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What does one do with bags of leeks? I like them, otherwise I wouldn't have taken so many at the CSA, but I wanted to try something different from what I had been doing so far, which was
potato leek soup (though I did make some of that, too) or
lemon-dill fish fillets with leek greens.
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I bought some gruyere cheese and a frozen pie crust, and whipped up this leek pie in short order. But it tasted really good; it must be all the cheese! And, since I was feeling a little guilty about said cheese, I paired it up with a healthy basil (from my little windowsill basil plant) and cherry tomato salad.
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And, because it
was so good, I made shepherd's pie again.
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It went into the fridge, so I could eat it throughout the week. I gave some of the leek pie and shepherd's pie to a coworker at the Japanese restaurant. He's a rather notorious for being, if not a picky eater, than something of a gourmet. Perhaps he was being polite, but it was all compliments from him! Ah, the magic of cheese and butter!
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And, as I've said before, I see nothing wrong with eating the green portion of the leek. In fact, I believe the French (great leek eaters) do so regularly.
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This time, I just stir-fried them into some fried rice, instead of onions or scallions. They weren't tough or fibrous at all.
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I'm all out of leeks from the CSA now. I guess it's back to buying vegetables from the supermarket for me.
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