Roasted Asparagus Soup with Lovage and Dill
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Author Notes: When we moved to this house 31 years ago, the backyard was a flatland save for two sticks that called themselves trees, a three foot lilac bush and a small 4 x 10 empty garden plot. My Dad, an avid gardener, came over armed with cuttings from his herb garden - thyme, sage, chives, garlic chives, oregano and lovage. He told me that the lovage would give me years of wonderful celery flavor for soups and stews and would grow like a bush every year. Well, 31 years later, the two sticks are over 50 feet tall, the lilac is huge and the lovage comes back every year. - inpatskitchen
Makes 7 cups
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3/4 pound green asparagus, trimmed
- 3/4 pound white asparagus, trimmed
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced shallot
- 1 1/2 cups peeled and diced new potatoes
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons chopped lovage(or celery leaves if lovage is not available)
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill
- 1 tablespoon dried dillweed
- salt and white pepper to taste
- sour cream for garnish (optional)
- Rub the asparagus with the olive oil and roast in a 400F oven for 20 minutes. Let cool a bit and then cut into 2 inch pieces.
- Sweat the shallot in the 3 tablespoons butter until soft.
- Stir in the potatoes and lovage and add the broth. Bring to a boil and then simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 8 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the fresh and dried dill and the asparagus.
- Process in a food processor or blender, in batches, until smooth.
- Reheat and season to taste with the salt and white pepper. Garnish each serving with a dollop of sour cream if desired.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Spring Vegetable Recipe
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about 2 years ago gingerroot
Your soup sounds delicious, and I really love your story. I love lilacs and it reminded me of the large lilac bush that grew outside of my apartment in Boston. Their intoxicating aroma let me know that spring had arrived; I had survived another long Boston winter.
about 2 years ago inpatskitchen
Thank you gingerroot! This winter was long and cold for us...BUT it was 80F yesterday..time to crank up the air!
about 2 years ago wssmom
What a terrific story and a great way to remember your dad! Are the lilacs in full bloom now? (Oh, yeah, and the soup sounds pretty awesome, too!)
about 2 years ago inpatskitchen
The lilacs are in bloom ( I'll bring a few in as soon as the Mom's Day tulips lose it), Dad's still gardening at 86...and thanks for the soup like!
about 2 years ago boulangere
Cynthia is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
Lovely, earthy soup. Wonderful story.
about 2 years ago inpatskitchen
Thank you boulangere!