17 December 2010

Recipe: Cock-a-leekie soup, vegetarian style

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In these chilly December days, you need a thick, sustaining soup to keep out the cold.

Cock-a-leekie is a traditional Scottish soup, usually made by slowly boiling a chicken along with leeks and rice. The chicken is then removed and served separately.

Fortunately, it's easy to make a vegetarian version of cock-a-leekie. It's just as warming as the original, and the absence of the fowl does no harm to the taste.

5 August 2011: I have now moved this recipe to my main website, Veg World. My apologies for any inconvenience. You can see the recipe by following this link:

Cock-a-leekie Soup (vegetarian style)

You might also find this link useful:

Full list of vegetarian and vegan recipes.


2 comments:

Ruth said...

You could also add some tinned butter beans in at the end if you want a bit of protien.

Mike Lewis said...

Hi Ruth,

An excellent suggestion. I'll try it next time I make the soup. Thanks.