Orange-Tarragon Duck Breast with Green Salad and Asparagus-Almond Rice

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This is fabulous recipe, and can be made with chicken if duck's not available, but need to make appropriate changes. Have made this several times for special occasions, and my family loves it. Can also change type of vinegar. Trader Joes has a Muscat Orange Vinegar that really adds to this dish otherwise I didn't change anything basic. Loved It!!!!

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I too am not a great fan of RR, but this recipe is terrific. I followed the recipe exactly, except was unable to get the precise greens for the salad. But I got watercress and some bitter greens, and we loved it. Immediately after I cooked this, the only store in town that carries duck breasts went on strike. Fortunately, it's been settled, so I can make this again.

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Thank you for giving me the confidence to make duck at home! It's my husband's favorite meat and it turned out beautifully. He was so impressed. The sauce is a great shortcut. It was so quick and easy that it was perfect for Valentine's because I wasn't cooking all night. I might add shallots or onion to the rice pilaf, but the duck is the star of the show.

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what a great Valentines meal to impress my wife that I am a gourmet cook. Fast easy cooking was raedy in 20 minutes tops. Duck breast a little pricey at the big store, But knock her socks off and she said could not find this food that good on the menu in local restaurant

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I find that you don't need the butter when you saute the duck.

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This was super easy and totally delicious, my boyfriend was very impressed! Duck breast is pretty expensive ($24.99 at my local gourmet store, so I'll be saving this recipe for special occasions. You could easily substitute chicken with some adjustments to cooking time. Personally, I like my duck on the medium-rare side, so I only seared it for 10 minutes before flipping it, the skin was plenty crispy. After I drained the fat and put the glaze on, I just left it on the heat with some foil tented over it until it was cooked to my liking (which was probably 7 or 8 minutes but I didn't time it, so just keep an eye on it.

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I was amazed at how simple and delicious this recipe was! Excellent date night dinner. My husband and I both loved it, and it was a snap to make!

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Full disclosure: I'm not a fan of Rachael Ray (her voice grates on me. Having said that, this was an excellent set of recipes. I needed a duck based meal for for my daughter's senior prom meal. The duck was excellent (though it was my first time preparing duck breast and in fear of burning the skin, I flipped it right at 15 min. The skin was very crisp at this point but the breast was still a bit under cooked and required another 10 minutes to reach 155 degrees internal temp, enough time for the skin to soften a bit.. The rice was wonderful, though I used Lundberg brown and wild rice blend and added 45 min to the cook time. I used a bag of Spring Greens for the salad and chopped up mandarin segments into the mix. The dressing was a tad acidic so I might recommend reducing the vinegar slightly. Over all, a very pleasant dinner and well worth the effort.

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The duck was great and the rice with asparagus was a wonderful side. Both were flavorful and made a fancy presentation. My husband loved it.