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bevrossg asked in Food & DrinkCooking & Recipes · 1 decade ago

What can I cook with the green tops of leeks?

It seems such a waste to just throw them out. Does anyone have any recipes that are good?

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  • ally
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    great for making stock

    flavouring a roast - just add it to the other veggies in the pan

    sliced thinly, really good in an omelet

    add to your fish marinade or sauce

    sliced thinly, great on baked potatoes.

  • 1 decade ago

    slice them finely and toss into whatever you are cooking that calls for leeks, onions, garlic or other lovely members of the onion family.

    I like them in most potato dishes, in pasta dishes, in soups and stews.

    toss a handful over the steaks or roast.

    lay them out on cookie sheet and dry at 200F for 2 hours in oven. Store in airtight bottle.

    Don't toss any good food parts!

  • 1 decade ago

    Nothing.

    Do what I do, and do the main cut where the good part of the leek ends, then unwrap the outer leaf or two and get a few more rings, and then repeat however may time you can get.

  • 1 decade ago

    The green tops are considered too tough & fibrous to digest.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Use them to make beef, chicken, veggie broth.

  • 1 decade ago

    you can use them when you're making stock or broth from a carcase or a meaty bone.

  • 1 decade ago

    stir fry with mushrooms, celery, and fresh garlic

  • 1 decade ago

    I guess use them to make a soup or make with eggs in the morning. ;-)

    Source(s): a mom of three that conserves everything!
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