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:
5 lb + 4.5 oz 
12 
24 tablespoons 
How long does it take?
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 |
| 1,705 Kcal or 7,138 Kj | 130 gr | 209 gr | 202 gr |
| 85 % | 50 % | 20 % | 31 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 51 Kcal or 214 Kj | 4 gr | 6 gr | 6 gr |
| 3 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 142 Kcal or 595 Kj | 11 gr | 17 gr | 17 gr |
| 7 % | 4 % | 2 % | 3 % |
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: Langoustine and leek tarts, Polenta parmentier, Crispy potato galette with leeks, Filo leeks and cheese tart, Leek and tuna loaf, ... All |
 | Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, Fried egg in bread, Genoese croque-monsieur, Pesto crackers, ... All |
 | Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mixed salad stack, Jerusalem artichoke salad, Mimosa eggs, Bistro-style red endive salad, Spinach on toast with bechamel, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baby spinach salad, Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto, Scandinavian cocktail, Courgettes (zuchinis) , Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, ... All |
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