Creamy Fresh Asparagus Soup
A silky soup of fresh asparagus and sweet onion, flavoured with tarragon and lemon and served with Greek yogurt.
Ingredients
| 2 с.л./tbsp | butter |
| 900 г/g (2 lb) | fresh asparagus, trimmed, peeled and coarsely chopped |
| 1 голяма глава/large | large sweet onion, coarsely chopped (about 2 cups) |
| 1 кутия 950 мл/carton (32 oz) | reduced-sodium chicken broth |
| 1 с.л./tbsp | lemon juice |
| 1 ч.л./tsp | minced fresh tarragon |
| 3/4 ч.л./tsp | salt |
| 1/8 ч.л./tsp | freshly ground pepper |
| 1/4 ч.ч./cup | plain Greek yogurt |
| 1/2 ч.л./tsp | grated lemon peel |
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven, heat the butter over medium-high heat. Add the asparagus and onion and cook, stirring, 10–12 minutes or until the asparagus is crisp-tender.
- Add the broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, 6–8 minutes or until the asparagus is tender. Remove the soup from the heat and cool slightly. Stir in the lemon juice, tarragon, salt and pepper.
- Process in batches in a blender until smooth. Serve with the yogurt and lemon peel.