Comfort-eat your leeks!
Last week we were enthused about well-dressed raw salad veg. This week it’s comfort eating, but starring a vegetable, of course – organic leeks. If you still have wild garlic in your locale, it goes beautifully in place of the garlic cloves. Wilt a good handful of leaves (washed and chopped) into the leek mixture as it finishes cooking at step 1. You can also increase the veg quotient by adding chopped chard or spinach to the cooking leeks.
This particular recipe is heavy on the butter and flour for the rich cheesy white sauce. You can reduce the quantity slightly if you wish.
Serve the leeky mac ‘n’ cheese with steamed greens or a seasonal salad of lettuce and radishes.