Leek & Puy Lentil Gratin With a Crunchy Feta Topping

Name: Leek & Puy Lentil Gratin With a Crunchy Feta Topping
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 30g butter; 3 cloves of garlic, crushed; 500g leeks, thinly sliced; 2 teaspoons sea salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 500g vac-packed cooked; Puy lentils; 450ml crème fraîche; 125g feta cheese, crumbled; 50g panko or fresh white breadcrumbs; 1 tablespoon olive oil

6 steps

Prep:10minCook:40min

This filling gratin, with its crisp feta topping, is perfect comfort food - the dining equivalent of sitting cosily on the sofa under a blanket. It's good for batch cooking for the week ahead, as any leftovers will keep well for a couple of days in the fridge.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:49:48 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories758.2 kcal (38%)

Total Fat58.3 g (83%)

Carbs38.3 g (15%)

Sugars6.8 g (8%)

Protein18.8 g (38%)

Sodium1161.7 mg (58%)

Fiber5.3 g (19%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

30gbutter

3 clovesgarlic

crushed

500gleeks

thinly sliced

2 teaspoonssea salt

freshly ground black pepper

puy lentils

450mlcrème fraîche

125gfeta cheese

crumbled

50gpanko breadcrumbs

or fresh white

1 tablespoonolive oil

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180°C fan.

Step 2

Put the butter and garlic into a roasting tin and pop into the oven to melt while you get on with slicing the leeks.

Step 3

Mix the sliced leeks with the melted garlic butter, season well with the sea salt and black pepper, then return to the oven to roast for 20 minutes.

Step 4

After 20 minutes, stir through the Puy lentils, crème fraiche and another good scatter of sea salt, then top with the feta cheese and breadcrumbs. Drizzle with the olive oil, then return to the oven for a further 20-25 minutes, until golden

Step 5

brown on top.

Step 6

Serve the gratin hot, with a mustard or balsamic dressed green salad alongside.

View on The Green Roasting Tin

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