Leeks wrapped in Parma ham & Gruyère
A great Sunday light lunch dish, served with a big bowl of salad
Difficulty and servings
Serves 4 - 6
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 1 hour
- Bring a large pot of water to the boil, add the olive oil, peppercorns, vinegar and 3 tsp salt. Drop in the leeks and return to a simmer. Cook for a good 15 minutes over a low heat until tender, then leave to cool in the liquid.
- Melt half the butter in a saucepan, add the flour and season. Stir in the milk a little at a time, bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes until thickened. (If your sauce goes lumpy, pulse it in a processor while still hot.)
- Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. In sets of 3, start a production line by laying the ham out in 2 overlapping slices per leek. Lay a slice of cheese over the ham, put a leek on top and season well. Roll the ham around each leek and then repeat until all the leeks have been wrapped.
- Mix the boiled eggs with the breadcrumbs, remaining cubed butter, salt and pepper. Pour most of the white sauce into a large ovenproof dish and lay the leeks on top in as few layers as possible. Pour over any remaining sauce and finish with the breadcrumb mixture and grated cheese. Bake for 30 minutes until the top is golden brown and crunchy.
Per serving
586 kcalories, protein 33.9g, carbohydrate 43g, fat 31.8 g, saturated fat 13.4g, fibre 2.8g, salt 4.2 g
Recipe from olive magazine, February 2005.
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Ingredients
- 200ml olive oil
- 10 black peppercorns
- 12 small leeks , washed and trimmed to 20cm long
- 100g butter , cubed
- 50g flour
- 250ml whole milk , hot
- 24 Parma ham slices
- Gruyère or a similar cheese, 12 slices plus a handful of grated
- 6 hard-boiled eggs , roughly chopped
- 12 slices of white bread , made into breadcrumbs
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 4 - 6
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 1 hour
Ingredients
- 200ml olive oil
- 10 black peppercorns
- 12 small leeks , washed and trimmed to 20cm long
- 100g butter , cubed
- 50g flour
- 250ml whole milk , hot
- 24 Parma ham slices
- Gruyère or a similar cheese, 12 slices plus a handful of grated
- 6 hard-boiled eggs , roughly chopped
- 12 slices of white bread , made into breadcrumbs
Per serving
586 kcalories, protein 33.9g, carbohydrate 43g, fat 31.8 g, saturated fat 13.4g, fibre 2.8g, salt 4.2 g
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