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Blue cheese leeks with crispy bacon breadcrumbs

Name: Blue cheese leeks with crispy bacon breadcrumbs
Total time: 2 h
Ingredients: leeks 6 large, washed and cut diagonally into 6cm pieces; blue cheese 50g, crumbled; double cream 500ml; Dijon mustard 1 tbsp; diced pancetta 75g; rosemary a few sprigs, finely chopped; dried chilli flakes a pinch; breadcrumbs 50g; olive oil

2 hours
serves 4
Easy

This indulgent blue cheese leek recipe with crispy bacon breadcrumbs is super simple to make, it only takes 30 minutes to prepare, and makes the perfect Sunday roast accompaniment

By Janine Ratcliffe

Published: September 18, 2017 at 12:34 pm

Ingredients

leeks 6 large, washed and cut diagonally into 6cm pieces
blue cheese 50g, crumbled
double cream 500ml
Dijon mustard 1 tbsp

Crispy topping

diced pancetta 75g
rosemary a few sprigs, finely chopped
dried chilli flakes a pinch
breadcrumbs 50g
olive oil

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
Step 2

Put the leeks into a 15 x 20cm baking dish, packing them in tightly as they will shrink when cooked.
Step 3

Mix the crumbled blue cheese, double cream and mustard in a bowl with a little salt and lots of black pepper.
Step 4

Pour over the leeks, cover with a double layer of foil and bake for 1 hour 30 minutes until the leeks are very soft.
Step 5

Put the pancetta into a cold frying pan then fry over a medium heat for 10 minutes until really crisp.
Step 6

Add the rosemary and chilli flakes, and cook for 1 minute.
Step 7

Put the breadcrumbs in a bowl, tip in the pancetta, including all of its fat, and mix well.
Step 8

Remove the foil from the leeks and cover evenly with the breadcrumbs and a drizzle of olive oil.
Step 9

Return to the oven for 15 minutes or until the breadcrumbs are golden.