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Pesto and Tomato Duck Skewers Recipe

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb. duck magret, pre-cooked
  • 2 tsp. homemade pesto (ingredients below; directions here)
  • 12 red cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 cup baby arugula
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Ingredients for the Pesto
  • 2 cups packed fresh basil leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Combine the basil, pine nuts, and garlic in a food processor.
  2. Pulse until the mixture is coarsely chopped; add the olive oil and process until smooth. Season to taste.
  3. Slice the duck magret thinly.
  4. Place slices of duck on a work surface.
  5. Spread about 1 tsp of pesto on all the slices.
  6. Arrange each slice of duck with a tomato half and some arugula leaves on a toothpick or small skewer.