Easy Creamy Vegan Asparagus Soup {Without Cream}

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Easy Creamy Vegan Asparagus Soup {Without Cream}

Looking for a great healthy soup recipe with a creamy texture that’s super easy to make? This vegan asparagus soup is the perfect recipe! And the best part? There’s no cream involved and uses a few simple ingredients.

It's also a tried and tested soup maker asparagus soup and not just for a stove top!

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Course: starter

Cuisine: british

Keyword: asparagus

Servings: people

Calories: 95kcal

Author: Vikkie Lee

Equipment

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Olive oil
500 g Asparagus sliced – remove woody ends by snapping
1 onion diced (200g)
2 cloves garlic minced
1 stick celery sliced (70g)
1 large leek ((210g)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon thyme
800 ml vegetable broth
seasoning

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Remove the woody ends holding the centre of each stick, the other hand holding the thicker woody end, bend and it will snap – the part that snaps needs discarding – do not add it to the soup as it will make the soup stringy.
Add the olive oil to a deep based pan or spray with low calories cooking oil spray and add all the vegetables, garlic, seasoning and thyme and saute on medium to low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally – reserve some asparagus tips for presentation if preferred.
Now add all of the ingredients except the lemon juice and simmer for 15-20 minutes and blend.
Soup Makers: select smooth setting.
Once blended, stir in the lemon juice and garnish with coriander.

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Notes

The best way to prepare the asparagus pieces is to snap the woody ends off by hand as they don't blend well and are unpleasant to eat

To clean out any grit from the leeks, remove the outer tougher leaves and once sliced, wash in a colander under cool water

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