Asparagus Soup
Recipe
Serves: 4 people | Prep time: 10 minutes | Cooking time: 25 minutes
British | Vegetarian | Starter
Ingredients
- 2 x 170g Packs Asparagus tips
- 200g Baby New Potatoes
- 1 x Large Onion
- 100g Spinach Leaves
- 2 x Quixo Vegetable Stock Cubes
- 700ml Boiling Water
- 15ml The Pantry Lemon Juice
- 30g Salted Butter
- ½ tsp Stonemills White Pepper
- Sea Salt
- 100ml Reduced Fat Crème Fraîche
Method
- Wash the potatoes – no need to peel – chop them finely.
- Peel the onion, halve and finely chop.
- Chop the asparagus into chunks.
- Melt the butter in a medium size saucepan – add the chopped onions and potatoes and cook on a low heat for 4 to 5 mins – stirring occasionally.
- Add the asparagus, spinach leaves, boiling water and the lemon juice.
- Crumble over the stock cubes and season with the pepper.
- Add a little salt.
- Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 20 mins till tender.
- Liquidise, add the crème fraîche, warm through and serve.