Friday, 19 February 2016

Five Welsh Vegetarian Leek Recipes

Many of you came by last week through Amy at Love Made My Home were really kind.  You seemed to have enjoyed my Five Welsh Castle posts, so in the same vain I thought I would share five of my favourite Welsh leek recipes with you. The Leek - as many of you will know is the national emblem of Wales alongside the daffodil and the roaring glorious red dragon.  

 This short blog post is also a nod towards St David's Day that will shortly be here and my Welsh roots. Hope some of these Welsh Leek recipes inspire you to celebrate St David's Day whether your Welsh or not. 
Simple, but this Leek and Potato Soup with Chilli aka Welsh Dragon Soup remains one of my firm favourites.  
I created theseWelsh Leek, Caerphilly Cheese and Laverbread Burgers when I lived in Scotland and my lovely nephew came up to see me, they were a super success. 
You will find lots of versions of Red Dragon Pie, thisFiery Red Dragon Pie is mine.
Welsh Haggis Lasagne - Yes, the Welsh also have haggis!  
Not the prettiest, but these deep fried Welsh Leek and Caerphilly Cheese Pakoras aka Bhaji's are very tasty

 So do you like leeks? Do you have any Welsh leek recipes to share. Do you celebrate St David's Day where you are? 
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14 comments:

  1. eclectichomelife20 February 2016 at 08:55

    What a great idea for a post and funnily enough we had potato and keek soup last night. A Delia recipe. Love the Welsh dragon biscuit cutter. Superb

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  2. The VegHog20 February 2016 at 12:46

    A lovely collection of veggie leek recipes. I do like Wales a lot and should go and visit again soon. :)

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    1. Shaheen21 February 2016 at 11:11

      Hope you get to visit Wales in the not too distant future.

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  3. Johanna GGG20 February 2016 at 13:53

    Love this little round up - your welsh recipes are always interesting - but I had never heard that the welsh also have haggis - would love to hear more about this - or maybe I have missed a post about it.

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    1. Shaheen21 February 2016 at 11:12

      Thanks Johanna, apparently so - but its the faggots that are the haggis -I wrote a little about Welsh Haggis in the Welsh Haggis lasagne recipe, but not much - may have to do a post of its own, an blog post idea for St Davids Day perhaps.

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  4. Amy at love made my home20 February 2016 at 19:33

    I love leeks and all of your recipes sound delicious!! Lots of inspiration for St David's Day meals which is great isn't it and a lovely follow on from the castles! Thank you so much for joining in the anniversary of Five On Friday, I really do appreciate it so much! Have a good weekend! xx

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    1. Shaheen21 February 2016 at 11:17

      Thank you Amy, I do hope one day to be more organised, but I am thankful that you are happy that I join in with my fives. Thank you and once again, Happy Anniversary.

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  5. FlashinScissors20 February 2016 at 22:59

    I love your varied recipes Shaheen! Your bhajis look especially delicious! We had leeks in a vegetable stew this week. Sorry no Welsh leek recipes to share.

    Hope you are having a great weekend!

    Barbara xx

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    1. Shaheen21 February 2016 at 11:18

      Thank you so much Barbara.
      No worry - leeks in a vegetable stew ah...you will have to come back for my Welsh Stew made with leeks in a few days time. Hope its not too wet where you are. x

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  6. Lilly's Mom21 February 2016 at 05:10

    All of the recipes you shared look absolutely delicious! I found the most beautiful leeks last fall while in Turkey and made a leek and potato soup. I will try out some of your recipes. Thank you for sharing, Pat :)

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    1. Shaheen21 February 2016 at 11:21

      Thanks Pat. I never seem to associate leeks coming from Turkey, but why not?! I am making a Welsh Stew with Leeks and dumplings soon in readiness for St David's Day, hope you will come by then to have a nosy. Take care :)

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  7. September Violets21 February 2016 at 23:43

    These recipes all look delicious! I'll have to check out that red dragon pie. We don't celebrate St David's Day in Canada. I have relatives living in Wales and have been there to visit them :)
    Wendy

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    1. Shaheen22 February 2016 at 11:34

      Lovely to make your acquaintance Wendy. There must be a small corner of Canada that celebrates St David's Day, must be a Welsh community there somewhere seek and ye shall find, Thank you for your comment,

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