Recipes with leeks

A North African-inspired vegetarian stew with chickpeas, butternut squash, turnips, and carrots simmered with harissa and served over fluffy couscous. Warm, spiced, and feeds 8.

Lentil and leek brown rice risotto, a hearty vegan one-pot with sweet leeks, red bell pepper, and cooked lentils for plant-based protein. Comforting and naturally gluten-free.

A stunning cold Chinese platter of shredded vegetables, wood ear fungus, egg strips, and hand-pulled chicken, layered and dressed in a mustard-ginger-sesame-Chinkiang vinegar sauce. A showpiece salad for special occasions.

Potage Parisienne is a classic French potato and leek soup thickened with a butter-flour roux and finished with heavy cream. Two pots merge into one velvety, elegant bowl.

Baeckenoffa is a classic Alsatian stew of beef, pork, and lamb marinated overnight in white wine, layered with potatoes and leeks, then sealed and slow-baked for four hours.

Traditional Irish lamb stew from County Cork with bone-in rib chops, potatoes, cabbage, leeks, and green peas simmered in a herb-scented broth. A one-pot supper ready in about an hour.

French farmhouse chicken braised on a bed of leeks and garlic in apple juice, white wine, and brandy. The pan juices reduce into a concentrated cream sauce that's worth every minute.

Vegetarian rice soup Florentine with brown rice, spinach, leeks, scallions, and garlic in a light vegetable broth. Simple, wholesome, and ready in 45 minutes.

With the sauce prepared in advance, this colorful dish makes a quick entree for two, good served over fluffy rice.

Leek, asparagus and herb soup pureed with potatoes, chives, parsley, dill, and chervil into a silky spring-green soup. Finished with lemon and a dollop of yogurt. Lighter than cream-based soups but just as satisfying.

So easy to make, and it is amazingly delicious, a beautiful way to cook these two root vegetables together, and tons of flavor.

Rustic herb and barley stew with rabbit, leeks, garlic, and sage simmered until fall-off-the-bone tender. Pearl barley thickens the broth into a hearty, one-pot meal.

Silky blended corn soup with fresh kernels, leeks, and cream. Modern comfort food ready in 40 minutes for easy vegetarian dinners or elegant first courses.

A zucchini quiche but the crust is made with a crunchy wild rice. It's a satisfying counterpoint to the creamy French custard filling.

Rich onion soup built on a blond roux, loaded with smoky andouille sausage, finished with melted Parmesan and crispy croutons for French onion meets Cajun flair.

Pichelsteiner is a hearty Bavarian layered stew of pork, beef, and mutton slow-cooked with potatoes, carrots, celeriac, and leeks in beef stock. A rustic German classic that gets better the next day.