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Salad Of Leeks With Deep-Fried Crispy Quail's Eggs & Salmon Roe

Simple, impressive, Fancy.
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To drink: A fresh but rounded white (or Champagne if you've been drinking it as an aperitif) such as an Italian Pecorino or a or a Mâconnais Chardonnay: Domaine des Terres Gentllles Macon-Lugny 2011, £9.99 at Majestic.

Recipe from December 2012 issue of House & Garden. Recipes by Caroline Barty; photographs by Yuki Sugiura; food preparation & styling by Louisa Carter; wine recommendations by Joanna Simon; table styling by Alexander Breeze.

Top Tips

The leeks and quail's eggs can be prepared in advance. It is then just a question of deep-frying the eggs when you come to eat.

For a vegetarian option, the salmon roe can be substituted with some roughly chopped black olives.