Leek Purée

Name: Leek Purée
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 150 g/5 oz/⅔ cup Quark or puréed cottage cheese; 1 teaspoon paprika; 25 g/1 oz/2 tablespoons butter seasoning to taste; 150 g/5 oz/⅔ cup Quark or puréed cottage cheese; 675 g/1½ lb leeks

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

About

Leeks have a delicate flavour which intensifies when puréed. Eat this as a hot side dish with the spiced potato pie or a cheese soufflé.

Ingredients

675 g/1½ lb leeks
25 g/1

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Trim and clean the leeks, by slicing them in half lengthways. Then slice them across in 1-cm/½-inch chunks. Melt the butter in a pan and add the leeks. Season, cover the pan and cook over a low heat for ab