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26 leek recipes to cook this season

This is one seriously versatile vegetable.
Leek recipe of pan-fried trevalla with avgolemono silverbeet

Pan-fried trevalla with avgolemono silverbeet

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The allium family is packed with vegetable heavy-hitters. Such is the star power of onion, garlic, shallots and even chives that the humble leek sometimes gets left out of the conversation. It shouldn’t be. In our collection of leek recipes, we’ve gone above and beyond a classic potato leek soup or fresh side dish recipe and transformed the simple vegetable into a star.

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We have recipes for leeks caramelised and tossed through linguine with goat’s cheese, mushroom leek risotto, and how to make a chicken and leek Pithivier. In short, we have leeks recipes galore – from reliable vegetarian soups to seafood and meat recipes where leek shines through – so you’ll no doubt find your favourite leek recipe below.

Here are our best recipes with leeks.

Photo: James Moffatt

Chicken, leek and black garlic Pithivier

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Photo: William Meppem

Fennel and leek soup with four spice

Photo: Mark Roper

Napier Quarter’s mussels dressed with spring-onion and verjuice vinaigrette

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Ali Currey-Voumard’s broccoli soup and cheesy toast

Photo: William Meppem

Fragrant pumpkin rice with quail

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Leek recipe of pan-fried trevalla with avgolemono silverbeet
Photo: William Meppem

Pan-fried trevalla with avgolemono silverbeet

Photo: William Meppem

Smoked bacon, potato and corn chowder

Photo: Chris Court

Salade printemps with goat’s curd and herb vinaigrette

Photo” Chris Court

Trumpeter with curry butter and leek

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Photo: Ben Dearnley

Bacon and egg pudding with salted maple

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Burnt leeks with sesame seed sauce

Photo: Con Poulos

Leek and miso orecchiette

Roast garlic, cheddar and ale soup with fried cauliflower
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Roast garlic, cheddar and ale soup with fried cauliflower

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Chicken with leek and corn
Photo: Alicia Taylor

Roast chicken with leek and corn

Blue cheese and leek tarts with roasted grapes
Photo: James Moffatt

Blue cheese and leek tarts with roasted grapes

Photo: Chris Chen

Leek, crème fraîche and aged chèvre tart

Silverbeet and Gruyère tart
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Silverbeet, leek and Gruyère tart

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Photo: William Meppem

Farro risotto with mushrooms, leek and parmesan

Photo: John Paul Urizar

Linguine with goat’s cheese and caramelised leek

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Leek and cheese flamiches

Leek, mushroom and thyme risotto
Photo: Chris Chen

Leek, mushroom and thyme risotto

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Cauliflower, leek and cheddar soup recipe
Photo: William Meppem

Cauliflower, leek and cheddar soup

Photo: Alicia Taylor

Braised leek in saor and stracciatella

Potato, leek and silverbeet gratin
Photo: William Meppem

Potato, leek and silverbeet gratin

Buttery leek soup with croûtons
Photo: Dean Wilmot

Buttery potato and leek soup with croûtons

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Photo: John Paul Urizar

Leek and parsley soup

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