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
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800 g 
4 
8 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 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
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 |
| 568 Kcal or 2,378 Kj | 43 gr | 70 gr | 67 gr |
| 21 % | 12 % | 5 % | 8 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 51 Kcal or 214 Kj | 4 gr | 6 gr | 6 gr |
| 2 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 142 Kcal or 595 Kj | 11 gr | 17 gr | 17 gr |
| 5 % | 3 % | 1 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 5.12 €
- 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: Cauliflower coconut curry, Vol-au-vent, Vegetable stock, Potimarron and leek soup, Taos hotpot, ... All |
 | Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pesto crackers, Tomato feuilleté with pesto, Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto, 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: Jerusalem artichoke salad, Smoky canapés, White asparagus salad, Bistro celery salad, Green Piedmont Salad, ... All |
 | Pepper: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Rémoulette of celeriac, Langoustine sabayon tart, Quiche Bretonne, Mayonnaise, ... All |
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