Gourmet Leek & Gruyere Bagel-wich

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 bagels
• 2 leeks
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup gruyere cheese, grated
• 2 scallions, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped flat leaf parsley
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 trim the leeks, discarding the green ends, and split down the center leaving the root intact. wash well to remove any dirt and slice finely, discarding the root.
• 2 warm the oil over low heat in a large frying pan and add the leeks. cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes or until the leeks are soft and slightly browned. let them cool.
• 3 preheat the broiler.
• 4 mix the cooled leeks, cheese, scallions, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste together.
• 5 cut the bagels in half the traditional way and toast lightly on the bottom.
• 6 spread the cheese mixture over the tops of each bagel and place under the broiler until golden brown.
• 7 it says in the last step that you can eat these bagels away from home too, if you have access to a toaster at work. but you can also eat this topping at room temperature so long as it was transported in an airtight container.