Make the Most of Lovely Leeks with These Delicious Recipes

These crunchy toasts topped with caramelized leeks and the spring green of fresh snap peas will gone before you know it—they're that good.

Frittatas are a perfectly portable food for picnics or other outdoor events, so carry our leek and potato version, plumped up with ricotta, on your next adventure.

The mellow and melting quality of leeks works beautifully with crisp fried rice. Spring asparagus and peas add seasonal sweetness against a prickle of lemon zest, and everything is made even better by the addition of an egg.

Channel your inner bistro via this classic French dish, which is best served cool. Hearty leeks are steamed until silky, dressed with good vinegar and topped with the vibrance of grated, hard-boiled eggs. You may want a piece of crunchy baguette alongside.

You can almost taste the Alpine air in this rustic and satisfying potato galette, perfect for a cozy meal on a chilly evening.

Use good store-bought puff pastry for this simple three-ingredient stunner: It's just crisp pastry, butter, and lots and lots of leeks.

Turn a classic breakfast into a high-end brunch by adding leeks to your bacon and eggs. This is a one-skillet, three-ingredient, low-carb wonder.

Combining different alliums compounds their individual pleasures. Caramelized onions, leeks, and chives are dramatically layered in a focaccia where flaky salt and fresh rosemary provide backbone for the onions' sweetness.

When you're under the weather or need simple soul-therapy, matzo ball soup is the answer. Leeks add soothing sweetness to the brothy backdrop for our largest—lightest—of matzo balls.

Famous for cider, Normandy is also home to many, many leeks. But you can enjoy both Stateside in this luscious stew where the sweetness of apples and alliums is held in check by crème fraîche and the pungence of fresh thyme.

Nutty, aged Gruyère, leeks, and spring asparagus are stirred into a savory custard of half and half and eggs to fill our favorite pie crust for this addictive quiche.

If you eat morels just once a year, celebrate and feature the prized wild mushrooms in this luxurious gratin.

Sherry vinegar is the secret, earthily acidic weapon in this simple and warming dish of whole leeks, where the bite of mustard is gentled by honey.

In a stunning presentation, a whole Arctic char is wrapped in leek layers before being baked in a salt crust spiked with orange zest and pink peppercorns. The fish is infused with the aromatics, which escape steamily as you crack open the crisp crust.

The inherent sweetness of leeks balances the sour cream and fresh chèvre in a dip made crunchy with almonds. This is the perfect way to tempt everyone to eat their vegetables raw.

Here's a decadent and delicious way to prepare leeks. They're sautéed with butter, cooked in white wine, and finished with heavy cream

This crowd-pleasing side dish is sweeter and richer when made with leeks.