Apricot Grilled Duck Breasts

Serve this savory-sweet entrée over couscous, brown or white rice, or even pasta. Total time: 36 minutes.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 duck breast half)

Ingredients

• 1/2  cup  apricot preserves
• 2 1/2  tablespoons  sherry vinegar
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 1/8  teaspoon  ground red pepper
• 4  (6-ounce) boneless duck breast halves (1 1/2 pounds), skinned
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add duck; cover and marinate in refrigerator for 20 minutes.

Prepare grill to medium heat.

Remove duck from marinade, reserving marinade. Bring marinade to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, and boil 1 minute. Remove from heat.

Place duck on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 170°, basting occasionally with reserved marinade.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

299 (11% from fat)

Fat:

3.7g (sat 0.8g,mono 1.3g,poly 0.5g)

Protein:

39.4g

Carbohydrate:

26.8g

Fiber:

0.2g

Cholesterol:

203mg

Iron:

6.7mg

Sodium:

311mg

Calcium:

23mg