Creamy Asparagus Soup

Creamy Asparagus Soup

Elegant and simple: a true classic.

4 servings
Preparation 5 min / Cooking 20 min
$1.15 per serving / $0.80 with specials
140 calories per serving 
  • Good deal this week
  • Can be done in advance
  • Can be frozen
  • Very easy
  • Nuts & Peanuts Free
  • Halal
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Ingredients

17 asparagus, average size 340 g
2 3/4 cups chicken broth 700 mL
3 tbsp butter, unsalted 40 g
5 tbsp white flour (all purpose) 40 g
1/3 cup cream 15% 85 mL
  salt to taste    
  ground pepper to taste    

Before you start

A blender or food processor will be very useful to purée the soup.

Method

  1. Prepare the asparagus: boil them 7-8 min until tender. Drain the asparagus, then immediately plunge them into a bowl of cold water to stop cooking (this also helps keeping a nice, green colour). Cut the asparagus into pieces, keeping the tips for decorating the bowls.
  2. Meanwhile, warm up the broth in a saucepan and melt the butter in a pot over low heat. Add the flour to the pot and beat well with a whisk or wooden spoon. Cook for about 3 min, stirring constantly and taking care not to let the mixture burn. Slowly add the warm broth, while stirring thoroughly to avoid lumps. Cook over medium heat 4-5 min.
  3. Add the asparagus and cook an additional 2-3 min, then purée the soup in a blender or food processor. Pour the soup back into the pot, add the cream and adjust the seasoning.
  4. Reheat the soup for a few minutes, then serve it into bowls, garnishing with the reserved asparagus tips.

Remarks

The soup keeps up to 6 days in the refrigerator or up to 2 months in the freezer. Cream should not be added before freezing, but only later when the soup is reheated.

Servings of Canada's Food Guide

1 serving of this recipe is equivalent to:

Vegetables and Fruit: ¾ serving
Grain Products: ½ serving
Milk and Alternatives: 0 serving
Meat and Alternatives: 0 serving

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Claims

Free :
Added Sugar
Source of :
Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Niacin, Phosphorus, Selenium, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin E, Zinc
Good source of :
Vitamin A
Excellent source of :
Folacin, Vitamin K

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Nutrition Facts Table

Nutrition Facts

per 1 serving (240g)

Amount

% DV*

* DV = Daily Value

Calories

140

Fat

9 g

14 %

Saturated 6 g
+ Trans 0.3 g

29 %

Cholesterol

25 mg

Sodium

450 mg

19 %

Carbohydrate

12 g

4 %

Fibre

2 g

7 %

Sugars

1 g

Protein

4 g

Vitamin A

15 %

Vitamin C

6 %

Calcium

4 %

Iron

15 %

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This recipe is in the following categories: Vegetables | Soups | Halal | Easter

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