leek
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishPlants, Food, dishleekleek /liːk/ noun [countable]
HBPDFFa vegetable with a long white stem and long flat green leaves, which tastes like an onionExamples from the Corpusleek• Add leek shreds, parsley, spinach and remaining cider to pan, cover and cook for a further four minutes.• Add leeks and saute slowly until they just begin to colon Add carrot and celery and saute for 3 minutes longer.• Leeks: choose thin, firm clean leeks.• For Neil Kinnock, a dish of leeks baked in Caerphilly sauce - easy to eat and comforting whatever the outcome.• Add carrot, onion, leeks, celery, and garlic and continue to saute until lightly browned.• For a first course, there is a potato leek soup.• Cut remaining leek greens into fine shreds.• Remove leeks and oysters from skillet and set aside.Origin leek Old English leac
HBPDFFa vegetable with a long white stem and long flat green leaves, which tastes like an onionExamples from the Corpusleek• Add leek shreds, parsley, spinach and remaining cider to pan, cover and cook for a further four minutes.• Add leeks and saute slowly until they just begin to colon Add carrot and celery and saute for 3 minutes longer.• Leeks: choose thin, firm clean leeks.• For Neil Kinnock, a dish of leeks baked in Caerphilly sauce - easy to eat and comforting whatever the outcome.• Add carrot, onion, leeks, celery, and garlic and continue to saute until lightly browned.• For a first course, there is a potato leek soup.• Cut remaining leek greens into fine shreds.• Remove leeks and oysters from skillet and set aside.Origin leek Old English leac