Ingredients

• 1/2 pound cream cheese (recommended: Philadelphia)
• 2 tablespoons Cajun spices (2 teaspoons paprika, 2 teaspoons cayenne, 2 teaspoons garlic powder)
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasonings
• 1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 2 skinless liberty duck breasts
• 6 fresh jalapeno pepper slices
• 6 white onions slices
• 2 slices thinly sliced bacon, cut into thirds

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Instructions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
3. Italian zesty dressing:
4. Whisk all the ingredients in a medium bowl until blended.
5. For the duck poppers:
6. Slice each duck breast, horizontally, into 3 slices. Cover the slices with plastic wrap and lightly pound until thin. Put 1 jalapeno pepper slice, 1 onion slice and 1 tablespoon Cajun cream cheese on 1 end of each slice. Roll up and wrap in a piece of the bacon. Secure the roll with a toothpick to hold the bacon in place. Add them to the zesty Italian dressing and marinate for 2 hours.
7. Preheat a grill pan or grill over medium heat. Add the duck poppers and cook just until bacon is done!
8. Remove them from the grill, transfer to a serving platter and serve.