leek

Converse of object

• braise: Braised leeks or cabbage will balance this dish out.
• saute: Melt the butter and gentle sauté the leeks until soft, but still retain their bright color.
• chop: Click on the picture to see an enlarged version showing the size of the chopped leek more clearly.
• slice: Lightly cook 1 sliced leek in a 1 tbsp olive oil to soften.
• trim: Having trimmed the leeks, I decided to tidy up the compost bin area on plot 5 a little.
• cook: Cook the leeks in salted water for 10 minutes, or add the potatoes for the last 10 minutes of their cooking time.

Adjective modifier

• shredded: Peel and finely chop the onions, add to them trimmed, washed and shredded leeks.
• large: It was a detached brick cottage with a garden where her father grew the largest leeks I have ever seen.
• small: Still, they taste well and small leeks do well in stir fries.
• young: Best eaten with a fresh French stick and some young raw leeks.

Modifies a noun

• soup: This was followed by the next ' taster ' , a tiny bowl of leek soup.
• sausage: The pork and leek sausages, mashed potato, bubble and squeak and onion gravy will be served alongside United's sophisticated main menu.
• pie: Chicken and leek pie, with chips and peas!
• mixture: Spoon leek mixture into base of tart, spreading evenly.
• mash: Seared Trout with Leek Mash The leek mash complements the trout with a homemade tartare sauce.
• moth: Leek moth - Mainly a pest of leeks and onions, the caterpillars of leek moth feed within the leaves.

Noun used with modifier

baby: Fold four pieces of parchment paper in half and place three of the baby leeks across the center.

Preposition: in

• oil: Lightly sweat the leeks in the oil for 5 minutes to soften.
• dish: Place the cutlets on top of the leeks in the casserole dish.

Preposition: for

minute: Melt the butter and fry the leeks for 3 minutes, adding plenty of fresh nutmeg.