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[tree_and_leaf]

Due to some unexpected invitations over the weekend, I have been left with 250g of white asparagus, which really needs something done with it, but I can't eat this evening, because I have something else needing eaten...

Anyone have a good soup recipe?

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[bookwormsarah.livejournal.com]

Could you blanch them and freeze until a time when you feel the need for asparagus? Have done that with random veg before and it usually works well...

[tree_and_leaf]

In theory an excellent idea, but we don't really have the freezer compartment space... :(

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Water, asparagus, salt & pepper, and cream or creme fraiche, I think.

[tree_and_leaf]

Sounds suitably foolproof - though I think I might follow the suggestion of wemyss' site, and use stock.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Indeed - when I saw that, I realised that Creatrix usually does this.

[wuglet.livejournal.com]

You could try chefkoch.de for recipes, they usually have a large variety of very yummy stuff. :)
I absolutely despise asparagus, therefore I don't know any recipes myself. Sorry. ;)

[tree_and_leaf]

Looks like an excellent site, though I think I have already had my soup needs resolved.

*boggles at people disliking asparagus*

[sacred-sarcasm.livejournal.com]

I'm another one who dislikes asparagus, sadly. It's a shame because I love regional food and marking seasons with what I eat, and it's a shame I can't ever join in the first aspargus spears squee.

(there is some forced rhubarb coming through though - I adore rubarb)

[wuglet.livejournal.com]

Yeah well, the taste of asparagus makes me gag. I like everything else in the veggie department though. ;)

Why, yes. Yes, as it happens, I do.

[wemyss.livejournal.com]

http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/recipebook/index.php?option=com_rapidrecipe&page=viewrecipe&recipe_id=45&Itemid=28

Additionally, there's

http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/recipebook/index.php?option=com_rapidrecipe&page=viewrecipe&recipe_id=970

and, again soupily, this:

http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/recipebook/index.php?option=com_rapidrecipe&page=viewrecipe&recipe_id=252

Re: Why, yes. Yes, as it happens, I do.

[tree_and_leaf]

Thank you - the chilled soup sounds perfect; it was 28ºC at ten o'clock this morning. That way, I can leave the soup to chill over night, and have it for lunch tomorrow.

Could be worse.

[wemyss.livejournal.com]

Could be sodding raining.

Re: Could be worse.

[tree_and_leaf]

True; I shouldn't complain, but I'm not used to even quite moderate heat!

Hope the weather improves for you.

[sammee42.livejournal.com]

Hello there. Tim enjoys pureeing asparagus and using it as a base for adding other lovely vegetables, Parmesan cheese, and perhaps some butter. It's very good with green asparagus, although I've never had it with white. But be forewarned: asparagus does tend to cause less-than-pleasant body odor...

[tree_and_leaf]

That's an interesting idea - I'll try it some time (Baden is an asparagus growing area, so it's actually one of the cheaper options at the market at the moment - and is very fresh and local) - I just wanted something I could cook yesterday night and eat another day. Incidentally, most German aspargus is white - it's a bit thicker, and you have to peel it, but the taste is not all that much different - slightly more delicate, perhaps.

And yeah, I know about the asparagus effect - at least as far as pee goes; I've never noticed it affecting sweat. Oddly enough, some people can't actually smell it!