This recipe is good for the day or two after you cook up asparagus, because it makes a delicious soup out of what we normally cast away — the woody ends and trimmings that we normally break off and toss in the compost bin.
Leeks
Baked Leeks with Parmesan and Cream
A rich, luscious but easy way to serve leeks.
Braised Leeks, Peas and Onions in Butter Sauce
A sophisticated but really easy vegetable side dish. If you end up liking it, you’ll have it easily committed to memory in no time flat.
Braised Orange Leeks
How many this recipe serves depends on how many leeks you have or buy, which will of course depend on how many you are planning on feeding.
Cock-a-Leekie Soup Recipe
This recipe apparently has its origins in 18th century Edinburgh, Scotland — where the unlucky rooster that lost a cock fight would be tossed into a pot and fed up to the spectators
Leek & Potato Mash Recipe
Really tasty mash, worth the little bit extra effort.
Leek & Potato Mash with Cabbage & Bacon
This is an all in one dish. You can serve it in a bowl.
Leek & Potato Terrine Recipe
This recipe is a bit more futzing, but as meatless terrine recipes aren’t all that common, it is good to have such a recipe on hand.
Leek & Pumpkin Soup
A wonderful fall soup.
Pea and Bacon Soup
Smoky bacon is really, really nice with this. You can also use ham.
Roasted Sausages and Leeks
A really easy but great baked sausage dish. Frees you up from having to futz over them in a frying pan.
Salmon and Leek Quiche Recipe
An inexpensive but great tasting salmon quiche.
Savoury Bread ‘n Butter Pudding Recipe
This is very tasty with the leeks, but you can use sliced onions instead if you have onions to hand.
Savoury Cornmeal Muffins Recipe
While these are kinda more Tex-Mex than Mexican, we’re listing them as Mexican as they are great with Mexican food. This is a great chance to use some buttermilk in a recipe, as it calls for enough to make it worth buying.
Stilton and Leek Soup Recipe
A gorgeous, full-flavoured soup.
Winter Veg Soup Recipe
A good vegetable soup with complexity of flavour.
Zucchini and Ham Crumble
A rich, yummy side-dish.