12 leek bread recipes

This recipe is simple and easy to make.I am sure that most all vegetarians will like this. They’re shaped like apples !

This is one of those recipes that is more of a guideline—I really encourage you to adapt the amounts and ingredients to your tastes. If you like it chunky, don’t puree it. If you like a thinner soup, add more chicken broth. If you don’t like heat, omit the cayenne.

Layers of tender leeks and firm tomatoes baked under golden bread crumbs and melted cheese with a splash of red wine vinegar. A rustic, customizable vegetable casserole ready in 45 minutes.

Lots of onion and garlic flavor in the hearty main dish soup. This version is low in fat.

Horseradish-breaded pan-fried fish served over buttery mashed potatoes with a fresh chive oil drizzle and crispy fried leek garnish. A restaurant-quality dinner at home.

Potato, sausage, and leek gratin layered with smoked sausage, green onions, and milk, topped with buttered breadcrumbs and baked golden. A hearty, cheeseless one-dish dinner gratin.

Lyonnaise oyster stew blends pureed leek and potato soup with cream, nutmeg, and fresh oysters, served with golden croutons and shredded Gruyere on the side.

Green Mountain potato chowder simmered in beef broth with carrots, tomatoes, leeks, and celery root, finished with sour cream and topped with pumpernickel-bacon croutons.

Classic French fish soup built on roasted bones, lobster shells, and aromatic vegetables simmered with white wine, saffron, and Pernod. Served with garlicky rouille, melted Gruyere, and crusty baguette croutons.

Ribollita, the classic Tuscan bread soup layered with vegetables, kidney beans, spinach, and Parmesan. Baked in a casserole with toasted bread soaking up a rich chicken-wine broth.

Granny's broth is traditional Welsh cawl, lamb slowly simmered with leeks, carrots, swede and potatoes into a clear, warming winter broth. A farmhouse classic served with crusty bread.

Le Papet Vaudois is a traditional Swiss dish of leeks and potatoes braised in white wine and vegetable broth with nutmeg, finished with milk. Serve with sausage and crusty bread.