Thursday, April 19, 2012

Asparagus Soup


 Joining Robin at Gardener of Eden for Thursday's Kitchen Cupboard.

Here's a favorite spring time recipe for asparagus soup.  It's been a very long time since I grew my own asparagus but I have always loved eating it in the spring.  I came upon this recipe in the Fulton Elementary Cookbook which was the school I used to teach at.  The cookbook was published in 2002 and I was given a copy by one of my students because his illustration was selected for the cover.

Asparagus Soup

1 T. butter
1 small onion chopped
1 T flour
4 cups chicken broth
1 lb. asparagus cut in 1 inch pieces
1 tsp savory
sour cream or plain yogurt
chives

Melt butter.  Add onion and saute until tender.  Add flour and stir in to cook.
Gradually add chicken broth then bring to a boil.  Add asparagus and savory and simmer about 25 minutes.  Use an immersion blender to puree entire contents of your soup pan.  Serve with dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of chives. (The chives and savory came from the herb garden and mentioned on Tuesday's post.)


Again I forgot to take a photo of the soup at serving time.  Here's a bowl partially finished.

11 comments:

  1. Oh yum! I just love asparagus soup! I don't think we will have enough from the garden this year to make it though.

    I'm saving this recipe for sure! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. I don't think I've ever had asparagus soup. It looks delicious.

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  3. That looks great. Maybe, just maybe we'll get enough asparagus to make a pot of soup. Your recipe looks delicious.

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  4. That is very similar to the asparagus soup recipe I use, except that you use savory and I usually put a bit of thyme in mine. We've had it once this season and we are freezing some of our asparagus so we can enjoy the soup this winter. Yours looks yummy!

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  5. That sounds wonderful, Marcia... I love asparagus --but have never had an asparagus soup... Thanks for the recipe... YUM.

    Have a great weekend.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  6. I used to sub at Fulton Elementary when I was at U of MD! Perhaps I subbed for you! I used to work at Bel Pre in Montgomery County and was a reading teacher at Deale in Anne Arundel! The soup looks yummy and your home is lovely :)

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  7. I don't think I've ever had asparagus soup, but it sounds delicious!

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