Best Leek And Broccoli Recipes

BROCCOLI, LEEK, AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Stir the bacon and olive oil in a large pot over medium heat until the bacon has turned golden brown and released its grease, about 7 minutes. Add the butter, leeks, onion, and celery. Cook and stir until the leeks have softened, about 7 minutes.
• Pour in the chicken stock, potatoes, herbes de Provence, coriander, fennel, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the potatoes are just beginning to turn tender, about 8 minutes. Stir in the broccoli, and simmer 5 minutes. Add the milk, and continue simmering until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes more.
• Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the cooking pot. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper; sprinkle with chopped green onions to serve.

PUREED BROCCOLI, CELERY, LEEK AND CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large, heavy soup pot. Add onion and celery. Cook, stirring, until tender -- 5 minutes. Do not allow ingredients to brown -- add a generous pinch of salt to draw liquid out of vegetables. Add garlic and cook, stirring until fragrant -- 30 seconds. Add broccoli, rice, stock, bay leaf, cheese rind, thyme, rosemary. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the bay leave, thyme stalks, cheese rind. Using an immersion blender, puree soup. Adjust salt and pepper seasonings. Stir in Cheddar cheese and adjust seasonings again. You can sharpen and adjust taste by adding a couple of squeezes of lemon juice from 1/2 a fresh lemon.

CABBAGE, LEEK, AND BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and leek; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in potato, broccoli, and cabbage. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Pour vegetable broth into the saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

BROCCOLI & CAULIFLOWER STEM AND LEEK SAUTé RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Shave the stems of the broccoli and cauliflower with a box grater.
• Chop the top half of the leek.
• Heat the oil in a medium frying pan until shimmering], then add the broccoli, cauliflower, leeks, salt, and pepper. Cook the vegetables for 5 minutes until tender.
• Serve over salad, on bagels, or mixed in with any base you like.
• Enjoy!

WELSH CHICKEN, LEEK AND BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160C/320F (moderate oven).
• Cook the chicken (microwave, poach, steam or saute) and cut into bite-sized pieces.
• Simmer the leeks and broccoli about 5 mins in the stock to partially cook, and then add the chicken. Put in a casserole dish, season to taste, and cover with breadcrumbs.
• Cover and place in a moderate oven for about an hour.
• Remove from the oven, remove the cover, and place under the broiler until brown. Serve straight from the casserole dish.

LEEK AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350FGas Mark 4.
• Cook the leeks and broccoli seperately in a little boiling water for about five minutes. Drain well. Arrange the broccoli and leeks in an ovenproof dish.
• Melt 40 g of the margarine in a frying pan over a moderate heat. Add the breadcrumbs and fry until golden. Stir in the yoghurt, season to taste. Mix in half the cheese.
• Pour the cheese sauce over the vegetables. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and dot with the margarine. Cook in the oven for 15 - 20 minutes, then brown under a hot grill if wished. Serve immediately, sprinkled with paprika.

DILLED BROCCOLI AND LEEK PUREE

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat, Stir in leeks, Cover and cook until soft, stirring often ( 15 min) Quarter potato, in lg suace pan with salted water for about 15 min) Add broccoli stems in to salted water for 5 min. Then put in flourets for 5 min) Drain and place in food processor. Add leek mixture, puree until smooth. Add ream and dill. season with salt and pepper. Casserole dish into over just to warm.

BROCCOLI, LEEK AND SNOW PEA STIR FRY

Steps:

• Steam the broccoli over boiling water until tender but still bright green, about 4 minutes.
• Set aside.
• Heat a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat.
• Add the oil and when it is warm, add the garlic and 5-spice powder and cook for 30 seconds or until aromatic.
• Add the leek and carrot and stir-fry for 2 minutes, or until they soften.
• Add the bok choy and stir-fry for 2 minutes, or until crisp tender.
• Add the snow peas and stir-fry for 2 minutes, or until crisp tender.
• Stir in the broccoli, soy sauce and five-spice powder and stir-fry for 2 minutes more or until heated through.
• Serve immediately.

BROCCOLI AND LEEK SOUP WITH CROUTONS (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Preaheat oven to 200degC. Place the bread cubes on a baking tray and spray lightly with olive oil spray. Bake, turning once, for 10 mins or until golden.
• Meanwhile, heat a large saucepan over medium heat and spray with olive oil spray.
• Add the leek. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 mins or until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds, until aromatic.
• Add the potato and stock. Bring to the boil then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the broccoli and simmer for 5 mins or until the broccoli is tender.
• Set aside to cool slightly.
• Place the mixture into a blender along with the parsley and basil and blend until smooth.
• Transfer the soup to a clean saucepan and stir over med-low heat until heated through.
• Ladle soup among serving bowls and top with sour cream and croutons, season with salt and pepper and serve.

POTATO, LEEK AND BROCCOLI SOUP WITH PANCETTA CRUMBS

Steps:

• DIRECTIONS In a very large pot, melt 1 stick of the butter. Add the leeks, potatoes and broccoli and cook over high heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the stock and 6 cups of water, cover and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderate heat until all of the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Working in batches, puree the soup until very smooth. Return the puree to the pot and stir in the half-and-half. Season the soup with salt and white pepper. Keep warm. Meanwhile, pulse the bread cubes in a food processor until coarse crumbs form. In a large skillet, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter in the oil. Add the pancetta, sage, rosemary and bread crumbs and cook over moderately high heat, stirring frequently, until the crumbs and pancetta are browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Ladle the soup into bowls, garnish with the pancetta crumbs and serve. MAKE AHEAD The soup and crumbs can be refrigerated separately for up to 3 days. Recrisp the crumbs before serving.

