Asparagus and Pea Soup with Parsnip Crisps
Healthy asparagus and pea soup
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Heat
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Dietary Info
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Prep 10 mins
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Cook 30 mins
A wonderful summery soup
Hari says
If you love a good soup then this is a delicious one to try. For me, it tastes of summer with gorgeous seasonal asparagus and fresh peas. Sometimes I use the offcuts of asparagus to make this and do something more glamorous with the spears. The parsnip chrisps make a great healthier alternative to croutons and the soup has a wonderful colour and a lovely light flavour. Gently place the parsnip crisps on top when serving to really wow your dinner guests.
- Ingredients
- Method
Soup
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 340g asparagus
- 250g peas
- pinch cracked black pepper, or to taste
- Salt to taste
Parsnip Crisps
- 1 parsnip
- oil for frying
- salt
Method
Soup
- Heat butter in a pan and add the garlic. Cook to soften then stir in the chopped onion.
- Stir and leave to cook for 2 or 3 minutes.
- Stir in flour and roast for a minute or so to lose the rawness.
- Add 500ml of water and stir ensuring there are no lumps.
- Add the asparagus, peas, salt and pepper and bring to the boil
- Leave the pan to simmer until asparagus has cooked (about 15-20 minutes).
- Pour the soup into a blender and blitz until smooth.
- Pour through a strainer and return to the heat for a few minutes, check the seasoning then remove from the heat.
Parsnip Crisps
- Heat some oil to deep fry the crisps in.
- Peel the parsnip and using your peeler strip off thin slivers.
- To check the oil is hot enough place in a sliver of the parsnip into the oil. If it bubbles and crisps up its ready.
- Continue with the remaining slivers and place onto some kitchen roll to drain.
- Sprinkle with a little salt and serve on top of the soup.
Nutritional information
| Typical values* | per Serving |
|---|---|
| Calories | 155.00 |
| Fat (g) | 2.00 |
| of which saturates (g) | 0.00 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 30.00 |
| of which sugars (g) | 10.00 |
| Fibre (g) | 9.00 |
| Protein (g) | 7.00 |
| Salt (mg) | 0.091 |
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