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Noun(1) plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum(2) related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves

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(1) Slice the carrots, leeks and celery and add to the pot with the parsley stalks and bay leaves, salt and pepper.(2) At home we grow sweetcorn, beans, tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, garlic and leeks .(3) Melt the butter in a large pan, add the chopped parsley and leeks , and cook gently for 5 minutes until soft.(4) It is a member of the lily family and is closely related to onions and leeks despite being very different in both taste and appearance.(5) Tip the leeks into the cauliflower and potato mixture and simmer for 5 minutes.(6) Onions and leeks were cultivated as flavourings and wild garlic may have been used.(7) For example, potatoes, carrots, and leeks are all vegetables that can be cooked and eaten.(8) Add more oil to the pan and cook the onion, carrot, leeks and celery gently till soft.(9) Onions, garlic and leeks are found to have conflicting images throughout much of the world.(10) It turned out to be almost a soup - a hearty bowl of potatoes, onions, leeks and chunks of fish swimming in a thick sauce.(11) Add the onions, celery, leeks , and garlic and cook until the onions are translucent.(12) Horrified, he relates how he was given goat stuffed with onions, garlic, and leeks , swimming in fish sauce.(13) You can use any vegetables - add leeks , carrots, potatoes or cauliflower if you like.(14) Mash the potatoes and beans together, then add the cabbage and leeks , onion seeds and plenty of pepper.(15) Add the chicken, leeks carrots and peas, and slowly cook on the stove for about 15 minutes.(16) To make the sauce, heat the remaining butter and oil and cook the leeks , garlic, salt and pepper for 5 minutes until soft.
Related Words
(1) leek
Synonyms
Noun
1. scallion


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

We have chicken, tortilla and potato leek.

We have chicken, tortilla and potato LEEK.

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 11


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