Leek recipes
Try our best ever recipes for leeks, including terrific tarts, cheesy side dishes and easy pasta dishes. Make the most of leek season with our favourite dishes.
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Leek risotto
Make leeks the star of the show in this risotto. Don't forget too the importance of butter and good-quality hard cheese for making a great risotto
Leek, cheddar & bacon loaf sandwich
Do away with pesky slices of bread and bake your cheesy filling into your loaf - serve as thick wedges
Cheesy leeks
These bubbling, cheesy leeks are the ultimate side dish, perfect for a Sunday roast or family meal. Top with breadcrumbs for a crisp crust
Glamorgan sausages
Make your own Glamorgan sausages, a traditional Welsh vegetarian sausage featuring cheese, leeks and breadcrumbs. Make a batch of 12 and freeze any you don't eat
Carla's Leek & cheese muffins
Young Good Food reader Carla loves making up her own recipes, like these easy snacks that go brilliantly with soup
Leek, mushroom & goat's cheese strudels
This low-fat, vegetarian recipe reminds us that pastry doesn't have to be an indulgence
Pheasant, leek & bacon pie
Don't be scared of cooking game - you can cook pheasant breasts as you would chicken
Creamed leek tart
A creamy tart from MasterChef judge John Torode that makes a great centrepiece at any time of year
App onlyCreamy beans.
Spend time at the weekend making these creamy beans to use as a base for three filling family meals later in the week. It's a great way to get ahead
Leek, walnut & goat's cheese pasta
Make this quick and easy pasta dish with leeks, walnuts, goat's cheese and garlic and chilli flavours. Full of flavour and texture, it makes a speedy supper
Leek & goat's cheese tartlets
An easily assembled recipe for a smart vegetarian main course
Fragrant chilli crab-fried rice with crispy leeks
Transform a weeknight dinner into something more special using sustainably sourced crab and crispy fried leeks. Drizzle over sriracha chilli sauce to serve
App onlyChard, feta & sesame pie with olive oil pastry. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Marry nutty olive oil pastry with the flavour of soft, tangy feta in this pie. The chard can be swapped for spinach or spring greens, too
App onlyLeek, pea & spinach orzo.
Achieve three of your five-a-day in this bright orzo dish packed with gut-friendly prebiotic fibre. You can swap out the veg for any seasonal alternatives
Kale, leek, cheddar & goat's cheese gratin
Mix goat’s cheese with cheddar to adds a lovely depth of flavour without being overpowering in this kale and leek gratin. It makes a great side dish
Leeks with miso dressing, eggs & keta
Try something different for supper with leeks, keta (salmon caviar), sushi rice and soft boiled eggs in a lovely miso, honey and mustard dressing
Ham & pea gnocchi traybake
Let your oven do the work with our easy gnocchi traybake made with leeks, ham hock, peas and a cheesy breadcrumb topping. It's an ideal midweek family dish
App onlyCod piccata with cheesy leek mash.
Enjoy cod fillets with a cheesy leek mash and a caper and lemon sauce. It's a great midweek meal for two, and you can easily scale up to serve more people
Leek & herb stuffed jackets
Bored of the usual baked potato fillings? These are started off in the microwave to speed things up, then baked with a creamy leek mixture
Gut-friendly beans & seabass
Achieve four of your five-a-day in this seabass dish served on a bed of cabbage, butter beans, leeks, spinach, capers and cashews, with dill yogurt on the side
Ham & leek cobbler
Use up a leftover chunk of ham in this healthy, but hearty, family supper
Leek, butter bean & chorizo gratin
Use up slightly stale bread to make the crunchy topping for this easy bake
Wild garlic, chicken & leek pie
Make the most of fragrant wild garlic to transform this chicken pie into something really special. For ease, the filling and pastry can be made ahead
Leek & kale hash with sage fried eggs
Make the most of leeks in this veggie hash with fried eggs. A topping of crispy sage leaves really adds to the flavour. Garnish with grated cheese, if you like
