Ingredients
- 4 large leeks, dark green sections removed
- 2 tablespoons bacon drippings
- Heavy pinch kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- Crumbled bacon and goat cheese, as an accompaniment, optional
Directions
Preheat grill to high. Cut each leek in half lengthwise and rinse thoroughly to remove all dirt and sand. Pat dry. Brush the cut side of each leek half with the bacon drippings and sprinkle with kosher salt. Grill over direct, high heat, cut side down, with lid closed, approximately 6 to 7 minutes or until grill marks appear. Remove the leeks to a sheet of aluminum foil and lay cut side up. Brush the leeks with balsamic vinegar. Reassemble the leek halves together, wrap tightly in foil, and set back on the grill away from direct heat for 10 to 12 minutes.
Remove the leeks from the foil and serve immediately, as is or with crumbled bacon and goat cheese.
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By VancouverRay
Vancouver, CA
on August 29, 2011
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Fantastic. Like swmees I used one piece of bacon / leek. The only modification I did was to put the bacon pieces between the leeks before wrapping them in foil, then adding the balsamic with the goat cheese at the end. Gave em a little extra bacon flavour......!
By LynchLovesAlton
Cary, IL
on June 10, 2011
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Very tasty!
By swmees
on November 26, 2010
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Delicious! Used 4 pieces of bacon, one for each leek, pan cooked bacon just enough to release the drippings, and then wrapped the semi-cooked bacon around the leeks when the two halves were combined after grill marks appeared. Encased leeks and bacon in foil and grilled for 7 more minutes on medium heat on the bottom grill rack to finish both leeks and bacon.
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