Baked Celery

Directions

1. 1
   Carefully wash the celery, pulling back the leaves to remove the grit without breaking them off the stem.
2. 2
   Put the sesame oil into, ideally, a Romertopf, a clay pot with a tight-fitting lid.
3. 3
   Failing that, use a Dutch oven or oven-safe pot with a lid.
4. 4
   Add the celery and squeeze with lemon juice and sprinkle with soy sauce.
5. 5
   Put the celery in a cold oven and turn up to 425 degrees.
6. 6
   Bake for half an hour.
7. 7
   Meanwhile carefully wash leeks, removing all the grit, and chop coarsely.
8. 8
   Add to celery, bake for 15 minutes.