Leek is a versatile vegetable; one can use it as the aromatic base in either a soup or sauce. I used leek in my tomato sauce this evening. I also added diced onions, celery, roasted red pepper, and hot pepper for extra flavors. I stirred in ricotta cheese to create creamier consistency at the end.
Leeks belong to the same family as onions and garlic; therefore, leeks provide similar benefits. Leeks help us prevent cancer, especially colon, prostate, and ovarian cancer. Also, leeks can reduce LDL (”bad”) cholesterol while increase HDL (”good”) cholesterol. Finally, this garlicky vegetable contains vitamin B6, vitamin C, manganese, and iron, which stabilize blood sugar when combined together.
Leek Tomato Suace with Ricotta Cheese.
The tomato sauce with farfalle.
Triumph!
2 responses so far ↓
cindi // Sep 1, 2008 at 10:03 am
wow that looks good! do you come up with the recipes too? my pasta sauces always come out too thin. any advice?
Reggie // Sep 1, 2008 at 10:13 am
for consistent pasta sauce, I like to cook the pasta sauce over medium or medium-low heat after the sauce gets boiled first. Using lower heat is like simmering and reducing the liquid slowly. by reducing the liquid, any sauce will become thicker. you can add ricotta cheese into your sauce to make it creamier like I have done here.
for the sauce I made here, I just basically threw all the vegetables I could find in the fridge and used a jar of tomato sauce that I bought a while ago.
good luck, let me know how it turns out the next time.
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