Chilled Asparagus Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (3/4 stick)
• 4 cups asparagus, cut into 1 inch pieces (about 1 1/2 lbs.)
• 2 cups green onions, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 4 cups chicken stock or 4 cups broth
• 1/4 cup dry sherry (optional)
• 12 fresh asparagus spears (garnish)
• 1 -2 cup half-and-half
• salt
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat.
• 2 add asparagus and onion and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 add stock and sherry;reduce heat to medium, cover and cook until asparagus is tender, 2 to 3 minutes;remove from heat.
• 4 puree asparagus mixture in batches in blender or food mill;transfer to a non-metal container.
• 5 cover and chill several hours or overnight.
• 6 cook asparagus spears in boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes; pat dry.
• 7 to serve, add half and half to soup to desired consistancy.
• 8 season with salt and pepper.
• 9 garnish each serving with 2 asparagus spears and serve.