Garden-fresh asparagus soup
<p>Love the healthy snap of a bright-green new-season asparagus stalk? Enjoy their uniquely grassy, sweet flavour and their healthy-bacteria-boosting proteins in this fresh and uplifting soup.</p>
<p><strong>Ingredients:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>2 tablespoons butter</li>
<li>2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve</li>
<li>2 spring onions (scallions), finely chopped, plus extra, curled in cold water, to serve</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon curry powder</li>
<li>1/4 teaspoon ground ginger</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric grated zest and juice of 1 lemon</li>
<li>2 medium turnips, peeled and diced</li>
<li>750 ml (3 cups) vegetable stock</li>
<li>270 ml tin additive-free coconut milk</li>
<li>175 g (1 bunch) asparagus, cut into 1.5 cm pieces</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon Celtic sea salt</li>
<li>freshly cracked black pepper, to taste</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Directions:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Melt the butter with the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.</li>
<li>Add the spring onion and cook, stirring frequently, until soft. Add the curry powder, ginger, turmeric, lemon zest, juice and turnip and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes.</li>
<li>Add the stock, coconut milk and asparagus, and simmer, partially covered, for 15 minutes or until the turnip is tender, then add the salt.</li>
<li>Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly, then purée the mixture in batches in a food processor or blender until smooth.</li>
<li>Reheat gently if necessary, then drizzle with olive oil, grind over black pepper and garnish with curled spring onion.</li>
</ol>
<p><em>Recipe and image from <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.murdochbooks.com.au/browse/books/healthy-cooking/Heal-Your-Gut-Lee-Holmes-9781743365601" target="_blank"><span>'Heal Your Gut'</span></a> by Lee Holmes (Murdoch Books), RRP $29.99.</em></p>
<p><em>Republished with permission of <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.wyza.com.au/recipes/garden-fresh-asparagus-soup.aspx" target="_blank">Wyza.com.au</a>. </em></p>
