Roasted leeks with pesto
Oven-roasted leeks, served in the spirit of leek vinaigrette with chopped hard-boiled eggs, but accompanied by a pesto.
19 K 5/5 (1 reviews)
1 hour 9 min.
Easy
2 people
7 IngredientsLast modified on: April 23th 2023
For 2 people, you will need:
400 ml 
2 
4 tablespoons 
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 40 min.
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 1 hour 9 min.
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: 18:25.Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
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 2 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
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
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 60 RDI=20 % | 60 RDI=5 % | 160 RDI=30 % | 600 RDI=30 % | 2,530 RDI: 30 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=4 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 110 RDI=5 % | 450 RDI: 5 % |
| Per person | 30 RDI=10 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 80 RDI=10 % | 300 RDI=20 % | 1,260 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 2.60 €
- Per person : 1.30 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Leek
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Pesto
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, Genoese croque-monsieur, Loaf for "les filles'", Farfalle with green asparagus, ... See them all 15
Hard-boiled egg
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Very green mixed salad, Smoky canapés, Langres-style spinach, Julia salad, Bistro celery salad, ... See them all 46
Olive oil
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