Duck Breast, Caramelized QTee® Pears and Young Leaf Salad Mix

1. Remove the duck breast fillets from the refrigerator 15 minutes before cooking.
2. Cut the QTee® pears in half.
3. Melt the butter in a pan and add the honey.
4. Place the QTee® pears cut side down in the pan, cover and let caramelize. Remove them from the pan and set aside.
5. Using a sharp knife, score a diamond pattern into the fat of the duck breast fillets. Make parallel, diagonal cuts along the entire length and repeat in the opposite direction.
6. Season both sides of the duck breast fillets with salt and pepper.
7. Place the fillets fat side down in a hot pan without oil. Sear on high heat and add the fresh thyme sprigs.
8. Lower the heat and cook for 7 minutes. Turn the fillets over and cook for another 7 minutes.
9. Baste the fillets regularly with the rendered fat during cooking.
10. Remove the fillets from the pan and let them rest for 5 minutes on a warm rack.
11. Slice the duck breast fillets and arrange them on a plate, add the caramelized QTee® pears and a handful of young lettuce.
12. Just before serving, finish with fleur de sel, a few turns of the pepper mill and shavings of dark chocolate over the duck breast slices and QTee® pear.

Recipe from Poire & Cactus for QTee®.