Koukouvagia: yes, citrus will go with the duck. My concern is whether it will go with the other side dishes, as we don't know what they are.

I just think that a less emphatic fruit flavour might be a safer bet when you don't know what else is going to be on the plate.

Mummza has a point, though. You can get away with lemon juice and zest in almost any situation; lime and orange slightly less so, but if it's reasonaby subtle, sure. I'm just picturing big honking slabs of grapefruit or similar, and thinking that context will be a factor in whether that works or not...

Last edited by hippytea (Mon 25 Feb 13 9:22pm)

I just think of all fruits that a bit of citrus juice is compatible with so many other foods.  You can't go wrong.

CatyL wrote:

A friend is holding her annual duck dinner on Thursday, Feb. 28.  My assignment is salad, and I'd like to do something different.

-- Another guest's assignment is for a "side," which she told me will involve lentils/legumes.  I don't want the salad to be redundant.

I'll welcome any thoughts.

So the side/one side will be lentils/legumes- so, earthy.

Don't think segmented citrus is a "great slab". But dress with juice. The pecans go well with baby spinach, in my opinion. Think I'd prefer it to my suggested pine nuts.

Both sound good, Mada. The radicchio's bitterness would be a good foil for the richness of the duck and toasted hazelnuts are also wonderful in a salad 

mummza wrote:

oh yes,...
hazlenuts , pine nuts ,pecan nuts ,walnuts lightly toasted are always great om salad.

I would always check that none of the other guests are Nut allergic beforehand.....

....That's probably because I'm hugely allergic to peanuts...