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asparagus velouté

Budget friendly White Asparagus Soup

This delicious soup screams celebration but you can keep it budget friendly when using cut offs.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Belgian, International
Servings 4 people
Calories 268 kcal

EQUIPMENT (click pictures for details)

Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

  • Peel the white asparagus and boil them in salted water until the spears are soft and tender. Keep 1 L of the cooking water for the soup.
    Raw asparagus
  • Cut the tips off and keep them aside then slice the white asparagus stems.
    cut asparagus in pieces

Start preparing the soup

  • Melt the butter and sauté the onion and shallots over a medium to low heat until translucent.
    fry onion until translucent
  • Add the flour, stir to combine and cook for 2 minutes in a similar way as if making a roux.
    add flour to onion
  • Pour in all liquid ingredients and bring to the boil.
    add liquid to asparagus soup
  • Add the sliced stems and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
    add asparagus pieces into the soup

Prepare the garnish

  • Cut large cubes of bread and pan fry them with clarified butter or oil until golden brown. Place the croutons on kitchen towel to dry and sprinkle with a little salt.
  • Slice the spring onion.

Finish the soup

  • Blend the white asparagus soup with an immersion blender. Pass the soup through a sieve, adjust the thickness if necessary and season to taste.
    mix soup with hand blender
  • Serve with the soft white asparagus tips, croutons and spring onions.
    asparagus velouté

Notes

  • To balance the pungent flavour of the white asparagus you can add a little white wine or lemon juice.
  • The white asparagus cream soup can be served hot or cold.

Nutrition for 1 portion

Calories: 268kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 9gFat: 16gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 147mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 2586IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 127mgIron: 6mg
Keyword asparagus, velouté, white asparagus
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