Fresh Asparagus Soup
This is one of my favorite recipes of all time and definately my favorite soup! I got this recipe from Allrecipes.com. You can easily make this recipe vegan by substituting soy products for the dairy. Here it is:
INGREDIENTS
- 1 pound fresh asparagus
- 3/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 1 1/4 cup soy milk
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
DIRECTIONS
- First, cut bottoms off of asparagus (this helps prevent stringiness in soup). Steam asparagus for about 12 minutes in steaming basket (don’t undercook, or you’ll get strings). Half way through the steaming, add onion.
- Reserve a few tips for garnish. Place asparagus and onion in an electric blender or food processor with 1/2 – 3/4 cups vegetable broth and puree until smooth.
- Melt butter in a pan. Stir while sprinkling flour, salt, and pepper into the butter. Do not let the flour brown. Allow mixture to cook only 2 minutes. Stir in remaining 1-1/4 cups vegetable broth and increase heat. Continue stirring until the mixture comes to a boil (IMPORTANT: Make sure mixture desolves before bringing to a boil or you’ll get nasty flour clumps).
- Stir the vegetable puree and milk into the saucepan. Whisk yogurt into mixture, followed by lemon juice. Sit until heated through, then ladle into bowls. Garnish with reserved asparagus tips. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese if desired.
Rating: 
5 out of 5 penguins enjoyed this soup!
