Roasted Pumpkin & Leek Risotto
Wonderful for Hallowe’en but too good to save for just one night of the year, this risotto features roasted pumpkin and creamy leeks
Read all about the people who grow our favourite vegetable, like Mervyn and Marilyn Casey’s family, who have grown leeks at their farm in Lincolnshire since 1970. Find out more about them and other members of the Leek Grower’s Association
The Romans considered the leek a superior vegetable and Emperor Nero ate so many he gained the nickname Porophagus (leek eater). He is reported to have thought eating leeks would improve his singing voice!!
Char-grilled, roasted, poached, braised, pan fried or cooked in a wok, you know you can always whip up a quick dish that is tasty, healthy and wholesome as well as bursting with flavour. Find out how to select, store and prepare leeks.
Wonderful for Hallowe’en but too good to save for just one night of the year, this risotto features roasted pumpkin and creamy leeks
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Fantastic comfort food, created by Lucy Parker. Instead of the usual mashed potato, this delicious cottage pie is topped with a leek and cauliflower and cheese
“British leeks are one of Britain’s most nutritious and yet underused and appreciated vegetables. Mother Nature provides us with leeks for nine months of the year – so she’s surely trying to tell us that we need to be eating them more often.”
Lucy Parker: “Eating seasonally is something that has beocme really important to me. Leeks are extremely versatile, and can be used for a bit of crunch, or in other cases create a beautifully creamy element to a dish.”
“I love the versatility and suble onion-like lift that leeks give to dishes. Rather underrated, we should try and include the humble leek in more of our day to day recipes.”