These skewers look like they come from a high-end catering platter. The reality: you can assemble them in twenty minutes with three ingredients, without turning on the stove once. The kind of recipe that makes you feel like you put in effort when you’ve practically done nothing.
At first glance, you see the dark caramel of the prunes, the rosy slice of duck breast wrapped around, the ivory strip of fat bordering the meat. In the mouth, it’s a quick succession: the sweet compote of the prune, the salty kick of the dried meat, then the slightly tangy melt of the Ossau-Iraty that lingers. No heat, no sauce — just three textures playing off each other with every bite.
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