Tea Sandwich: Duck Rillette & Pickled Red Onion
on Apr 17, 2013, Updated Feb 13, 2024
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I recently discovered packaged duck rillette at WholeFoods and came up with this tea sandwich idea. To get the perfect pickled red onions, I worked on four different recipes and the fourth one used in the tea sandwich was definitely the best. They go great when you’re looking for a little kick to your meal so make a couple of onions at a time and keep it in the fridge.
Notes:
– Make the pickled red onions ahead of time since they get even better the longer they’re in the vinegar mixture. Store in the fridge.
– I used a mandoline to get thin, even onion slices.
TEA SANDWICH: DUCK RILLETTE & PICKLED RED ONION
INGREDIENTS
1 onion
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
Duck rillette
Mini brioche buns
DIRECTIONS
1. Thinly slice onion. Put vinegar, water, salt, and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
2. Pour hot vinegar mixture over the slice onion. Leave out at room temperature for 1 hour.
3. Slice mini brioche bun in half and spread the duck rillette to the bottom half.
4. Top duck rillette with the pickled red onion. Enjoy!
So, did you butter the toasted brioche? We are trying this tonight. I plan to lightly butter the brioche. I
I made a duck rillette and found your recipe. It sounds delicious. The onions are so good, they may be gone before I make the sandwiches!!
Hi Cheri, I don’t butter the brioche, but that sounds like an excellent idea!
I've been using my mandolin way more than I thought I would! It definitely comes in handy for all my tea sandwich posts.
your blog is prompting me to pull my mandolin out of storage. i've had it for 4 years and have never used it once!