Recipe Roasted Leeks with Parsley

[TastyReuben]

Roasted Leeks with Parsley
Serves 4

Ingredients
4 large leeks, trimmed and halved lengthwise
3 TB extra virgin olive oil
Coarse salt, to taste (I used kosher salt)
Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
1 TB chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions
Set the oven on 475F. Place the leeks, in a single layer, in a baking dish sized to hold them in snugly.

Brush over the olive oil, working it well into the leeks. Season with the salt and pepper, and sprinkle with the parsley. Using tongs, turn the leeks over a couple of times to evenly distribute the seasoning.

Place in the oven and roast for 20-25 minutes, turning the leeks over halfway through, until slightly charred at the edges.

Enjoy!

The CookingBites recipe challenge: leeks

Recipe based on one from The Complete Irish Pub Cookbook

 

[Barriehie]

I'm thinking they'll be chewy???

 

[TastyReuben]

I'm thinking they'll be chewy???

I thought the same, expecting them to be a bit…fibrous, but they were quite easy to eat (and delicious!).

 

[badjak]

I do something similar on de bbq/grill/braai/barbie (I'm trying to be all inclusive here )
But I keep them whole.
Grill, then remove outer layer if necessary and eat.

 

[Morning Glory]

There is a delightful book of vegetable cooking called ' Leaves from our Tuscan kitchen'. The author, Janet Ross (1842-1927) lived at Poggio Gherardo, a villa outside Florence and was a well-known writer and figure in the Anglo-American community of Florence in her day. The book was first published in 1899. Her great nephew revised the book for publication in the 1970's

I mention all this because the sheer simplicity of this recipe reminded me immediately of the book. So often we feel the need to fusspot around with vegetables to make them 'more interesting'. This recipe, like the book, reminds us that simple vegetable dishes are a delight.

In fact, there is a similar recipe in the book, which uses the leeks whole rather than halved lengthways and cooks them in the oven with a little dripping, a pinch of sugar and mixed herbs.

 

[TastyReuben]

In fact, there is a similar recipe in the book, which uses the leeks whole rather than halved lengthways and cooks them in the oven with a little dripping, a pinch of sugar and mixed herbs.

I wonder how she washed them? There are times I’d like to use whole leeks, but I can’t seem to find any because of the issue with cleaning them.

 

[Morning Glory]

I wonder how she washed them? There are times I’d like to use whole leeks, but I can’t seem to find any because of the issue with cleaning them.

The recipe slits them vertically half way through and then cleans under running water, I think. I do that too, normally. I don't slit them all the way up. Its really only the few inches the opposite end to the root which can contain dirt.