This dish is really simple and it yields delicious results. Serve this as a side dish at Sunday dinner for a bit of a twist on tradition.

Ingredients:

• 4 medium leeks
• 1 clove garlic
• 350ml skimmed milk
• 30g butter
• 4 tbsp. plain flour
• 75g strong cheddar cheese
• Salt and pepper

Method of Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 200C and grease a baking dish with some butter.

2. Wash the leeks and then cut the leeks in half lengthways before finely slicing them.

3. Melt the butter in a saucepan and once it’s foaming, add the flour and stir well to combine. Continue cooking the flour and butter out for around five minutes until it changes colour, and then add the milk very gradually, stirring constantly, until you have a smooth white sauce.

4. Add the cheese and season the sauce well with salt and pepper. Mince the garlic clove and add this to the sauce, stirring until combined. Cook the sauce for another two minutes or so until the cheese has melted and the sauce has thickened.

5. Arrange the leeks in a layer on the bottom of the baking dish and then cover the leeks with the sauce.

6. Cook the leeks for half an hour until the sauce is bubbling and the leeks and tender.

This dish serves four people as a side dish. If you're not a fan of garlic, just leave it out.

Author: Laura Young.

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Conversions
350ml	about 1 ½ cups (1.4794 cups based on 236.59 mililitres in a US cup)
30g	about 1 oz (1.05819 oz based on 0.035273 ounces in a gram)
75g	about 3 oz (2.645475 oz based on 0.035273 ounces in a gram)
200°C	400°F / Gas Mark 6

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