Dinner Tonight: Asparagus Soup with Egg on Toast

Name: Dinner Tonight: Asparagus Soup with Egg on Toast
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams asparagus, woody ends snapped off; 1 stick celery, trimmed and chopped; 946 milliliters chicken stock (or substitute vegetable for a vegetarian soup); 4 slices baguette round or ciabatta bread; 4 eggs; 1 leek, washed, trimmed, and chopped; 4 servings Olive oil for drizzling; 1 medium white onion, peeled and chopped

Dinner Tonight: Asparagus Soup with Egg on Toast might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This dairy free and vegetarian recipe has 385 calories, 17g of protein, and 21g of fat per serving. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. Head to the store and pick up asparagus, ciabatta bread, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a heavy soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat, then add the celery, onion, and leek. Sweat for 10-12 minutes until the vegetables are soft. Avoid getting too much color on them.

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Vegetable

Olive Oil

Celery

Onion

Leek

Soup

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Pot

While the vegetables are cooking, chop off the tips of the asparagus and reserve. Chop the remaining stalks and add to the pot once the vegetables are cooked. Cover with chicken stock, bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 minutes, covered.

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Chicken Stock

Vegetable

Asparagus

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Pot

Return the soup to the pot and add the asparagus tips. Season to taste with salt (I used about 3/4 tablespoon). Simmer until they are tender, another 7-10 minutes. In the meantime, bring a small pot of water to boil and poach the eggs until the whites are set but the yolk is still runny; toast the baguette rounds in a toaster or under a broiler.

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Asparagus

Baguette