Creamy Asparagus Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 liters stock, see recipe description, it should still be hot
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 8 -10 asparagus spears, cooked and chopped into bite size pieces
• 6 -8 potatoes, cooked, peeled and cubed
• 2 carrots, cooked and cubed
• 2 teaspoons salt (to taste)
• pepper
• 2 -3 tablespoons lemon juice
• basil, about a handful, chopped

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a large pot; whisk in the flour and stir for about a minute.
• 2 pour in about 1/4 of the stock, whisking constantly. the stock should thicken up a lot. add the rest of the stock.
• 3 add the cooked asparagus, potatoes, carrots, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and basil.
• 4 bring to a boil; simmer for about 15 minutes.