Cheesy Brioche Leeks and Leek & Lardons with a Warm Hazelnut Dressing

Leeks two ways! Cheesy Brioche Leeks consisting of leeks softened in white wine, smothered in cheese, and finished with a golden brioche topping and Leek & Lardons with a Warm Hazelnut Dressing...Charred BBQ leeks, crispy lardons, and a nutty hazelnut dressing with a hint of sherry vinegar and mustard. James used produce from Bomber Country Produce!

Ingredients

Cheesy Brioche Leeks
  • 600g leeks, sliced
  • 50g butter
  • 200g fresh brioche, cubed
  • 250g grated cheese
  • 300ml double cream
  • 50ml white wine
  • Few sprigs of thyme, leaves chopped
  • Few sprigs of parsley, leaves chopped
  • Salt and pepper
Leek & Lardons with a Warm Hazelnut Dressing
  • 4 large leeks
  • 25ml olive oil
  • 1200g lardons
  • ½ white onion, diced finely
  • 1 small bunch parsley, chopped
  • 1 tbs Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbs oyster sauce
  • 1 tbs sherry vinegar
  • 1 lemon, juice only
  • 2 tbsp hazelnut oil
  • 100g hazelnuts, roasted and skins removed

Method

Cheesy Brioche Leeks

Pre heat the oven to 200°C.

Cook the leeks in the butter for 5 to 6 minutes, add the thyme and parsley and cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes until soft.

Add the wine and cream and top with the cubed brioche. Sprinkle over the cheese and pop in the oven and cook for 10 minutes.

Leek & Lardons with a Warm Hazelnut Dressing

Heat a BBQ until hot and the coals have turned white.

Place the leeks directly onto the hot coals and cook for 8 minutes, turning ½ way through the cook, until charred all over.

Fry the lardons in a pan with oil for 5 to 6 minutes until crisp. Add the onion for the last 2 minutes, drain the fat into a large bowl and pop the lardons and onions onto a tray.

Toast the nuts in the same pan, set aside and then mix in the mustard, oyster sauce, hazelnut oil, vinegar and lemon juice with the lardon fat. Return the nuts to the pan to finish.

Remove the charred outer leaf of the leeks, then slice and pop onto a platter, sprinkle over the lardons and onions and spoon over the dressing and hazelnuts.

Ingredients

Cheesy Brioche Leeks
  • 600g leeks, sliced
  • 50g butter
  • 200g fresh brioche, cubed
  • 250g grated cheese
  • 300ml double cream
  • 50ml white wine
  • Few sprigs of thyme, leaves chopped
  • Few sprigs of parsley, leaves chopped
  • Salt and pepper
Leek & Lardons with a Warm Hazelnut Dressing
  • 4 large leeks
  • 25ml olive oil
  • 1200g lardons
  • ½ white onion, diced finely
  • 1 small bunch parsley, chopped
  • 1 tbs Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbs oyster sauce
  • 1 tbs sherry vinegar
  • 1 lemon, juice only
  • 2 tbsp hazelnut oil
  • 100g hazelnuts, roasted and skins removed

Method

Cheesy Brioche Leeks

Pre heat the oven to 200°C.

Cook the leeks in the butter for 5 to 6 minutes, add the thyme and parsley and cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes until soft.

Add the wine and cream and top with the cubed brioche. Sprinkle over the cheese and pop in the oven and cook for 10 minutes.

Leek & Lardons with a Warm Hazelnut Dressing

Heat a BBQ until hot and the coals have turned white.

Place the leeks directly onto the hot coals and cook for 8 minutes, turning ½ way through the cook, until charred all over.

Fry the lardons in a pan with oil for 5 to 6 minutes until crisp. Add the onion for the last 2 minutes, drain the fat into a large bowl and pop the lardons and onions onto a tray.

Toast the nuts in the same pan, set aside and then mix in the mustard, oyster sauce, hazelnut oil, vinegar and lemon juice with the lardon fat. Return the nuts to the pan to finish.

Remove the charred outer leaf of the leeks, then slice and pop onto a platter, sprinkle over the lardons and onions and spoon over the dressing and hazelnuts.