Leeks

With their mild onion flavour and soft tender flesh leeks are a great favourite for soups, pies, casseroles and stews. They're also especially delicious topped with a crunch cheese topping and popped under the grill. These are some of our best leek recipes.

Leek risotto in a bowl topped with fried anchovy and breadcrumbs

42 leek recipes

Dozens of blinis with different toppings on them on a serving platter

Blinis toppings

A leek gratin in a green dish with a Christmas cracker in the background

Leek gratin with crispy leek topping

A blue serving plate with crab and bread sticks on the side

Basque-style crab

Broth soup with chicken, leeks and prunes

Cock-a-leekie soup

Eight slices of toast covered in leek on a large plate

Effortless leek fondue toasts

Chicken and leek puff pie with spoonful taken out

Meat and poultry

Chicken and leek pie

close up of Butter-poached trout, burnt leeks and hazelnuts on a white plate

Butter-poached trout, burnt leeks and hazelnuts

Three cups of leek and potato soup, topped with croutons

Leek and potato soup

A sophisticated plate of food including seared scallops and nasturtium leaves

Scandinavian scallops

A puff pastry slice filled with lobster with cabbage on the side

Fish and seafood

Lobster thermidor en croûte

Bowls filled with creamy cauliflower chowder and sprinkled with red cayenne pepper

Vegetarian cauliflower chowder

A puffy pizza base topped with greens, goat's cheese and crispy pancetta

Meat and poultry

Goat’s cheese pizza with leeks and pancetta

Four bowls of minestrone soup, with pasta and bacon

Minestrone soup

A dish filled with cooked celeriac in a turmeric coconut milk sauce

15 November recipes