Our crispy duck on cucumber canapes take just 10 mins to prep. This recipe caters for 40 canapes.
It takes just a few simple steps to make these delicious cucumber bites topped with a sweet, rich combination of tender duck meat, tangy hoisin sauce, lime, chilli flakes, spring onion and crispy fried onions. A very flavoursome canape - a treat for the tastebuds.
Ingredients
- 2 cooked duck legs or 200g duck meat
- 4tbsp hoisin sauce
- Juice ½ lime, the other half cut into wedges for squeezing
- Pinch chilli flakes
- 1 or 2 cucumbers, sliced into ½cm-thick pieces
- 2 spring onions, thinly sliced and put in cold water to curl
- 1-2tbsp crispy fried onions
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Shred the duck from the bones if using duck legs. Stir-fry in a non-stick pan until hot throughout. Add to a bowl and mix with the hoisin sauce, lime juice and chilli.
- Arrange the cucumber slices on a couple of platters, then top with the duck. Add the spring onions and fried onions. Serve with lime wedges on the side.
Top tips for making crispy duck on cucumber canapes
If you have leftover turkey to use up swap for the duck, adding a little splash of water to make it saucy.
You might also like...
Video the Week
-
Crispy rosemary and garlic potatoesCoating your roasties in polenta makes them extra crisp without the need for excessive oil...
-
Roast red cabbage, carrots and parsnips with cranberry glazeOur cranberry glaze adds gloss and sweetness and elevates roast veg to something truly special...
-
Blood orange, radicchio, pistachio and Stilton saladThis colourful first course of blood orange, radicchio, pistachio and Stilton salad is light and refreshing, so it makes the perfect start to your festive feast...
-
Feta and spinach stuffed chickenThis feta and spinach stuffed chicken is cooked in 25 minutes and only has four steps in the method
-
Sweet potato and courgette fish cakesThese sweet potato and courgette fish cakes take 30 minutes to make and can be served with chips, salad, or steamed veg on the side...
-
Chicken and spinach lasagneThis chicken and spinach lasagne is a great new take on the family favourite and it’s easy to prepare during the day to cook come dinner time...
-
Home Bargains is launching bakeries in its stores, and pastries will be as cheap as 55p!The discount homeware store is launching bakeries in 69 venues across the UK
-
5 easy ways to let children take risks (without your anxiety going through the roof)Here's why allowing children to put themselves in 'healthy' risk situations is actually good for them
-
I’m a child psychologist - this 2-step technique will stop your kids answering back… and it sounds so easyWe've spoken to a child psychologist and parenting expert about how to handle kids who answer back, and she shared a simple two-step tip.
