan Rub
  • Onion
  • Onions
  • Orange
  • Oranges
  • Quinoa
  • Radish
  • Red Wine Vinegar
  • Sunflower Seeds

From your kitchen:

  • Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Water
  • Butter (optional)
  • Sugar/Sweetener/Honey
  • Paper Towel
Photo of Orange Quinoa Salad & Duck
  1. KEEN ON QUINOA

    Place a pot over a medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter (optional). When hot, add the sliced onion and fry for 2-3 minutes until soft, shifting occasionally. Add the rub and fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the rinsed quinoa, and 200ml of salted water. Pop on a lid and bring to a simmer. Cook for 12-15 minutes until the quinoa is tender and its tails have popped out, adding more water during cooking if required. Drain if necessary and return to the pot. Replace the lid and allow to stand off of the heat for at least 5 minutes.

  2. ADD SOME COLOUR

    Cut ½ the orange into rounds. Cut off the rind and discard. Rinse and slice the radish into rounds. Rinse and pick the mint. In a salad bowl, combine the vinegar, 5ml of a sweetener of choice, seasoning, and 10ml of oil. Set aside.

  3. DELICIOUS DUCK

    Pat the duck dry with paper towel. Place the duck breast in a cold pan skin-side down without oil (the duck breast will render its own fat). Place over medium heat, letting the duck fat render while the pan heats up. Fry for 5-8 minutes until the skin is crispy. Turn the heat up to medium-high and drain the excess duck fat. Flip the duck breast, and cook for 4-5 minutes on the other side until cooked through. Remove from the pan and rest for 3 minutes. Slice and season to taste.

  4. A FRESH TAKE

    In the bowl with the vinegar dressing, add the cooked quinoa, ½ the sunflower seeds, the radish rounds, ½ the picked mint, and ½ the dried cranberries. Toss until combined.

  5. A STYLISH SALAD

    Plate up the quinoa salad. Top with the orange rounds and side with the duck slices. Sprinkle over the remaining sunflower seeds, mint, and dried cranberries. Delish, Chef!

  • Onion - 1

  • NOMU Moroccan Rub - 5ml

  • Quinoa - 75ml

  • Orange - 1

  • Radish - 20g

  • Fresh Mint - 4g

  • Red Wine Vinegar - 10ml

  • Free-range Duck Breast - 1

  • Sunflower Seeds - 10g

  • Dried Cranberries - 5g

  1. KEEN ON QUINOA

    Place a pot over a medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter (optional). When hot, add the sliced onion and fry for 2-3 minutes until soft, shifting occasionally. Add the rub and fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the rinsed quinoa, and 400ml of salted water. Pop on a lid and bring to a simmer. Cook for 12-15 minutes until the quinoa is tender and its tails have popped out, adding more water during cooking if required. Drain if necessary and return to the pot. Replace the lid and allow to stand off of the heat for at least 5 minutes.

  2. ADD SOME COLOUR

    Cut the orange into rounds. Cut off the rind and discard. Rinse and slice the radish into rounds. Rinse and pick the mint. In a salad bowl, combine the vinegar, 10ml of a sweetener of choice, seasoning, and 20ml of oil. Set aside.

  3. DELICIOUS DUCK

    Pat the duck dry with paper towel. Place the duck breasts in a cold pan skin-side down without oil (the duck breasts will render their own fat). Place over medium heat, letting the duck fat render while the pan heats up. Fry for 5-8 minutes until the skin is crispy. Turn the heat up to medium-high and drain the excess duck fat. Flip the duck breasts, and cook for 4-5 minutes on the other side until cooked through. Remove from the pan and rest for 3 minutes. Slice and season to taste.

  4. A FRESH TAKE

    In the bowl with the vinegar dressing, add the cooked quinoa, ½ the sunflower seeds, the radish rounds, ½ the picked mint, and ½ the dried cranberries. Toss until combined.

  5. A STYLISH SALAD

    Plate up the quinoa salad. Top with the orange rounds and side with the duck slices. Sprinkle over the remaining sunflower seeds, mint, and dried cranberries. Delish, Chef!

