
Duck pâté with pistachio en croûte
Flavourful duck pâté with pistachio, served with homemade quince compote and a fresh cress salad with citrus vinaigrette.A modern starter in which classic French pâté is combined with fresh citrus accents, aromatic quince, and crunchy smoked almond.Ingredients
1Ginger
3Cloves
3kgQuinces
3Dry white wine
1Cinnamon stick
Sugar
1Tray of cress salad
1Bottle of citrus vinaigrette
1Bag of smoked almonds
1Duck pâté pistachio en croute
1Jorda crumble balsamic truffle
Preparation
- Wash the quinces thoroughly.
- Place the quinces in a pan with the dry white wine.
- Bring to a boil and simmer gently until the skin bursts open.
- Remove the quinces from the pan and let them cool briefly.
- Remove the cores and skins.
- Return the cleaned pieces to the pan.
- Add a piece of ginger, the cloves, and the cinnamon stick.
- Stew the quinces for about 40 minutes until they are fully cooked.
- Sweeten to taste with sugar as desired.
- Let it cool slightly and store until use.
- Lightly toss the cress salad with citrus vinaigrette.
- Roughly chop or break the smoked almonds.
- Slice or carve the duck pâté and arrange it nicely on the plate.
- Pipe a spoonful of quince compote onto the pâté.
- Garnish with cress salad and smoked almond.
- Sprinkle with some Jorda crumble.
- Serve immediately, so the pâté stays at the right temperature and the salad remains fresh and crisp.
