Buttered Leeks

Name: Buttered Leeks
Yield: Serves 4–6
Ingredients: salt and freshly ground pepper; 1½ ozs (45 g/generous ¼ stick) butter; 1 tablesp. water if necessary; chopped parsley or chervil; 4 medium-sized leeks

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simply Delicious 2

By Darina Allen

Published 1990

About

Many people dislike leeks, I think possibly because they have only had them boiled. Try them this way—they are meltingly tender and mild in flavour.

Ingredients

4 medium-sized leeks
1½ ozs (45 g/generous ¼ stick)

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Cut off the dark green leaves from the top of the leeks (wash and add to the stock pot or use for making green leek soup). Slit the leeks about half way down the centre and wash well under cold running water. Slice into ¼ inch (5