Leek recipes

Make these luxurious leeks as part of your Christmas spread. Easily prepared in advance, the dish will bring great flavour to your Christmas dinner feast

Enjoy a slice of our cheesy leek & pea tart with a fresh green salad and crusty bread. This recipe works equally well with shortcrust or puff pastry

Make this hearty soup on cold winter days. One of those holy grail recipes, it’s both deeply flavourful and easy to make with a few seasonal ingredients

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

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

Much easier than it looks, once you have mastered this salmon in filo recipe it will be a dinner party favourite

A Scottish favourite, this is one of the best ways to cook leeks – slowly and gently in their own juice

This tart looks as impressive as it tastes. Leftovers are great for lunchboxes too

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

Rustle up a matzo lasagne, a supper-time staple for many Jewish families over Passover. This version is made with spring onions, leeks, spinach and ricotta

Enjoy sausages and kale with a cheesy mash topping made with leeks and mustard. You can freeze this pie for busy weeknights when you need to feed a crowd

Do away with pesky slices of bread and bake your cheesy filling into your loaf - serve as thick wedges

Take some time aside to batch-cook and fill your freezer with this moreish leek, cannellini beans and squash pie and you'll thank yourself on busy weeknights

Throw together chicken thighs, cannellini beans and crème fraîche with a few other ingredients for this easy traybake. You can easily double it up and freeze the leftovers

These bubbling, cheesy leeks are the ultimate side dish, perfect for a Sunday roast or family meal. Top with breadcrumbs for a crisp crust

A creamy and comforting quick pasta recipe, ideal for when you're short on time

Ricotta gives this quiche a lovely, light cheese-cakey texture – leftovers make a great packed lunch

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

Mini veggie pastry parcels with oozing cheese make a great value and comforting homemade snack

A no-fuss open puff pastry pie that makes a great vegetarian main course or quick lunchtime treat

Chef Stephen Terry showcases the best Welsh ingredients in this prepare-ahead dinner party starter

Young Good Food reader Carla loves making up her own recipes, like these easy snacks that go brilliantly with soup

This low-fat, vegetarian recipe reminds us that pastry doesn't have to be an indulgence