BROCCOLI CROWN, LEEK AND POTATO COLCANNON

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt generously. Meanwhile, cut away thick stems of broccoli crowns as close to the crown as possible, but leave crowns intact. Set aside stems for another purpose (such as pickled broccoli stems). When water comes to a boil drop in the broccoli crowns. Boil 5 minutes, flipping them over from time to time so they cook evenly. Using tongs, carefully transfer to a bowl of cold water, then drain thoroughly, place on a dish towel to drain more, then chop fine and set aside in a bowl.
• Add potatoes to the pot, turn down heat to medium-low and boil gently, partially covered, until potatoes are tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Drain, return to pot and cover tightly. Let potatoes steam in the dry pot for 5 minutes or longer.
• Heat olive oil over medium heat in a heavy skillet and add leeks. Cook, stirring often, until they begin to wilt, about 3 minutes. Add salt to taste and continue to cook, stirring, until very tender, about 3 to 5 more minutes. Remove from heat.
• Mash potatoes with a potato masher or in a standing mixer fitted with the paddle, or put through a food mill. Season generously with salt and pepper. Add finely chopped broccoli and beat together. Heat butter with 3/4 cup of the milk until butter melts and beat into mashed potatoes. Stir in leeks and mix until well blended. If desired, add the last 1/4 cup milk. Taste and adjust salt and pepper. Serve hot.

POTATO LEEK AND BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter. Add leeks, potatoes, and broccoli and cook over high heat 10 minutes stirring frequently. Add stock and 6 C water, cover and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderate heat until all of the veggies are tender, about 10 minutes. Working in batches, puree. Add cream and season. 2. Toast bread in oil. Cook pancetta 3. Top soup with bread, pancetta, and herbs.

BROCCOLI AND LEEK PUREE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pan.
• Add the leeks and thyme and cook for a few minutes until softened, stirring regularly.
• Then cover the pan and gently fry for 15-20 minutes until completely cooked down and tender, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling salted water for 10-12 minutes until nearly tender.
• Add the broccoli stems and cook for another 5 minutes, then add the florets and simmer for a further 3 minutes until just tender.
• Drain the potato mixture and place in a food processor with the leeks- you may have to do this in batches.
• Blend until smooth and then return to a clean pan.
• Stir in the cream, season to taste and re-heat gently just before serving.

LEEK, BROCCOLI AND MUSHROOM FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F. Place a cast iron (or other oven-proof skillet) on the stove and mist with oil. Sautee the leeks, broccoli and mushrooms until the broccoli becomes bright green and mushrooms soften. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, almond milk, herbs, and black pepper. Pour the egg mixture over the veggies and let the skillet sit over medium heat for 3 minutes. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for 10 minutes. The middle should be set, but if not, continue baking a few minutes more. If you would like the top to be slightly golden, switch the oven to broil for 1-2 minutes. Allow the pan to cool for 5 mins, then slice the frittata and serve

CURRIED BROCCOLI AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pan or saucepan cook the leek, onion, garlic and curry powder in half a cup of the chicken stock for about 5 minutes.
• Add the broccoli and the remaining chicken stock.
• Simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Allow to cool and then blend in a food processor until smooth.
• Stir in the evaporated milk.
• Reheat but do not boil.

CELTIC CHICKEN, LEEK AND BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray; set aside.
• 2. Heat the oil in a large skillet and add chicken. Season with salt and thyme, and cook 3 to 4 minutes (just enough to lightly sear the chicken - it will cook further in a later step).
• 3. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring chicken stock to a light boil. Add leeks, garlic and broccoli, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 5 minutes.
• 4. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking dish, stirring in the cooked chicken and whisky (if using). Sprinkle the breadcrumbs on top.
• 5. Cover the dish with foil, and bake for 1 hour. Remove foil, turn heat to broil, and leave baking dish in oven for about 4 or 5 minutes more, just enough to brown the chicken and vegetable tips.

BROCCOLI AND LEEK SOUP IN INSTANT POT

Steps:

• Select saute on Instant pot. Place 1 tbsp. butter in pot. Add the leeks and garlic and saute for 5 minutes. Add the broccoli, stock, salt and red pepper flakes. Secure the lid and select manual. Toggle up to 8 minutes on pot. Use quick release. Remove lid.
• Meanwhile melt the remaining 3 tbsp. butter to a small pan on stove. Add the flour and make a roux. Slowly add the milk and cook until thickened stirring constantly.
• After removing the lid of the instant pot. Select saute again and add the milk mixture to the pot. Let it saute for 3 minutes. Serve with parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH WITH BROCCOLI AND LEEK

Steps:

• Cut squash in half, remove seeds and stem.
• Bring about 8 cups of water with a dash of salt to a boil, add squash and cover. Cook for 30 minutes or until the inside is tender and translucent.
• Slice up leek and broccoli.
• Add olive oil to large frying pant and saute leek and saute for a minute, then add the broccoli and cook another minute.
• Throw in the vinegar and salt and cook until the liquid reduces.
• Put broccoli and leek into a serving dish. Take cooked squash and use a fork to shred out the flesh.
• Add black pepper and serve.