Thursday, May 23, 2013

Asparagus Soup



Per Nana~
A delicious soup that will be repeated again and again. 
I purchased two bunches of pencil thin green asparagus with the idea
 of making half the recipe and using the rest for dinner. However, it 
looked so good that I just kept going.  
Such an easy soup to prepare, I loved the combination of the leek and
 the white onion added to the asparagus. I did not have any sour cream
 or creme fraiche, so I grated some smoked cheddar that Tricia and I 
picked up in Vermont on one of our short holiday weekends. 
We truly enjoyed it. Sorry that I did not take too many photos,
 but all that matters is the end result  - and it was fantastic !
Per Tricia~
This truly was an easy recipe to prepare and the results delicious.
 We love soup in my family and all of my guys love asparagus, 
so this was a welcome combo.  

            I forgot to pick up fresh chives so decided to just go "au natural" with 
            the initial testing of this recipe, but look forward to adding garnishes 
            when I make this again. And I will be making this again. My younger
           son sat down and ate 3 bowls in a row- he loved it.  My husband added
           freshly grated Parmesan cheese and said he is looking forward to trying
           it served cold.  My older son James and I also gave it two thumbs up 
          and everyone agreed that they would like smoked bacon  crumbled on 
           the top next time since this makes just about everything perfect, no ? 

 Happy French Friday ~

20 comments:

  1. Wasn't this one lovely? Happy weekend ladies!

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  2. Crumbled bacon? Yes, please.
    Glad this was a hit all around.

    Have a safe holiday!

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  3. I had it cold and it´s great, even though my asparagus were out of season. They look great ladies! And so glad the both households approved. Have a good weekend!

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  4. Bacon makes everything better. Looks good!

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  5. Yum - I think cheese would be a great addition. And bacon!

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  6. I like your topping ideas - smoked cheddar and bacon both sound excellent!

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  7. Nice soup, ladies! I have to ask, what is that asparagus "raft" under your spears? A tray? Cute!

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    1. It is an asparagus plate from Crate & Barrel. I love to use it in the Spring for asparagus and lots of other yummy items :). Tricia

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  8. Yum! I should have added some cheese to mine, too! Great idea :)

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  9. Cheese is a great idea Tricia! Glad you both enjoyed it!

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  10. What superb toppings. I wish I would've thought of cheese. Oh well, next time. And I'm so glad your children loved them. Mine did too. She practically drank the soup with a straw!

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  11. Glad you enjoyed it! I'll be making it again as well!

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  12. I enjoyed the soup, too, and I love all your suggestions for add ins. A little cheese would really go well with this soup!

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  13. Nana. what fabulous green asparagus, it looks so wonderful and fresh - we do not get much green asparagus around here but white "Spargel" as it is called here is quite abundantly available right now - smoked cheddar sounds utterly delicious as an add in!
    Tricia: what a lovely soup bowl for your fantatsic looking green asaparagus soup - so nice that this soup was enjoyed by your family! I love the bright, fresh green color of your asparagus!
    Have a lovely long weekend with your families!

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  14. Glad you both enjoyed this soup.

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  15. Bacon or cheese sound like great ways to raise this up a bar. Wasn't this soup good? I like your asparagus plate! It's fun to celebrate the short asparagus season.

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  16. Happy this was a hit for you!! I made corn muffins (with bacon grease instead of butter) to add a little more - bacon. Your idea of that on top would be fantastic!

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  17. I'm tellin ya ladies that bacon and creme fraiche are my go-to soup toppings since FFWD!! I seriously can't have soup without them!

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  18. Isn't it a bit surprising that most of us as well as our families liked this soup? Although I thought there were some labor intensive steps that could be skipped (did either one of you peel your asparagus?), I liked the recipe and thought it was kinda neat that we didn't need to add a flavored broth. I used creme fraiche and crumpled crispy bacon on my hot soup. That was yummy. However I think an unflavored whipped cream with snipped chives, as Dorie suggested, would be better with cold soup than bacon or cheese. Just sayin'

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  19. Both of your soups look wonderful! We loved this one too.

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