Colcannon Recipe with Cabbage and Leeks - Striped Spatula

My Colcannon recipe combines rich and creamy mashed potatoes with Savoy cabbage, sweet leeks, and a touch of garlic. Drizzle the top with melted Irish butter for an indulgent addition to your St. Patrick’s Day feast!This time a few years ago, I’d never tasted colcannon. I hadheard about the classic Irish potato dish so many times, and somehow, St. Patrick’s Day came and went every yearwithout any colcannon on my table.When I finally got around to making it, each buttery spoonful on my plate carried the weight of mixed emotions. (That sounds dramatic, but it’s true.) On one hand, the potatoes were incredible: rustic, hearty, and somehow still fluffy. They were unlike any potato dish I’d eaten.At the same time, as someone who’s weak in the face of good mashed potatoes, I was thoroughly annoyed with myself for not having made them sooner. To think of all of the St. Patrick’s Day dinners I could’ve zhooshed up with a bowl of colcannon!I’ve made colcannonseveral times since, testinga couple...