Creamy Asparagus Soup
Prep time:
15 minutes
Cooking time:
50 minutes
Serves:
4-5
Ingredients:
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2 bunches asparagus
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1 large yellow onion
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5 stalks celery
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3 cups vegetable stock (organic,homemade, and/or boxed)
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¼ cup minced thyme
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3 tbsps olive oil
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Sea salt, to taste
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Black pepper, to taste
Directions:
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Peel and dice onion.
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Wash celery and asparagus and pat dry and then chop into ¼-inch pieces.
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Bring olive oil to medium heat in large pot and add onion.
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Cook for five minutes until caramelized.
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Add celery and asparagus and cook for seven more minutes.
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Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Add thyme and combine well.
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Add vegetable stock and bring to boil.
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Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
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Transfer to blender or food processor and blend on high until creamy.
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Garnish with thyme.
Used with permission from The Integrative Nutrition Cookbook, 2016