Roasted Asparagus Soup with Spinach and Sunflower Cream
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4.3
12 reviews
Good
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
2 servings
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Calories
188 kcal
Roasted Asparagus Soup with Spinach and Sunflower Cream
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A bright spring asparagus soup with fresh spinach and homemade sunflower cream.
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Ingredients
Roasted Asparagus
- 1 pound asparagus
- 1 medium shallot sliced
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 clove garlic sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Soup
- 1 1/2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 cups packed baby spinach
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- salt to taste
- Toasted Sunflower Seeds for serving
Sunflower Cream
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- 3/4 cup water
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Cover sunflower seeds with water and let sit for 2 hours. Drain and place the sunflower seeds in a blender with the rest of the cream ingredients. Puree, adding more water as needed, until the cream is smooth. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400˚F. Chop 1” from the bottom of the asparagus. Place in a roasting pan along with the sliced shallots, garlic, olive oil, and salt. Toss until everything is combined and well coated with the olive oil. Roast asparagus until tender, 30 to 40 minutes (see note). Set aside a few tips of the asparagus for topping.
- Heat the water/broth on the stovetop until warm. When asparagus is tender, combine with the spinach and 2 cups of the hot broth mixture in a blender. Puree until smooth, add more broth/water as needed to thin the soup. Set aside extra broth and pour the soup into the pot.
- Heat the soup over low until warm. Stir in the lemon juice and 3 to 4 tablespoons of the sunflower cream. Divide the soup into two bowls and top with an extra drizzle of sunflower cream, the asparagus tips, and a few toasted sunflower seeds.
Notes
- Tips & Tricks: Instead of roasting, you can sauté the asparagus. I would recommend doing this if you do not have a high-speed blender as roasting the asparagus still leaves a bit of snap to the asparagus.
- Stock up: get the pantry ingredients you will need: Asparagus, sunflower seeds, spinach
- Nutrition: see the information.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
188kcal
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 188 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 188kcal | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.3
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