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Potato, Leek & Wild Garlic Gratin (Serves 4)
Preparation Time - 10 Minutes Cooking Time - 70 Minutes
Ingredients
4-5 large potatoes, peeled & sliced
300g leeks,trimmed & thinly sliced
50g butter
3 cloves garlic,
A large handful crushed wild garlic leaves
100ml double cream
100ml milk
2 tbsp of grated parmesan
salt & pepper
Method
Melt butter in a large pan - add leeks and cook gently until soft. Wash and roughly slice the wild garlic. Next, add garlic and wild garlic leaves and cook for 5 minutes. Season well. Add cream and milk and bring to the boil. Add 1 tbsp of Parmesan. Check seasoning.
Mix in a bowl with potato slices. Arrange in a gratin or ovenproof dish. Cover with tin foil and bake at 180ºC for 1 hour, until the potatoes are just cooked.
Remove foil, sprinkle with the rest of the cheese - place back in the oven and cook until brown on top.
Wild Garlic Pesto
Ingredients
80 g of wild garlic leaves
50 g of parmesan or similar hard cheese
50 g of pine nuts
1/4 teaspoon of salt.
1/4 teaspoonful of pepper.
100 mL of olive oil and some more for topping up in the jar.
Method
Grind pine nuts in processor,
Blend in the grated cheese, washed garlic leaves, salt and pepper
Blend in olive oil
Put in a sterilised jar and top up with oil so that the pesto is covered.
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