Leeks with ball pepper sauce

A vegan starter very tasty.

INGREDIENTS ( 4 people):

• 16 large leeks
• 1 can of tomato sauce about 400 grams / 0.88 Lb
• 10 red ball peppers (usually find it canned)
• 100 grams / 3.5 oz of roasted almonds
• 2 cloves of garlic
• salt
• Wine vinegar
• Extra virgin olive oil

In a large pot of salted water boil the leeks after discarding the green parts. Try to make all the same length leeks . Leeks can be cooked in about 15 or 20 minutes, but watch they do not get too soft. We remove , drain them and set aside.

Now we will prepare the pepper sauce . We crush garlic cloves and almonds with a handful of salt in a mortar. We incorporate tomato and red peppers to the blender pot and mix with mortar paste , a little oil and a vinegar.

Now let fry the leeks in a frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil until golden.  If you prefer you can use a grill instead skillet. Remove the leeks . In the same oil - or using microwave oven - we briefly pass sauce  to warm and pour over the leeks.

Very simple, very mediterranean, very healthy and very cheap.