Vegetables & LegumesDifficulty: easy

Zeytinyağlı Pırasa

Name: Zeytinyağlı Pırasa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3 leeks, sliced in thick rounds; 2 carrots, sliced in thin half-moons; 1 potato, diced (optional); 4 tbsp (60 ml) olive oil; 1 tsp sugar; Juice of 1/2 lemon; Salt; Parsley and lemon to serve

Leeks braised in olive oil with carrots until meltingly tender, served cold as a meze — the Turkish art of cooking vegetables to be eaten with bread and lemon.

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1Sweat leeks and carrots in oil 10 min, covered, no browning.

2Add potato, sugar, 150 ml (2/3 cup) water, salt.

3Cover and braise low 25 min until silky.

4Cool to room temperature; dress with lemon and parsley. Serve cold.