Leek allium tricoccum

Leek - allium tricoccum

Leeks are a relative of the onion and share its pungent flavour and utility in cooking. Dried leek flakes available at Harvest Fields provide an excellent source of that wonderful leek flavour without the fuss of cleaning fresh ones.

Flavour:

Onion taste with a sweet tone.

How to Use:

Leeks can be used just about anywhere that calls for onions or in recipes where the sweetness of leek is preferred to onion. Great with soups, egg dishes, cheese dishes, stews, fish, salads, salad dressings, marinades, pot roasts, ham, dips, savoury muffins, sauces, gravies and tomato sauces. Also look great as a garnish.

Measuring:

Dried leek flakes will reconstitute when soaked in water or cooked in a dish with sauce. The amount used, as with any spice, is a matter of taste. Leeks will impart a sweet onion flavour to a dish and should be used in quantities roughly equivalent to dried minced onion.

Soups:

Stews:

Fish:

1 or 2 tablespoons in 3 to 4 litres of soup

1 tablespoon per pound of meat

1 teaspoon per pound of fish when poaching

Other Info:

Leeks can also used in making a Bouquet Garni.

Leeks, (bulb and lower-leaf portion), freeze-dried Nutrient	Units	1 tbsp ------- 0.20 g
Proximates
Water	g	0.004
Energy	kcal	0.642
Energy	kj	2.686
Protein	g	0.030
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.004
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	0.149
Fiber, total dietary	g	0.021
Ash	g	0.012
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	0.720
Iron, Fe	mg	0.015
Magnesium, Mg	mg	0.322
Phosphorus, P	mg	0.692
Potassium, K	mg	4.800
Sodium, Na	mg	0.070
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.001
Copper, Cu	mg	0.001
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.005
Selenium, Se	mcg	0.011
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	0.236
Thiamin	mg	0.002
Riboflavin	mg	0.001
Niacin	mg	0.007
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.002
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.002
Folate, total	mcg	0.732
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.000
Vitamin A, IU	IU	0.554
Vitamin A, RE	mcg_RE	0.056
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.001
16:0	g	0.001
18:0	g	0.000
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.000
18:1 undifferentiated	g	0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.002
18:2 undifferentiated	g	0.001
18:3 undifferentiated	g	0.001
Cholesterol	mg	0.000
Amino acids
Tryptophan	g	0.000
Threonine	g	0.001
Isoleucine	g	0.001
Leucine	g	0.002
Lysine	g	0.002
Methionine	g	0.000
Cystine	g	0.001
Phenylalanine	g	0.001
Tyrosine	g	0.001
Valine	g	0.001
Arginine	g	0.002
Histidine	g	0.001
Alanine	g	0.001
Aspartic acid	g	0.003
Glutamic acid	g	0.005
Glycine	g	0.001
Proline	g	0.001
Serine	g	0.002