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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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Last modified on: April 23^th 2023

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 2 kgs 400 g leek
2 olive oil
3 thyme
4 12 hard-boiled eggs
5 24 tablespoons Pesto
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 3,360 grams

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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.

Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).

Prepare 2 kgs 400 g 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 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

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 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 15.36 €
Per person : 1.28 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Leek: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and artichoke tart à la piémontaise, Taos hotpot, Country vegetable soup, Sliced veal with leeks and mushrooms, Leek and potato soup, ... All
	Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Olive and pesto bread, Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, Genoese croque-monsieur, Pesto crackers, Fried egg in bread, ... All
	Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Linzer torte, Bistro celery salad, Smoky canapés, Bistro sandwich, Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato ladybirds, Minestrone, Madras rice, Bistro-style red endive salad, Glazed mushrooms with plain rice, ... All