Quick asparagus soup recipe
Author: Jackie Jackson
Recipe type: Soup
Serves: Serves 2
- 8 oz fresh asparagus, cleaned and trimmed
- 1½ cups water (or vegetable stock)
- 1 teaspoon butter or oil
- Fresh mint leaves
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Remove the tips from the asparagus stalks and set aside.
- Cut the stalks into pieces roughly 1" long.
- Boil the water or stock in a saucepan, add the asparagus stalk pieces, lower the heat and simmer until tender (about ten minutes).
- Pour the cooked stalks,complete with their cooking liquid, into a blender.
- Add black pepper and a few fresh mint leaves.
- Zap in the blender until smooth.
- Heat the butter or oil in the pan and sauté the asparagus tips for about 4 - 5 minutes.
- Add the blended asparagus mixture to the pan, re-heat and serve.
Recipe by JAQUO Lifestyle Magazine at https://jaquo.com/quick-asparagus-soup/
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