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