{"id":40735,"date":"2026-03-24T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40735"},"modified":"2026-11-07T19:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T02:52:24","slug":"poached-leeks-w-ricotta-lemon-hazelnuts-mint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40735","title":{"rendered":"Poached Leeks w\/ Ricotta, Lemon, Hazelnuts &#038; Mint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-41016\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Poached-Leeks-w-Ricotta-Lemon-Hazelnuts-Mint.jpg\" alt=\"Poached Leeks w\/ Ricotta, Lemon, Hazelnuts &#038; Mint\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Poached-Leeks-w-Ricotta-Lemon-Hazelnuts-Mint.jpg 480w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Poached-Leeks-w-Ricotta-Lemon-Hazelnuts-Mint-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Poached-Leeks-w-Ricotta-Lemon-Hazelnuts-Mint-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Poached-Leeks-w-Ricotta-Lemon-Hazelnuts-Mint-203x270.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>Poached Leeks w\/ Ricotta, Lemon, Hazelnuts &amp; Mint<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2-4 leeks, washed (white parts only)<\/p>\n<p>2 T. olive oil<\/p>\n<p>kosher salt<\/p>\n<p>fresh ricotta<\/p>\n<p>mint leaves<\/p>\n<p>toasted hazelnuts<\/p>\n<p>juice and zest of a lemon<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lay the leeks in a pan with olive oil and season with kosher salt.  Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil and then cover with the lid.  You want a tight seal. Cook the leeks in a 250F oven for 30 minutes, until they cut easily with a fork. Remove the leeks to a platter.  Place blobs of ricotta on top and zest of a lemon over the ricotta. Next, toast the hazelnuts in a toaster oven (careful, they burn easily) and scatter them over the salad.   Garnish with mint leaves. Squeeze some lemon juice over just before serving.  Season with sea salt &amp; pepper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poached Leeks w\/ Ricotta, Lemon, Hazelnuts &amp; Mint &nbsp; 2-4 leeks, washed (white parts only) 2 T. olive oil kosher salt fresh ricotta mint leaves toasted hazelnuts juice and zest of a lemon &nbsp; Lay the leeks in a pan with olive oil and season with kosher salt. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil and then cover with the lid. You want a tight seal. Cook the leeks in a 250F oven for 30 minutes, until they cut easily&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40735\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[122,119,264,50,77],"class_list":["post-40735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vegetables","tag-cheese","tag-herb","tag-nutrition-skipped","tag-pnw","tag-side-dish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40735"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41017,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40735\/revisions\/41017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}