Leek PR

Dear Turkey,

I think that leeks are my favorite vegetable. But I have a certain neighbor that I needed to get on board.

Typical neighbor CSA stress rant: "I pretend to like leeks! I make leek soup, I make potato leek soup, I make potato leek broccoli soup, but I just don't like them!"

Me: "maybe it's time to get away from soup."

Creamy Leek Bean Pasta

(serves 2 nursing mothers)

Ingredients:

- 2-4 leeks (depending on size) broiled with plenty of salt and oil, until totally tender with crispy edges

- Pasta of your choice for 2, cooked al dente

- 1 small onion, chopped

- 2 cloves garlic, diced

- 1/2 stick butter

- Few T olive oil

- 1 c kidney beans, rinsed and drained

- 1 T Italian seasoning

- Juice of 1 lime

- Splash white wine (a big splash)

Instructions:
- Heat the olive oil, butter, onions, garlic, and Italian seasoning and cook on medium/low heat until the onions are getting transparent and just starting to brown a little on the edges.
- Add the lemon juice and wine and reduce on low heat for a few minutes until the sauce starts to come together a little bit.
- Add the beans and cook until heated through and just barely starting to soften up.
- Toss this with the pasta and let it sit in the pot for a minute for the flavors to marry. Then plate it and top with a generous scoop of the leeks and their oil. Top with cheese and serve with bread.

Enjoy,
Tofu