Smoked leeks on toast with whipped feta and black sesame
Author: Anna Hedworth
Method
- I was inspired by the Trial Shift boys when they took over Cook House for a pop-up event a few months ago and I found them cooking their aubergines in the embers of my wood-burning stove. Kicking myself that I hadn’t thought of using it to cook myself, as soon as they handed the keys back I stuck some leeks into a roaring fire, totally incinerating the outside. I removed them and left them to cool and then carefully removed all the black outer edges and tore off ribbons of soft sweet smoked leek. They went into a bowl to be mixed with a dash of extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt and I served this on toast with feta cheese which I whip up with Greek yoghurt and extra virgin olive oil until it takes on the consistency of cream cheese. Spread onto toast, leeks piled gently on top and scattered with toasted black sesame seeds, the sweet smoky leeks with the salty cheese and toasted nutty sesame is delicious, and this is probably my favourite toast invention so far.