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Roast quail, tangled leek & potato vinaigrette

Roast quail, tangled leek & potato vinaigrette

Name: Roast quail, tangled leek & potato vinaigrette
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 thyme sprigs; 2 oven-ready quail strings removed; olive oil for rubbing and drizzling; small drizzle clear honey; 4 quail eggs; 3 leeks trimmed and halved lengthways; 8 salad potatoes like Pink Fir Apple or Charlotte, sliced; 2 tsp wholegrain mustard; 1 tbsp cider vinegar; 3 tbsp walnut oil

Barney Desmazery

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Serves 2

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Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 30 mins

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Former restaurant chef Barney shows how to carve a small game bird - serve it with eggs and a salad, bistro-style

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Ingredients

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2 thyme

sprigs
2 oven-ready quail

strings removed
olive oil

for rubbing and drizzling
small drizzle clear honey
4 quail eggs
3 leeks

trimmed and halved lengthways
8 salad potatoes

like Pink Fir Apple or Charlotte, sliced

For the dressing

2 tsp wholegrain mustard
1 tbsp cider vinegar
3 tbsp walnut oil

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal684
fat41g
saturates8g
carbs35g
sugars8g
fibre7g
protein40g
salt0.6g

low

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put a thyme sprig in the cavity of each quail. Rub each bird with a little oil and honey, and season generously. Put the quail in a shallow roasting tin and roast for 20 mins until golden, then leave to rest in a warm place.
step 2

While the quail are roasting, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Cook the eggs for 2 mins exactly, then scoop out into a bowl of cold water. Peel and set aside. Put the leeks in the boiling water and cook for 10 mins until soft. Scoop them out, put in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil while still hot. Boil the potatoes in the same pan for 8-10 mins until just cooked, then drain and add to the leeks.
step 3

To make the dressing, whisk the mustard and vinegar together, then gradually add the oil to make a thick dressing and season. Halve the eggs and carve the quail (see step-by-step images).
step 4

To serve, arrange a tangled nest of leeks, potatoes and quail breasts in the centre of each plate. Tuck in the eggs and top with the quail legs. Drizzle the dressing over and dot around the outside of the plate.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2012

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