160 leek recipes

Peek-A-Bows are lace cookies made with corn syrup, brown sugar, and finely chopped nuts, rolled into cylinders while warm and tied with ribbon for a festive gift cookie.

Kabocha squash, also known as Japanese squash, has a flavour between sweet potatoes and pumpkin. You can also use pumpkin or acorn squash in this recipe.

A soup which is a combination of Mediterranean garlic soups with a 17th century East European fava beans soup. Quite good.

Tofu burgers with grated carrot, minced leeks, and ground sesame seeds. Pan-fried until crispy and golden, these vegetarian patties hold together without eggs or breadcrumbs.

Pirate's pie: a kid-friendly fish pie with canned salmon, leeks, red pepper, and corn in creamy sauce under a piped cheesy mashed potato crown. Budget-friendly family dinner.

Five-ingredient tofu burgers with grated carrot, leeks, and toasted sesame seeds. Pan-fried until crispy and golden. Inspired by Frances Moore Lappe's plant-based classics.

Carrot zucchini vichyssoise pairs three separate vegetable purees, orange carrot, pale green zucchini-leek, and bright green zucchini skin, swirled together cold in one bowl. A stunning chilled summer soup.

Potato and sweet potato torte: thin-sliced Yukon gold and sweet potatoes layered with buttery thyme-scented leeks, baked into a tender, stacked round cake you flip out and slice at the table. A stunning vegetable side.

Six-pound rump roast braised low and slow in four cans of beer with leeks, peppercorns, cloves, and thyme. Fork-tender, deeply savory, and designed to feed a crowd with planned leftovers all week.

Classic white veal stock simmered for 4 hours with veal bones, leeks, carrots, and peppercorns. A foundational French kitchen staple that sets into a rich, gelatinous stock for sauces, soups, and braises.

Four mini quiches in one bake: salmon-broccoli with Stilton, asparagus with Cheddar, leek with smoked salmon and Mozzarella, and tomato-olive with Feta and pesto. A buffet showstopper.

Kesselfleisch, a traditional German boiled pork with root vegetables, juniper berries, coriander, and clove-studded onions simmered low and slow until tender.

Creamy split pea soup blending green and yellow peas with fresh fennel, leeks, and thyme creates a silky vegetarian bowl of comfort.

Summer soup with potato, leek, watercress, and fresh basil in vegetable stock. A light, peppery vegetarian soup that celebrates green flavors without cream or heavy thickeners.

A traditional Welsh leek soup simmered in mutton stock with onions and celery, puréed smooth, and finished with double cream and fresh parsley. Hearty, silky, and steeped in Celtic cooking tradition.

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.