Leeks With Mustards And Cheese

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs baby leeks, trimmed and washed and cut in half
• salt and pepper
• 2 ounces butter
• 3 ounces plain flour
• 425 ml milk
• 6 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 ounce parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon coarse grain mustard
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 -3 tablespoons fresh breadcrumbs
• 1 ounce grated cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 place the leeks in a pan of cold salted water, bring to the boil and simmer for 3 minutes until just tender.
• 3 drain and put under cold water immediately to refresh and stop the cooking process.
• 4 place the butter, flour and milk in a saucepan and slowly bring up to the boil whisking all the time.
• 5 once it is up to the boil, reduce the heat and let it just simmer for 2 minutes.
• 6 add the grated cheddar and parmesan, then the mustards.
• 7 season with salt and pepper and the nutmeg.
• 8 put the leeks into a shallow serving dish and pour over the sauce.
• 9 mix the breadcrumbs and the cheese together and sprinkle over the top of the leeks.
• 10 bake in the oven for 20 minutes until the top is golden brown.