leek
Long mild allium
A leek is a vegetable in the onion family with a mild, sweet flavor and a distinctive form: a long white cylindrical bulb that transitions into flat, dark green leaves.
Unlike onions, leeks don't form a round bulb but grow in overlapping layers that trap dirt, requiring thorough cleaning before cooking.
They're essential to dishes like vichyssoise and cock-a-leekie soup, and serve as a national symbol of Wales.
Pungent layered bulb
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- shallotMild culinary bulb
- scallionYoung onion, edible stalk
- chiveMild onion-family herb
ramp · pungent · aromatic · sulfurous · savory · mild · sweet · bulb
Cold puréed leek-potato soup
- potageThick, blended soup
- brothClear simmered meat liquid
- creamRich milk fat
- puréedMade into smooth paste
simmered · stock · consommé · chowder · minestrone · velouté · Welsh · Scottish
Cook quickly in fat
- braiseSear, then slow-simmer
- chopQuick forceful slice
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- minceCut into fragments
simmer · roast · blanch · stir-fry · caramelize · julienne · vichyssoise · quiche
Absence of pigment
- paleLacking color intensity
- greenColor of vegetation
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- stalkPlant's vertical support
bulb · root · layers · sheath · cylindrical · elongated · fibrous · tender
Onion family plants
- sowImplant in earth
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- blanchScald briefly, then cool
- trenchLong narrow excavation
hill · mulch · harvest · overwintering · hardy · perennial · bolt · seed
onion
Pungent layered bulb
chive · ramp · pungent · aromatic · sulfurous · savory · mild · sweet · bulb · related
vichyssoise
Cold puréed leek-potato soup
puréed · simmered · stock · consommé · chowder · minestrone · velouté · Welsh · Scottish · French
sauté
Cook quickly in fat
mince · simmer · roast · blanch · stir-fry · caramelize · julienne · vichyssoise · quiche · frittata
white
Absence of pigment
stalk · bulb · root · layers · sheath · cylindrical · elongated · fibrous · tender · tough
allium
Onion family plants
- sowImplant in earth
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- blanchScald briefly, then cool
trench · hill · mulch · harvest · overwintering · hardy · perennial · bolt · seed · soil
fried
Cooked in hot fat
curls · topping · finishing · presentation · plating · sprinkle · scattered · charred · grilled · raw
fiber
Plant-based digestive aid
- vitaminsEssential organic nutrients
- folateVitamin for DNA synthesis
- vitamin KFat-soluble clotting agent
manganese · iron · antioxidants · potassium · calcium · magnesium · phosphorus · dietary · healthful · beneficial
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- vegetablesbroccoli, carrots, carrot, potato, cucumber
- root vegetablescarrot, potato, beet, radish, turnip
- alliumsonion, garlic, shallot, chive, scallion
- Bible plantsacacia, almond, almond blossom, almond tree, aloe
- Biennialsfoxglove, hollyhock, parsley, carrot, onion
leekgarlic
Pungent culinary bulb
raw onion · wild garlic · shallot · ramps · chive
leekonion bulb
Edible underground vegetable sphere
garlic bulb · beet · potato · carrot
- leek soupBroth featuring mild alliums
- potato leek
- wild leekForaged woodland allium