Asparagus soup

This asparagus soup is easy to make, light and perfect both for cooler days and as it starts to warm up. 

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I know you might normally associate soup with cold weather, but it can still be great even as the weather is warming up, especially when it's a lighter, fresh-tasting soup like this asparagus soup. It's really easy to make and makes a great appetizer, or bulk it out for a tasty lunch.

This version is given an extra green kick and is both dairy free and vegan.

I've loved experimenting with asparagus this year. While I love a simple roasted asparagus with parmesan, my more recent creation of baked swordfish and asparagus with chermoula was also an immediate hit. Even my surprisingly delicious cauliflower risotto snuck some in.

Many years ago I worked as a tour guide in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and I often ended up in Germany during white asparagus season. Bavaria in particular is a big fan of white asparagus and you'd find it in every market and on pretty much every menu during it's short season.

Naturally, I had to take some home for my mum, and she would often make white asparagus soup. I loved it's delicate flavor but don't think I ever made it myself.

Using green asparagus doesn't give quite such a delicate flavor, but it's still a deliciously fresh, light soup. You can make it with cream which makes it, well, creamy, but it's also great like this for a fresher edge.

How to make this asparagus soup

This soup is very easy to make as all you do is soften some onion, add the asparagus and cook a couple minutes. Add the stock and simmer a few minutes before adding the greens. I used arugula, partly as that's what I had, but spinach would work well too. Once it has wilted down, blend it up and serve. I topped it off with a little mint oil (simply mint crushed into olive oil) to add to the fresh edge.

Asparagus soup is such a comforting taste of spring. Light, easy and good for you too.

Try these other tasty soups:

• German pancake soup (Flädlesuppe, a simple broth with pancake ribbons)
• Pea and mint soup (such an easy soup to make, and with lovely flavor too)
• Minestrone primavera (a spring take on the classic with lots of lovely green veggies)
• Easy wonton soup (a tasty dumpling-filled classic)
• Plus get more spring recipes (Including more ideas for asparagus) in the archives.

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4.75 from 4 votes

Asparagus soup

A delicious light, flavorful soup that's easy to make.

Prep Time2 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Total Time17 minutes mins

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Servings: 2 -3

Calories: 232kcal

Author: Caroline's Cooking

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Ingredients

• 1 onion medium
• 12 oz asparagus 340g, trimmed weight
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 ½ cups light stock 600ml, vegetable/chicken as prefer/to diet
• 1 cup arugula fairly well packed/25g rocket or spinach
• 1 tablespoon mint
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and pepper

Instructions

• Roughly dice the onion, slice the trimmed asparagus and finely chop or mince the garlic.
• Warm the oil over a medium heat and add the onion. Cook for a couple minutes until it starts to soften then add the asparagus and garlic. Cook another couple minutes until becoming tender.
• Add the stock, bring to a simmer and cook around 5-10min until asparagus is tender. Add the arugula (or spinach), wilt it down then blend the soup either with a hand blender or transfer to a blender.
• While soup is cooking, roughly chop then crush the mint, add the oil and crush so the mint and oil are well combined.
• Season the soup to taste, serve and drizzle over the minted oil.

Notes

I find the easiest way to blend soups like this is with an immersion/stick blender (affiliate link).

Nutrition

Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 714mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1555IU | Vitamin C: 15.6mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 4.5mg

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