I was browsing through "Why French Women Don't Get Fat"; a well known french diet book at a friends house and saw a recipe for cooked leeks and leek broth. This soup was touted as a miracle diet food & mild diuretic. The broth is to be drank for a few days after a weight gain. The leeks are to be eaten separately with a drizzle of olive oil, drizzle of fresh lemon juice and salt and pepper.
I modified the recipe to make it in the slow cooker. I have to say I was completely taken by surprise how much I enjoyed eating the leeks. For such a low cal food they were satisfying and the combo of the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper seasoned them just perfectly that they were fresh and bright tasting!
Ingredients:
6 leaks
Water (approximately 7 cups)
For Dressing: fresh juice from a lemon (to taste), olive oil, salt and pepper
Directions:
Cut off the green top of the leeks and remove the first outer layer of the leek skin. Place the leeks in a slow cooker and cover with water (approximately 7 cups). Cook on high for 3 hours.
The broth can be drank alone and the leeks are to be served with a drizzle of olive oil, drizzle of fresh lemon juice and salt and pepper.
½ cup chopped cooked leeks = 2 grams of net carbs and 16 delicious calories
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Sounds good. Do you keep the leeks whole while in the slow cooker and cut them up just to eat them?
ReplyDeleteYes - thats how I did it.
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