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Here's an easy dish I prepared last week for dinner. Together with some freshly baked, crispy bread, this meal was both healthy and filling. Prasosalata is Greek style leeks with a simple tomato sauce.

1. I began by trimming and cleaning the leeks thoroughly. They were then boiled in salted water for 17 mins* and then allowed to drain.

2. I then heated 4 tsp Greek olive oil and added 2 cloves of chopped garlic, sauteed until soft. Next I added 4 diced tomatoes*, 1 tsp fresh thyme, and 6 tsp dry white wine. The heat was then reduced and I allowed the sauce to simmer for 10 minutes until creamy, stirring continuously and adding salt and pepper to taste.

3. The sauce was then poured over the plated leeks and served with crispy white bread. Garnish with fresh thyme, if desired.

* Tips: as American leeks are so much larger than their Greek counterparts, I added 2 mins to the original 15 mins boiling time. Also, if you do not have fresh tomatoes at your immediate disposal, use one can of chopped tomato. Alternatively, if you have access only to American supermarket tomatoes, supplement the sauce by adding 1 tsp of tomato concentrate to liven up the flavor.