Asparagus Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups chicken broth (or veggie)
• 1/3 cup long grain rice
• 1/2 lb asparagus spear (trimmed and sliced diagonally 1 inch pieces)
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan, bring stock and rice to a boil.
• 2 reduce heat and add asparagus partially cover and cook 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
• 3 in a small bowl, whisk eggs until well beaten.
• 4 stir in lemon juice.
• 5 whisk approximately 250 ml (1 cup) hot stock into egg mixture to rice mixture, stirring constantly.
• 6 cook over low heat until smooth and thick.
• 7 do not boil or soup will curdle.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 stir in lemon rind.
• 10 season with pepper.