LEON Watford Gap

It’s Organic September! So what better time to highlight our Triple-Certified Coffee?

We cannot espresso how much our coffee means to us. Ever since we started selling coffee in our restaurants, we’ve made sure to use the best beans we can. We've thought about the farmer, the flavour, and being as sustainable as possible.

Our coffee not only tastes great, but it’s Organic which means it’s better for you and for the farmers that grow our beans. Better for you, because our beans don't contain any artificial pesticides to help them grow faster. Better for farmers, because their soil is kept healthy for seasons to come.

Any guesses what might be landing on the menu next week? 👀

Next up on our Recipe Spotlight series: A Roast Tomato & Goats' Cheese Puff Tart. The perfect dinner table sharer.

Taken from our LEON Happy One-Pot Vegetarian cookbook, by Rebecca Seal & Chantal Symons.

Ingredients:

1 sheet of ready-rolled puff pastry (ideally all-butter, but Ve or DF as needed)
250g cherry tomatoes, halved
4 cloves of garlic, peeled and halved lengthways
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (ideally lemon thyme)
1 tablespoon pine nuts
75g rindless goats' cheese
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Basil leaves, to serve

Method:

Remove the pastry from the fridge. Heat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6.

Line a baking sheet with baking paper and arrange the tomatoes and garlic on it. Drizzle with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss gently to coat. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes, then remove the baking sheet from the oven and slide off the baking paper with the tomatoes on it.

Line the baking sheet with a fresh piece of baking paper and lay the pastry sheet on top. Use a sharp knife to draw a rim, about 1.5cm from the edge, all the way round. Inside the rim, use a fork to lightly prick the pastry all over, being careful not to make holes in it. Brush the pastry all over with the beaten egg and bake in the oven for 17 minutes.

Remove the pastry from the oven. If it has puffed up, gently deflate it by pressing it down—the easiest way is with another baking sheet resting on top. Arrange the roasted tomatoes and garlic evenly over the pastry. Scatter over the thyme leaves and pine nuts, then tear the goats’ cheese into small pieces and arrange on top.

Return to the oven for 10 minutes.

Remove and allow to stand for 10 minutes before finishing the tart with the basil leaves to serve.

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We LOVE seeing our rice making its way into your kitchens. Make sure you take a snap of your delicious dishes and give us a tag.

This is our Spicy Rice made with wholegrain basmati rice, red quinoa, adzuki beans and chipotle chilli. Spice up your midweek meal serving it with avocado, kidney beans, fresh coriander & fiery chilli with a squeeze of lime.

Part 2 ✌🏻

Today calls for an easy dinner. Enjoy a taste of the med in minutes using our Herbed Microwave Rice, made with wholegrain basmati rice and red quinoa tossed with rainbow veg, roasted garlic and lemon. Serve it with chargrilled peppers, roasted chickpeas, fresh basil, and a squeeze on lemon for a simple midweek meal – enjoy.

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Welcome to our new Recipe Spotlight series 🍴

Every month, we're sharing a recipe from one of our LEON cookbooks, and to kick things off we're whipping up a high-protein and seriously yummy Gym Bunny Curry.

Taken from our LEON Happy Curries cookbook by Rebecca Seal & John Vincent, this dish is packed with protein and speedy to make. The perfect post-workout meal.

Ingredients:

4 eggs
1 tbsp neutral cooking oil
4 curry leaves, torn
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 onion, finely diced
3cm piece of ginger, peeled & finely grated
1 clove of garlic, crushed
1 red chilli, finely chopped
6 green cardamon pods
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp ground coriander
400g canned chopped tomatoes
5 tbsp full-fat coconut milk
A handful of fresh coriander, to serve
Rice or Indian flatbread, to serve

Method:

1. Place the eggs in a deep saucepan with a lid and cover with water by about 2cm. Set over a high heat and bring to a fast boil, then remove from the heat, cover with a lid and let stand for 8 minutes. Use tongs to remove the eggs from the pan, then cool under cold running water. Peel and set aside.

2. Heat the oil in a large pan set over a medium heat. Add the curry leaves and cumin seeds and sizzle for 2 minutes, then add the onion and cook for about 8 minutes, stirring, until translucent. Add the ginger, garlic, chili, cardamom, turmeric and ground coriander and cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes, or until it forms an oily-looking paste and smells delicious. Add the tomatoes and 100ml water, then stir well, scraping any paste up from the bottom of the pan, and bring to a simmer.

3. Reduce the heat to low and cook for up to 30 minutes, squashing any lumps of tomato with the back of a spoon, until it is thick, tart and spicy, and the raw flavour of the tomatoes has completely disappeared (add a splash of water if the pan gets too dry).

4. Remove from the heat and stir in the coconut milk and half the coriander. Cut the eggs in half and place in the hot curry, to warm through. Serve with the rest of the coriander scattered on top with rice or Indian flatbreads.

Kids eat free this summer ☀️

Summer’s here, and we’ve got an offer to make your family meals even more memorable. From 1st - 31st August 2024, Kids Eat Free at LEON. That’s right, bring the little ones along and let us treat them to a tasty, wholesome meal on the house.

To claim your free kids’ meal, all you have to do is enter the code SUMMERATLEON at checkout on the LEON Club App or on our restaurant kiosks. Big smiles and full tummies all round.

Find more info & full T&Cs here: https://leon.co/summer-at-leon/

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Nuffin beats a muffin.

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🌈 What an incredible Pride weekend 🌈

A massive THANK YOU to everyone who came by and enjoyed our 2-4-1 LOVe Burgers at Carnaby St & Broadwick St LEON. Because of you, we’ve been able to support akt in their mission to provide safe homes for LGBTQ+ youth facing homelessness and difficult living situations. Your support means the world to us and to those in need.

If you’d like to donate, or find out more about akt, click here: https://www.akt.org.uk

Here’s to more love, more pride, and making a real difference together. 🏳️‍🌈🧡

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