Leeks au gratin Recipe

Name: Leeks au gratin
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 250 mL (1 cup) milk; 15 mL (1 tbsp.) butter; 15 mL (1 tbsp.) all-purpose flour; 4 leeks, white only, trimmed and cut in 12 cm (5-inch) lengths, blanched 5 minutes, drained*; 4 slices Compliments Oven-Roasted Ham with Rosemary; 2 sweet red peppers, halved and seeded; 1 mL (1/4 tsp.) ground nutmeg; To taste, pepper; 75 mL (1/3 cup) grated Parmesan cheese; Coarsely chopped fresh rosemary

Ingredients

250 mL (1 cup) milk
15 mL (1 tbsp.) butter
15 mL (1 tbsp.) all-purpose flour
4 leeks, white only, trimmed and cut in 12 cm (5-inch) lengths, blanched 5 minutes, drained*
4 slices Compliments Oven-Roasted Ham with Rosemary
2 sweet red peppers, halved and seeded
1 mL (1/4 tsp.) ground nutmeg
To taste, pepper
75 mL (1/3 cup) grated Parmesan cheese
Coarsely chopped fresh rosemary

	PREP TIME 20m	COOK TIME 30m	TOTAL TIME 50m
YIELD 4 servings

Instructions

Preheat oven broiler.
Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Place pepper halves, skin up, on sheet.
Broil for 15 minutes, or until pepper skins blacken.
Transfer peppers to a sealable plastic bag.
Let sit for 10 minutes.
Remove skin from peppers. Reserve.
Place ham slices on a work surface.
Arrange pepper on ham to cover slices entirely.
Place a leek at one end of each ham slice and roll up.
Arrange rolls in a single layer, seams down, in a 20 cm (8-inch) square baking pan.
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute.
Add milk gradually and cook until sauce becomes smooth and thick.
Add nutmeg and pepper to taste, and stir sauce well.
Reduce oven temperature to 180°C (350°F).
Pour sauce onto ham and leek rolls; sprinkle Parmesan cheese and rosemary on top.
Bake for 15 minutes or until cheese is golden.
Serve as an appetizer with a salad of mixed vegetables.