{"id":1484,"date":"2012-07-15T14:32:09","date_gmt":"2012-07-15T18:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paletted.wwwmi3-ts8.a2hosted.com\/cuisine\/?p=1484"},"modified":"2016-01-18T12:01:17","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T17:01:17","slug":"chilled-asparagus-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/2012\/07\/15\/chilled-asparagus-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilled Asparagus Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"

summary<\/strong>: Fresh asparagus, leeks, shallots and spinach cooked and pureed into a perfect summer chiller. Don’t forget the drizzle of rosemary infused olive oil to finish the dish! Serve shooters for amuse bouche or in a soup bowl as an appetizer. Place a blenched asparagus spear in the shooter glass for that WOW factor!<\/em> <\/p>\n

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\nRecipe: Chilled Asparagus Soup<\/a><\/legend>\n

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Ingredients<\/h4>\n
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  • 1 lb fresh asparagus, washed and coarsely cut<\/li>\n
  • 1 leek, washed, white part only, coarsely chopped<\/li>\n
  • 1 medium shallot, coarsely chopped<\/li>\n
  • 1 medium potato, peeled and coarsely chopped<\/li>\n
  • 1 bag fresh spinach (10 to 12 oz)<\/li>\n
  • 6 cups chicken or vegetable stock<\/li>\n
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n
  • Salt and Pepper to tast<\/li>\n
  • 1 tsp rosemary infused olive oil, for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    Instructions<\/h4>\n
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    1. In a large pot over medium-low heat saute leeks and shallots in olive oil. <\/li>\n
    2. Stir occasionally, until translucent, about 10 minutes.<\/li>\n
    3. Add asparagus and saute until asparagus is bright green and softer, 5 – 6 minutes.<\/li>\n
    4. Add stock and potato, increase heat to medium and bring to a slow boil. <\/li>\n
    5. Adjust heat to simmer, and cook until potato is tender enough to fork without applying too much pressure, yet not too mushy, about 10 minutes from boiling.<\/li>\n
    6. Add spinach and cook while stirring until spinach is wilted and bright green. About 1 minute (for baby spinach. mature spinach will take a bit longer).<\/li>\n
    7. Mix in salt and pepper and cool the mixture.<\/li>\n
    8. With a food processor, blender or hand mixer puree till very smooth. <\/li>\n
    9. Strain with a fine sieve over a storage container .<\/li>\n
    10. Chill over night or at least 4 hours before serving.<\/li>\n
    11. When serving, garnish with a light drizzle of rosemary infused olive oil. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
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      Quick Notes<\/h4>\n
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      • Great for party planning: can be made the night before.<\/li>\n
      • Don’t skip the spinach! It gives the soup its lively green color, unlike the tired ‘overcooked asparagus’ color.<\/li>\n
      • I love pureeing this soup in a Vitamix. It comes out so smooth it runs through the sieve.<\/li>\n
      • A blenched asparagus spear is a nice touch, especially for shooters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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        Variations<\/h4>\n
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        • Try different olive oils: mint infused olive oil brings even more freshness to this chiller.<\/li>\n
        • Add herbs you like to the mix before pureeing: mint or basil will have a big effect with small quantities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

          Preparation time: 40 minute(s) <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Cooking time: 30 minute(s) <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Diet type: <\/span>Vegetarian<\/span><\/p>\n

          Diet tags: <\/span>Gluten free<\/span><\/p>\n

          Number of servings (yield): <\/span>4-6 as a soup serving, 20 to 30 shooters<\/span><\/p>\n

          Copyright © Palette Dome Cuisine.
          \nRecipe by Chef Mesilati.
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          Fresh asparagus, leeks and shallots cooked and pureed into a perfect summer chiller. A great summer appetizer or a party shooter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[299,306,1,335,300,342,305,336,6,4,302,314,303,343,301,338],"tags":[126,203,125,64,44,207,205,52,10,47],"class_list":["post-1484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-course","category-dinner","category-food","category-gluten-free","category-ingredients","category-kosher-style","category-lunch","category-nut-free","category-recipes","category-seasonal","category-seasonal-recipes","category-soup-stew-curry","category-special-diet","category-spring","category-type","category-vegetarian","tag-asparagus","tag-food","tag-gluten-free","tag-healthy","tag-recipe","tag-recipes","tag-seasonal","tag-soup","tag-summer","tag-vegeterian"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcRuXt-nW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2918,"url":"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/2016\/04\/03\/asparagus-time\/","url_meta":{"origin":1484,"position":0},"title":"Asparagus Time. 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