Duck Breast & Zucchini Tournedos

Elegant rolled tournedos made with thinly sliced duck breast and fresh zucchini strips, seasoned with a fragrant blend of dried cep mushrooms and Provençal herbs. A sophisticated dish that combines the richness of duck with light summer vegetables.

6 servings
35 min

Ingredients

  • 3 whole duck breasts
  • 3 whole young zucchini
  • 1 to taste salt
  • oz dried cep mushrooms
  • 1 tablespoon herbes de Provençe
  • 1 to taste oregano
  • 1 to taste rosemary
  • 1 to taste thyme

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    For the mushroom powder, process the dried cep mushrooms until finely ground, combine them with the pepper and herbes de Provençe.

    5 min

  2. 2.

    Cut the duck breasts lengthways into 3 mm (⅛ inch) wide strips.

    10 min

  3. 3.

    Lay out the strips of duck two by two on top of each other, alternating layers of fat and lean. Cut the zucchini into strips using a vegetable peeler. Lay the strips of zucchini on top of the duck, season with the mushroom powder and season with salt. Roll up the strips tightly to make tournedos and tie with string. Make 6 tournedos in this way. Cook over gentle heat 5 minutes each side.

    20 min

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