Creamy Asparagus Soup

Name: Creamy Asparagus Soup
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: California, American
Ingredients: 2 pounds, asparagus (see note), stem ends trimmed; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 2 , small leeks, white and light green parts only, halved lengthwise and sliced thin; , Salt and pepper; 3 1/2 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 1/2 cup, frozen peas; 2 tablespoons, grated Parmesan cheese; 1/4 cup, heavy cream; 1/2 teaspoon, lemon juice

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2010

Crème fraîche? Cracked white pepper? Chervil? Who says asparagus soup needs to be fancy to be delicious?

SERVES6

TIME40 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our Creamy Asparagus Soup recipe, we found that cooking asparagus on medium-low heat slowly coaxed out its flavor. But there was a fine line between perfect and overcooked; for its fresh flavor to translate to the soup, the asparagus ne...

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