22 Street Lane Nursery - Dish of the Month

February 2026 Dish of the Month Recipe

Cock-a-leekie Soup with Seeded Oat Cakes

Ingredients: • 1 Pint (600ml) Water • 1 (60g) Onion • 1 Tablespoon (20g) Pearl Barley • 1 (10g) Chicken Or Vegetable Reduced Salt Stock Cube • 2 (320g) Leeks • 1 Stick (30g) Celery • 1 Teaspoon (1g) Dried Thyme • (10g) Parsley • 1 Pinch Ground Black Pepper • Vegan cream 300 • Chicken - optional (don’t blend)

Method: 1. Peel and chop the onion. 2. Wash the celery and leeks then finely chop then add to the pan with the thyme, parsley and stock cube. Stir to dissolve the stock cube, adding more water if required. 3. Add pepper to taste and simmer until the vegetables are tender, approximately 20-30 minutes. 4. Blend to a smooth consistency or leave chucky and add pre cooked stripped chicken thighs. 5. Garnish with multi-seed Scottish oatcakes and garnish with finely diced chopped parsley.