Spring Soup by Theresa @sssssoupsssss

Name: Spring Soup by Theresa @sssssoupsssss
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 8 stalks white asparagus; 3 parmesan rinds; 1 litre vegetable stock; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 leek, sliced; 3 garlic cloves, sliced; 2 cups peas (thawed if frozen); 1-2 cups cooked white beans, drained (beans from; 2 cups chopped kale; 1/4 cup sliced almonds + 1 tb olive oil

8 steps

For white asparagus to be enjoyable, shave off a few layers of skin skin with a vegetable peeler, and cut off a centimetre or two off the bottom. The good news is, these bits are instrumental in creating a very flavourful asparagus stock - which we’ll be doing for this recipe.

Updated at: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:09:58 GMT

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Ingredients

2 servings

8 stalkswhite asparagus

3parmesan rinds

1 litrevegetable stock

2 tablespoonsolive oil

2 cupspeas

1 cupswhite beans

cooked, drained, beans from

2 cupskale

chopped

¼ cupalmonds

sliced

1 tbolive oil

Instructions

Step 1

To prepare the asparagus: peel off the outer layers of skin and chop off 1cm from he ends. Then slice the stalks into thin pieces.

Step 2

Heat up the vegetable stock in a medium pot, then pop in the asparagus skins and parmesan rinds. Reduce heat to a simmer and simmer away for about 45 minutes to let the flavours infuse.

Step 3

Heat up the olive oil in a large saucepan, then sauté the leek slices until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add in the sliced garlic and continue cooking for 5 minutes.

Step 4

Once the leek and garlic are softened, add in the peas, asparagus slices, and white beans. Stir everything well, add a pinch of salt, then let the flavours meld for a few minutes.

Step 5

Strain the broth, discard the solids, and pour the liquid into the pot with the vegetables. Let simmer for about 15 minutes, until the asparagus softens.

Step 6

Meawhile, begin toasting your almond slices in a small pan. BE CAREFUL and monitor the pan - they burn quicker than you think.

Step 7

Back to the pot: stir in the chopped kale and cook until just wilted, then remove from the heat.

Step 8

Serve hot with a spoonful of toasted almonds and ENJOY!