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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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1 hour 9 min. difficulté

Easy

5.15 €

4 people

7 Ingredients

Last modified on: April 23^th 2023

For 4 people, you will need:

1 800 ml leek
2 olive oil
3 thyme
4 4 hard-boiled eggs
5 8 tablespoons Pesto
6 salt
7 pepper

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 40 min.

Cooking: 30 min.

All in all: 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 800 ml 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 4 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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	120 RDI=50 %	110 RDI=10 %	330 RDI=50 %	1,210 RDI=60 %	5,050 RDI: 60 %
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 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 5.15 €
Per person : 1.30 €

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