Asparagus Soup

Name: Asparagus Soup
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 3 cups sliced asparagus; 2 cups chicken broth; 1 crushed garlic clove; 1 tsp fresh thyme; 1 bay leaf; 1 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 cups milk; 1/8 tsp nutmeg

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(Photo: Erik Putz)

A fresh green soup to keep you warm on cool spring days.

Ingredients

3 cups sliced asparagus
2 cups chicken broth
1 crushed garlic clove
1 tsp fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
1/8 tsp nutmeg

Instructions

BOIL asparagus with chicken broth, garlic, thyme and the bay leaf in a large saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 10 min. Discard bay leaf. Purée in a blender.
MELT butter in same saucepan over medium. Whisk in flour, then milk. Add puréed asparagus and nutmeg. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 2 min.

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