  • Onion - 1

  • NOMU Moroccan Rub - 10ml

  • Quinoa - 150ml

  • Orange - 1

  • Radish - 40g

  • Fresh Mint - 8g

  • Red Wine Vinegar - 20ml

  • Free-range Duck Breasts - 2

  • Sunflower Seeds - 20g

  • Dried Cranberries - 10g

  1. KEEN ON QUINOA

    Place a pot over a medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter (optional). When hot, add the sliced onion and fry for 3-4 minutes until soft, shifting occasionally. Add the rub and fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the rinsed quinoa, and 600ml of salted water. Pop on a lid and bring to a simmer. Cook for 12-15 minutes until the quinoa is tender and its tails have popped out, adding more water during cooking if required. Drain if necessary and return to the pot. Replace the lid and allow to stand off of the heat for at least 5 minutes.

  2. ADD SOME COLOUR

    Cut 1½ of the oranges into rounds. Cut off the rind and discard. Rinse and slice the radish into rounds. Rinse and pick the mint. In a salad bowl, combine the vinegar, 15ml of a sweetener of choice, seasoning, and 30ml of oil. Set aside.

  3. DELICIOUS DUCK

    Pat the duck dry with paper towel. Place the duck breasts in a cold pan skin-side down without oil (the duck breasts will render their own fat). Place over medium heat, letting the duck fat render while the pan heats up. Fry for 5-8 minutes until the skin is crispy. Turn the heat up to medium-high and drain the excess duck fat. Flip the duck breasts, and cook for 4-5 minutes on the other side until cooked through. Remove from the pan and rest for 3 minutes. Slice and season to taste.

  4. A FRESH TAKE

    In the bowl with the vinegar dressing, add the cooked quinoa, ½ the sunflower seeds, the radish rounds, ½ the picked mint, and ½ the dried cranberries. Toss until combined.

  5. A STYLISH SALAD

    Plate up the quinoa salad. Top with the orange rounds and side with the duck slices. Sprinkle over the remaining sunflower seeds, mint, and dried cranberries. Delish, Chef!

  • Onions - 2

  • NOMU Moroccan Rub - 15ml

  • Quinoa - 225ml

  • Oranges - 2

  • Radish - 60g

  • Fresh Mint - 12g

  • Red Wine Vinegar - 30ml

  • Free-range Duck Breasts - 3

  • Sunflower Seeds - 30g

  • Dried Cranberries - 15g

  1. KEEN ON QUINOA

    Place a pot over a medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter (optional). When hot, add the sliced onion and fry for 3-4 minutes until soft, shifting occasionally. Add the rub and fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the rinsed quinoa, and 800ml of salted water. Pop on a lid and bring to a simmer. Cook for 12-15 minutes until the quinoa is tender and its tails have popped out, adding more water during cooking if required. Drain if necessary and return to the pot. Replace the lid and allow to stand off of the heat for at least 5 minutes.

  2. ADD SOME COLOUR

    Cut the oranges into rounds. Cut off the rind and discard. Rinse and slice the radish into rounds. Rinse and pick the mint. In a salad bowl, combine the vinegar, 20ml of a sweetener of choice, seasoning, and 40ml of oil. Set aside.

  3. DELICIOUS DUCK

    Pat the duck dry with paper towel. Place the duck breasts in a cold pan skin-side down without oil (the duck breasts will render their own fat). Place over medium heat, letting the duck fat render while the pan heats up. Fry for 5-8 minutes until the skin is crispy. Turn the heat up to medium-high and drain the excess duck fat. Flip the duck breasts, and cook for 4-5 minutes on the other side until cooked through. Remove from the pan and rest for 3 minutes. Slice and season to taste.

  4. A FRESH TAKE

    In the bowl with the vinegar dressing, add the cooked quinoa, ½ the sunflower seeds, the radish rounds, ½ the picked mint, and ½ the dried cranberries. Toss until combined.

  5. A STYLISH SALAD

    Plate up the quinoa salad. Top with the orange rounds and side with the duck slices. Sprinkle over the remaining sunflower seeds, mint, and dried cranberries. Delish, Chef!

  • Onions - 2

  • NOMU Moroccan Rub - 20ml

  • Quinoa - 300ml

  • Oranges - 2

  • Radish - 80g

  • Fresh Mint - 15g

  • Red Wine Vinegar - 40ml

  • Free-range Duck Breasts - 4

  • Sunflower Seeds - 40g

  • Dried Cranberries - 20g

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