Warm Leek and Potato Salad
This simple salad combines leeks (boiled and thoroughly drained) with sliced potatoes in a good vinaigrette.
35,4794.6/5 for 19 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: February 21th 2016
For 4 people, you will need:
- 0
500 g potatoes - 1
500 g leek - 2
6 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - 3
herbs of your choice - Total weight: 1,090 grams
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| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 10 min. | 30 min. | 40 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 5 min.
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.
Keep the leek trimmings for a leek and potato soup.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
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.
The leeks need to be drained thoroughy and the best way to do this is in a salad spinner.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
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.
Add the leeks, pour 6 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) over and add the chopped herbs.
Stage 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.
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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 1.84 €
- Per person : 0.46 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salt cod brandade, Roast in the bag pork with fondant vegetables., Normandy seafood stew, Pork roast with herbs, Leek and potato soup, ... All |
| Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sautéed green vegetables, Leek and potato soup, Leek fondue, Leek and Mimolette tart, Sautéed chicken with leeks, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leeks in vinaigrette , Comtoise endive salad, Pea and avocado salad, French bean salad with vinaigrette , Crunchy spring salad, ... All |
| Herbs of your choice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baked salmon fillet, Greek salad, Cubed salad, Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Chicken and Avocado Salad, ... All |
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