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Roasted leeks with pesto

Oven-roasted leeks, served in the spirit of leek vinaigrette with chopped hard-boiled eggs, but accompanied by a pesto.

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Last modified on: April 23^th 2023

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 1 kg 600 g leek
2 olive oil
3 thyme
4 8 hard-boiled eggs
5 16 tablespoons Pesto
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 2,240 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
39 min.	30 min.	1 hour 9 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 30 min.

Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).

Prepare 1 kg 600 g leek, cut them into small pieces.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Place on a baking sheet or pan, sprinkle with olive oil and thyme (fresh if possible), and season with salt and pepper.

Stage 3 - 30 min.

Place in oven for about 30 minutes, until leeks are nicely colored/grilled.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Chop 8 hard-boiled eggs.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Serve with a layer of leeks, chopped hard-boiled egg and a generous dollop of pesto.

Remarks

To sprinkle the leeks with oil and thyme, you can put them in a salad bowl, pour in oil, thyme, salt and pepper and mix well, before pouring onto the plate.

For the pesto, don't hesitate to innovate with a Greek-style pesto or a coriander-cashew pesto, among others

Keeping

To be eaten with the leeks still warm.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,137 Kcal or 4,760 Kj	86 gr	139 gr	134 gr
57 %	33 %	13 %	20 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
51 Kcal or 214 Kj	4 gr	6 gr	6 gr
3 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
142 Kcal or 595 Kj	11 gr	17 gr	17 gr
7 %	4 %	2 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 10.24 €
Per person : 1.28 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Smooth mixed vegetable soup, Sautéed green vegetables, Steamed leeks with morel sabayon, Chinese style chicken, ... All
	Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Italian toast, Pesto crackers, Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto, Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Olive and pesto bread, ... All
	Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crispy smoked salmon and herb rolls, Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, Smoky canapés, Bistro sandwich, Fresh spinach with cream, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Summer Salmon Blanquette, Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce, Pizza dough, Pitta bread, Mixed vegetable curry, ... All

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