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 23th 2023
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
0 kg 5 g 
12 
24 tablespoons 
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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.
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 12 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
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,618 Kcal or 15,148 Kj | 353 gr | 338 gr | 983 gr |
| 181 % | 136 % | 32 % | 149 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 108 Kcal or 452 Kj | 11 gr | 10 gr | 29 gr |
| 5 % | 4 % | 1 % | 4 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 302 Kcal or 1,264 Kj | 29 gr | 28 gr | 82 gr |
| 15 % | 11 % | 3 % | 12 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 15.36 €
- Per person : 1.28 €
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: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cretan-style salmon , Leeks in vinaigrette , Hearty leek and sprout soup, Leek and Mimolette tart, Chinese style chicken, ... All |
 | Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato feuilleté with pesto, Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto, Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Fried egg in bread, Genoese croque-monsieur, ... All |
 | Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin slices with spinach, Chicken pie, Eggs with mayonnaise, Baby spinach salad, Julia salad, ... All |
 | Salt: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato and courgette tart, Comtoise tart for Seàn, Sautéed pork with mushrooms in a cream sauce., Quiche Lorraine, White bean gratin "à l'italienne", ... All |
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