There is one thing that I do not like - being wasteful. When cooking for my family from scratch almost every night, food easily spoils.
I had purchased an extra pound of asparagus last week, and forgot all about it until today. The asparagus was wilted, and would not taste good if I prepared it for dinner using my traditional cooking method.
I decided to try something new, using whatever ingredients I could find in my kitchen, and create a soup using the asparagus. I experimented with the ingredients and the soup came out amazing! Even my picky eater, Tyler, gave it two thumbs up.
I served it with chicken covered in a tomato avocado salsa. I have shared the recipe to the main dish last night at OC Family Magazine.
Ingredients:
- 1 pound of asparagus
- 1/2 onion
- 1/2 cup of cream
- 3 cups of chicken broth
- 2 Tbl. of butter
- Dash of salt/pepper
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tea. of thyme
- Juice from 1/2 of a lemon
Directions:
Puree the asparagus and onion in a blender. I used a Vitamix.
Mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan.
Enjoy!!
How I would have made it different. I think it would have tasted better with a little bacon. Next time I will cook 3-4 slices of chopped bacon in the saucepan before adding all the ingredients. I think it will add a little more flavor to the soup.
Bacon makes EVERYTHING better!
ReplyDeleteYou are sooo right!
DeleteI love asparagus. This looks so good, I will have to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteMe too! It is a great way to avoid waste. :)
DeleteThat looks really delicious! I love asparagus, I usually broil it. I am going to have try this!
ReplyDeleteOk - love that it is Gluten free. Now I have to see how to make it dairy free too!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! Ciaran, if you figure out how to make it dairy free, call me!
DeleteCoconut milk/cream/yogurt works to make anything dairy free!
DeleteYum!
ReplyDeleteMy kids love asparagus because they have the gene that makes their pee smell funny. #boys
What a great idea. We love grilled asparagus but I never thought about putting it in a soup : )
ReplyDeleteOh wow- YUM. I love asparagus!
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