What to do with the green part of the leek?

[sidefx]

I made some leek soup recently, and I used up all the white part, but now I have the green part left over. The recipe says I should keep these as I may be able to use it in some other dish, but I have no idea what to do with them.

Does anyone have any recipes that use them or recommendations on what to do with them?

[Andy M.]

About the only thing I can think of is to save it to make a vegetable broth (along with other veggie scraps).

[mcnerd]

The upper green portion is generally too tough, except for my compost pile, but yes it would probably be usable in making a vegetable broth along with all the other veggies.

[auntdot]

Stock, exactly.

[GB]

Before I knew how to use leeks I was making up a soup for myself. Not wanting to waste anything I used the dark green parts. I sliced them very thin (chiffonad sp?) and added them to the soup. I actually enjoyed them that way.

[CharlieD]

I fry the whole thing and make noodle salad. I assume you could use just greens. I do not have exact recipe, as it is more of a taste thing.


A half a package of thin spaghety ot angeil hair pasta.
1-2 leeks sautee till soft, they will get soft, do not burn.
Crushed garlic 2-3-4 cloves
Soy souce to taste, couple-three table spoons. Mix serve cold.

[GrillingFool]

The outer, dark green leaves I throw away.
The inner, light green leaves are tender and tasty, and should be
used just like the white part!

[sidefx]

Originally Posted by CharlieD

I fry the whole thing and make noodle salad. I assume you could use just greens. I do not have exact recipe, as it is more of a taste thing.


A half a package of thin spaghety ot angeil hair pasta.
1-2 leeks sautee till soft, they will get soft, do not burn.
Crushed garlic 2-3-4 cloves
Soy souce to taste, couple-three table spoons. Mix serve cold.

This sounds interesting, I'll have to give it a try and also I'll try using the center green part for something.

[CharlieD]

P.S. I forgot to say that I slice the leek maybe 3/8 to half an inch. Whatever the propor term for that would be.

[DramaQueen]

I love leeks and use them often. I always save the green stalk because it adds wonderful flavor to vegetable broth. You can also drop them into a pot of chicken broth for an interesting twist to onion. The green is way too tough to eat anyway.