Whipped feta on toast with smoked leeks and black sesame

Whipped feta on toast with smoked leeks and black sesame
 
It’s delicious; salty, smoky, sweet and nutty, a really good balance.
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 200g block feta
  • 50g good quality full fat live yoghurt
  • 25g extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 washed leeks
  • sourdough toast
  • toasted black sesame seeds
Method
  1. Crumble the feta into a bowl and add the yoghurt and olive oil.
  2. Put it into a stand mixer and whisk on high for 5 mins, or use a hand whisk to do the same. There will still be some tiny lumps of feta, but in general the mix should become lighter, smoother and more aerated.
  3. Chill for an hour or so before using and it will set a bit and retain the air.
  4. Shove a couple of large leeks into the flames of your fire, so the whole of the white end and most of the green is engulfed by heat and flame, leaving the leafy end poking out so you can get hold of it to turn. You can do this in a woodburner, an open fire or if you’re having a BBQ shove them into the coals. They will take about 15 mins, turning occasionally - the whole of the outside will go black and charred. You will know that they are done as when you pick them up, using long heat proof tongs, they will collapse and bend as the inside is cooked and super soft, and the juices will sizzle into the fire.
  5. Take the leeks out and put them into a baking tray and cover with cling film.
  6. Leave them to cool so you can handle them, this also allows the smoky flavours to sink in.
  7. When they are cool enough to handle remove the black outer layers. It’s a messy job, but you will be left with the soft cooked inner part of the leek that is lightly smoked and sweet in flavour.
  8. Shred this into a tangle and dress with a little olive oil and salt. It doesn’t matter if you get the odd black bit here and there, I think its unavoidable really.
  9. To assemble, toast some nice sourdough, spread with the feta mix (a good centimetre thick) then top with a tangled pile of smoked leeks and a scatter of toasted black sesame seeds.

 

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