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Warm Leek and Potato Salad

This simple salad combines leeks (boiled and thoroughly drained) with sliced potatoes in a good vinaigrette.

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Last modified on: February 21^th 2016

Keywords for this recipe:Salad Warm Leeks Potatoes French dressing

For 4 people, you will need:

1 500 g potatoes
2 500 g leek
3 6 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
4 herbs of your choice
Total weight: 1,090 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 25 min.

Warm Leek and Potato Salad : Photo of step #1

Boil or steam 500 g potatoes.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Warm Leek and Potato Salad : Photo of step #2

Prepare 500 g leek, keeping only the stem part, and slice into chunks on the diagonal (French chefs call this "en sifflet").

Keep the leek trimmings for a leek and potato soup.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Warm Leek and Potato Salad : Photo of step #3

Cook the leeks in boiling salted water until just tender, but no more. As soon as they are cooked (try one to check), drain them to keep their lovely green colour.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Warm Leek and Potato Salad : Photo of step #4

The leeks need to be drained thoroughy and the best way to do this is in a salad spinner.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Warm Leek and Potato Salad : Photo of step #5

Peel the potatoes, slice them and put in a salad bowl.

Add the leeks, pour 6 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) over and add the chopped herbs.

Stage 6

Warm Leek and Potato Salad : Photo of step #6

Mix and serve immediately to enjoy the salad while it is still warm.

Remarks

Thie best leeks for this recipe are the long, thin ones, as they are easier to slice into chunks.

You can steam the leeks, if you prefer, and they will need very little draining.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,204 Kcal or 5,041 Kj	20 gr	134 gr	65 gr
60 %	8 %	13 %	10 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
110 Kcal or 461 Kj	2 gr	12 gr	6 gr
6 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
301 Kcal or 1,260 Kj	5 gr	34 gr	16 gr
15 %	2 %	3 %	2 %

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 1.84 €
Per person : 0.46 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grandma's salad, Endives "bonne femme", Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Real home-made chips* , Cervelas salad, ... All
	Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and fresh tuna tart, Sea bass with coriander cream en papillote, Cretan-style salmon , Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, ... All
	French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice and purple-sprouting broccoli salad, Paimpol salad, Avocado, artichoke and chicken salad, Green and red salad with sardines and eggs mimosa, Mixed salad, ... All
	Herbs of your choice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice and peas, Crispy smoked salmon and herb rolls, Avocado with gravlax, Chicken and Avocado Salad, Tender tuna, ... All

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