Smoked Duck & Barley Salad with Lovage & Plums by Nevada Berg - Andrew Zimmern

Ingredients

• 1 cup (200 g) pearl or hulled barley
• 3 cups plus 1 tablespoon (735 ml) water
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• 4 plums, pitted
• 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) mild-flavored oil
• 11 ounces (310 g) leafy red lettuce, torn into pieces if large
• 1/2 ounce (14 g) lovage leaves, plus more for garnish
• 1/4 cup (30 g) whole almonds, roughly chopped
• 1 (roughly 5 1/2-pound / 2.5-kg) smoked duck or 4 (roughly 5 1/2-ounce / 156-g) smoked duck breasts, sliced or torn