Creamy Asparagus Soup
From pleclare 14 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Phil made this soup last night. It was delicious.Feeds 2 for dinner with a little leftover. Feeds 6 for 1st course.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs asparagus,stem ends trimmed shopping list
- 3 Tbs unsalted butter shopping list
- 2 small leeks,white and lt.green parts only,halved lengthwise and sliced thin shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
- 3-1/2 c low-sodium chicken broth shopping list
- 1/2 c frozen peas shopping list
- 2 Tbs grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- 1/4 c heavy cream shopping list
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice shopping list
How to make it
- Cut tips off asparagus and chop stalks into 1/2" pieces. Mwlt 1-1/2 Tbs butter in Dutch oven over med-high heat. Add asparagus tips and cook ,stirring occasionally,until just tender,about 2 mins. Set aside.
- Add remaining butter and asparagus,leeks,1/2 tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp pepper to empty pot and cook over med-low heat,stirring occasionally,until vegetables are softened,about 10 mins
- Add broth to pot and bring to a boil over med-high heat. Reduce heat to med-low and simmer until vegetables are tender.,about 5 mins. Stir in peas and Parmesan.
- Puree soup in blender in 2 batches(we used stick blender in the pot)and return to pot. Stir in cream,lemon juice and asparagus tips and cook till heated through,about 2 mins. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.
- Soup can be refrigerated 2 days in airtight container
- Note:Peel the spears with vegetable peeler if they are thicker than 1/2"
The Rating
Reviewed by 7 people-
Do you think this would work well as a chilled summer soup? This sounds REALLY good, but I'm just an asparagus lover ;-)
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windy1950
in Flint loved it
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How lovely and you just can't go wrong with those ingredients....yummy. Love the asparagus.
notyourmomma
in South St. Petersburg loved it
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oh pleclare...you have done it again...sounds delicious, this is one to be treasured...high 5
madame!:]
andiecooks
in home loved it
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