A friend and I were trading ideas of real food/ clean food recipes and she told me about a recipe similar to this. She recommended this one because it doesn’t cost much to make and its super nutritious! I found this Roasted Asparagus Soup @ the FatFree Vegan Kitchen and it is delish! Asparagus is on the Clean Fifteen list and it was on sale at Pavillions, $1.69 a pound, so I had to make it! The soup cost about $5 to make and made a huge amount! I served it with Ina’s Roasted Chicken sliced over a bed of organic baby greens.
Roasted Asparagus Soup
2015-06-25 15:17:14
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
25 min
Ingredients
- 2 pounds asparagus (ends trimmed)
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1/2 small onion, sliced
- 2 cups warm vegetable broth or “no-chicken” broth
- 1/2 ounce raw cashews (1 heaping tablespoon) or 1 tablespoon cashew butter
- 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
- salt to taste
- grated peel of 1/2 lemon or orange
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F
- Place the asparagus spears on a baking sheet lined with a silicone liner or parchment paper
- Roast for 10 minutes
- Turn asparagus and sprinkle the onion and garlic over it
- Roast for about 10 more minutes, until asparagus is very tender
- If anything looks like it’s browning too much, take it out. (Important Note: These directions are for thicker asparagus. Thin asparagus may take much less time so start with 6 minutes, turn and add onions and garlic, and check again in 5)
- While the asparagus is roasting, blend 1/2 cup of the broth with the cashews and pepper until smooth
- Leave it in the blender
- When the asparagus is done, select several of the best-looking spears, remove the tops, and set aside to use as garnish
- Cut the remaining asparagus into pieces and put it and the onion and garlic into the blender, along with the remaining broth
- Cover the blender and blend on high until perfectly smooth
- Pour into bowls and sprinkle with grated lemon or orange peel
- Garnish each bowl with the reserved asparagus spears and serve hot
Notes
- *If you’re using a Vita-Mix, you can blend it on high for a few more minutes until piping hot (remove the center cup and cover with a kitchen towel to allow steam to escape). Otherwise, pour the soup into a saucepan and heat until hot, stirring frequently
- Add salt, if needed, to taste
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Enjoy!
Cj
