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Smoked Duck Breast with Wild Rice and Mangos
Serves 2

Smoked duck breast has a rich, full flavour and is just that bit more interesting than chicken. You can find it in good quality supermarkets or fish and game merchants. Mango makes this dish even more exotic - perfect for a romantic summer supper for two.

150g/5 1/2 oz wild rice
1 large or 2 small smoked duck breasts
1 mango
2 spring onions
2 tsp sesame seeds

For the dressing:
zest and juice of half a lime
1 tsp clear honey
1/2 tsp grated ginger
2 tsp soy sauce
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 tsp sesame oil
black pepper

Cook the wild rice according to the instructions on the packet, drain and keep warm. Combine the dressing ingredients in a screw top jar and shake well.

Slice the duck breasts in long, thin, diagonal slices. Peel the mango, remove the stone and slice into long pieces. Slice the spring onions thinly on the diagonal.

While the rice is still warm, mix with the dressing and spring onions. Spoon on to two plates, fan the duck breast slices and mango over the top and scatter over the sesame seeds.