Sauteed Leeks

These sautéed leeks come out caramelized and tender. You’ll love cooking leeks in the skillet for a healthy, tasty side dish in minutes.

Sautéed Leeks

This is a such a nutritious and delicious side dish. If you’ve ever seen leeks at the grocery store and thought, hmm how do I cook those? The mystery ends today. It’s super simple (and yummy!) to sauté leeks in a skillet. You just need cooking oil and your favorite seasonings.

You can serve these up with simple seasonings as a side dish or add them to recipes, such as quiche, casseroles, salads, and pastas. Leeks add a subtle flavor to all sorts of dishes.

Looking for more sauté recipes for vegetables? Check out Sautéed Bean Sprouts (perfect for cooking bean sprouts to use in recipes), Easy Sautéed Zucchini (Healthy Pan-Fried Zucchini Recipe), or Spicy Garlic Sesame Sautéed Kale.

How To Make Sautéed Leeks

First you need to prep the leeks for cooking. Wash thoroughly and then cut off the green top. It’s inedible.

Next slice the white part in half, lengthwise. Finally chop those halves into bite-sized slices.

Heat a skillet on high heat and add olive oil and leeks. Once the oil starts sizzling, the pan is ready to sauté. Turn heat down to medium high.

Cook for 4 minutes, stirring the leeks every minute to keep them from burning.

Next you’ll turn the heat down once again to medium heat. Cook for an additional 8 minutes or until leeks are soft and caramelized, stirring occasionally.

At this point, add the seasonings. This recipe calls for salt and pepper, but you can add any additional dried herbs or seasonings that you love on vegetables.

Stir the vegetables to coat in seasonings. Turn off heat and use a spatula to transfer leeks to a plate.

Cooking Tips

• Be sure to wash the whole leek before cutting off the green section
• You can use olive oil or any vegetable oil to sauté the leeks
• Wait until the end of cooking time to add seasonings so they do not burn in the pan

What To Serve With Sautéed Leeks

Sautéed Leeks taste delicious on all sorts of dishes! Try topping other veggies, like Air Fryer Roasted Delicata Squash, Air Fryer Potatoes And Carrots, or Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes. Leeks are a flavorful substitute in recipes that usually have cooked onions.

Or add some flavor to main dishes like Instant Pot Frozen Tilapia, Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin, or Bone-In Pork Chops with Gravy. Yum!

How To Make Fried Leeks

Similar to sautéing leeks, you can make fried leeks in a skillet on the stove top. But while sautéing them involves adding the vegetables to a hot pan with just a bit of oil, fried leeks cook at a lower temperature with more cooking oil. Frying is a better method for ingredients that may need longer to cook through and therefore should be cooked at a lower temperature to avoid burning.

More Flavorful Sautéed Recipes To Try

Bell Peppers Recipe

Sauteed Asparagus

Green Beans

Sauteed Broccoli

Sauteed Lettuce

See Also:

• Easy Sauteed Radish Greens
• Sauteed Snow Peas
• Spicy Garlic and Spinach