leek

Definitions

Examples

• Melted leeks are sweeter and richer in flavor, while scallions provide a nice crunch and sharp flavor for garnishing a dish.

• Add the leek and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened but not browned, 4 to 5 minutes.

• It’s made with early-harvest vegetables — leeks, peas, new potatoes, spinach and herbs — and is simply seasoned so their delicate flavors come through clearly.

• True to its roots, this dish is adaptable to just about any combination of vegetables you have on hand, such as asparagus, peas, potato, leeks, broccoli, you name it.

• The end result was a sheet of bronzed chicken with a heap of soft-but-not-mushy peas and leeks infused with the rendered chicken fat.

• Lon did so with a proper pantomime of indifference, but it was a leek to eat, and there was no denying it.

• Ees eet dat de amiable Mrs. Croydon she do have a deeferent husband leek a sailor mans een all de harbors?

• We got out to the road about dark, and reached Leek, Springs where we found some grass, and camped.

• Though my head be like a leek, white, may not my heart be like the blade, green?

• It is said that Mr. Wardle, of Leek, is now seeking for dyes of pure unadulterated colours, and mordants to fix them.