625 leekie recipes

Springtime New England quiche filled with tender fiddlehead ferns, leeks, and sharp cheddar, crowned with whole fiddleheads. A seasonal pie that celebrates the fleeting wild harvest.

Bring in the new season with this scrumptious dish that will have you glad it's not winter yet!

Savory winter squash tart with roasted squash, buttery leeks, Gruyere, and creme fraiche in a flaky pastry shell. A rustic, elegant main dish for fall and winter entertaining.

Hearty chicken and leek soup with pearl barley, carrots, and celery simmered from a whole chicken. A rustic, filling bowl with chewy barley and meltingly soft leeks.

Roasted vegetable broth made with caramelized onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms, apple, ginger, and herbs. A rich, golden stock built from whatever vegetables you have on hand.

One-pot curried brown rice with chicken or turkey, kale, leeks, carrots, and mushrooms. A healthy weeknight dinner for two packed with vegetables.

Creamy Irish potato and leek soup with a half-pureed, half-chunky texture, finished with heavy cream. Topped with shredded cheddar and crumbled bacon.

Creamy leek risotto with Parmesan and fresh parsley, built one ladle at a time with vegetable stock. A simple vegetarian Italian rice dish that works equally well with courgette (zucchini) for a summer swap.

Hearty vegetable soup with leeks, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and tomatoes simmered in vegetable stock with fresh thyme and rosemary. Vegan and comforting.

Chilled Molokai sweet potato soup with fish: a silky Hawaiian chilled soup of purple Molokai sweet potato, leeks, and limu seaweed, topped with chilled poached snapper. An island-inspired starter.

Root vegetable soup simmers leeks, carrots, turnips, parsnips, and potatoes in a butter roux-thickened chicken broth. Finished with cream, wilted spinach, and chives for a rustic European bowl.

Classic leek and potato soup that pulls double duty: hot with croutons or chilled with milk, chives, and Tabasco for homemade vichyssoise. French bistro basics, two ways.

Sauteed chicken with Gewurztraminer wine sauce, sauteed leeks, and warm halved grapes. An Alsatian-style French bistro dish with a silky cream reduction made from the bones.

Curried rice with chicken or turkey, brown rice, kale, leeks, carrots, and mushrooms in one pot. A fiber-rich leftover-meat recycling meal with mild Indian warmth.

Creamy cauliflower leek soup gets its silky body from pureed cauliflower, not heavy cream, with slowly cooked sweet leeks, a touch of Dijon, and lemon thyme. A velvety, light soup finished with chives and crisp garlic croutons.

Split pea and ham soup simmered with a meaty ham bone, leek, carrots, celery, tarragon, and a finishing splash of dry sherry. The thrifty, deeply savory soup that turns leftover holiday ham into dinner.