Charred Leeks with Baked Harissa Feta

Ingredients

• 4 leeks
• butter 100g or olive oil
• 100g feta
• 2 tbsp harissa paste

Equipment

• Large deep saucepan
• Baking tray to fit the leeks
• Mixing bowl
• Tin foil

Method

• Place a large deep pan of salted water on to boil.
• Set the oven to 180 degrees Celcius.
• Crumble the feta into a bowl and mix with the harissa paste, for extra flavour leave overnight to marinate!
• Remove the dark green bitter tops of the leeks by cutting off about 5 cm from the top of the leek.
• Cut the leeks in half vertically and trim the bottoms, wash well.
• Put the leeks into the boiling water and cook for 3-4 mins.
• Remove from the water and put into a bowl of cold water, to cool down.
• Once cooled, lay the leeks onto the baking tray and add the butter or olive oil.
• Season with salt and pepper, cover with tin foil and place in the oven for 10 - 15 minutes until the leeks are tender.
• Once tender, remove the foil and sprinkle the feta on top and return to the oven for a further 5 minutes (If you like extra crispy you can turn up the oven to 200 degrees at this point!

Tips

• Don't cut too much off the bottom of the leek will fall apart when boiling it
• Careful! not too much seasoning, as the feta can be salty!
• Try finishing the dish with some pumpkin seeds for a little crunch.

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