One of my favorite soups and healthy to boot. You're thinking lots of cream is involved, right? {Mais non!} This is a broth-based soup and is loaded with ingredients that are oh-so-good for you. And it could not be easier to make.
You only need 6 ingredients:
1. Green asparagus (easy to find a 2 lb bag at Costco)
3. Unsalted butter
4. Chicken broth (low sodium is best)
5. Crème fraîche or heavy cream (half & half works just as well in a pinch)
6. Fresh lemon juice
Plus salt & pepper to taste.
Optional: a dollop of sour cream on top or greek yogurt if you want to be good
Tips: If you don’t have an immersion blender, you can peel the stems of the asparagus a bit to help get rid of any strands. That’s when the larger asparagus is more ideal than the skinny ones. I use just a regular blender to whip this up. But a word of advice – let the soup cool down before blending in a blender. If you don’t, you will end up with soup flying everywhere and it will end up in locations of your house that you wouldn’t believe. I speak from experience.
