A good side dish for Monday’s leftover cold roast meat. The quantities are deliberately vague because of the nature of leftovers. A recipe for which we must use our instinct.

　　

Ingredients

a large leek

　　butter

　　leftover mashed potatoes

　　cheese – anything you have around that needs using

　　

Step 1

Wash and chop the leek, then let it cook in a generous amount of butter, covered with a lid and a piece of wax paper if you wish, until soft. Season with salt and then scoop into a shallow ovenproof dish.

　　

Step 2

Tip the mashed potatoes on top of the leeks. Level them a little without packing them down too tightly. Dot small knobs of butter over the surface, cover with grated or crumbled cheese, then bake in a hot oven until the cheese has melted and the potatoes are heated through.

　　Tender