Duck Confit with Pomegranate Salsa, Feta & Pistachios
over giant couscous with fried orange & roasted vegetables
Allergens:- Tarwe•
- Gluten•
- Melk (inclusief lactose)•
- Pistachenoten•
- Noten•
- Mosterd•
- Soja•
- May contain traces of allergens•
- Pinda's•
- Noten•
- Sesamzaad
Chef's Finest is a selection of exclusive recipes just for HelloFresh Premium customers. This week, enjoy delicious confit duck thigh. Exceptionally tender and full of rich, complex flavour, it's sure to be the star of the dinner table.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
75 g
Giant couscous
(Contains: Tarwe, Gluten May be present: Mosterd, Soja)
½ sachet(s)
Middle Eastern spice mix
20 g
Dried apricot pieces
(May be present: Pinda's, Noten, Sesamzaad, Soja)
5 g
Dill, mint & flat leaf parsley
50 g
Feta
(Contains: Melk (inclusief lactose))
10 g
Pistachio nuts
(Contains: Pistachenoten, Noten)
1 piece
Boneless duck thigh confit
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon
Extra virgin olive oil
½ piece
(Low sodium) fish stock cube
Energy (kJ)5228 kJ
Calories1250 kcal
Fat65 g
Saturated Fat19.5 g
Carbohydrate107.1 g
Sugar36.5 g
Dietary Fiber12.4 g
Protein52.7 g
Salt3.7 g
Potassium658.9 mg
Calcium113.3 mg
Iron2.9 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
- Preheat the oven to 215°C.
- Slice the courgette into rounds of 3cm thickness. Dice the sweet potato. Cut the shallot into wedges.
- Transfer all three to a parchment-lined baking sheet, then drizzle with olive oil and scatter over half of the Middle Eastern spices.
- Season with salt and pepper, then toss well to coat and roast for 18 - 22 minutes.
- Boil plenty of water in a pot or saucepan and crumble in the stock cube (see pantry for amount).
- Cook the giant couscous for 12 - 14 minutes, then drain.
- Add the ras el hanout, the Hello Harissa* and the rest of the Middle Eastern spices.
- Mix well to combine and then set aside.
*Take care, this ingredient is spicy! Use as preferred.
- Roll the pomegranate over the countertop so as to release the seeds, then cut it open and scoop them out. Transfer to a bowl.
- Finely chop the fresh herbs and transfer to the pomegranate seeds
- Add the dried apricots and the extra virgin olive oil.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, then mix well to combine and set aside.
- Heat a clean frying pan over high heat.
- Toast the pistachios until golden-brown, then remove from the pan.
- Roughly chop the pistachios and then set aside.
- Slice the orange.
- Heat a drizzle of olive oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Fry the orange slices with the duck in its juices for 2 - 3 minutes per side, covered.
- Remove from the pan and set aside under aluminum foil.
- Crumble the cheese in the meantime.
- Transfer the juices from the frying pan to the couscous, along with half each of the roasted vegetables, the cheese and the pomegranate salsa. Mix well to combine.
- Serve the couscous on deep plates, topped with the duck and the fried orange slices.
- Granish with the pistachios, along with the rest of the pomegranate salsa and the cheese.