Vegetables Recipe ★ Mediterranean Style Leeks with Lemon

Greek-inspired, this is for leek and lemon lovers everywhere. A tasty, full-of-flavor side to accompany a myriad of main dishes. Complements fried and/or grilled fish to a 'T.' Can use some of the tender green parts if necessary.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 2 pounds leeks, white parts only, finely chopped
• 1 lemon, juiced
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-low heat; cook and stir garlic and sugar in the hot oil until garlic is lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Mix leeks into garlic mixture; cook and stir until leeks are lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
2. Drizzle lemon juice over leek mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cover pan and cook over low heat until leeks are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories140
• carbohydrateContent18 g
• fatContent7.3 g
• fiberContent2.1 g
• proteinContent1.8 g
• saturatedFatContent1 g
• sodiumContent22.9 mg
• sugarContent6 g