Asparagus, Pea Shoot, Spinach, and Potato Soup

Delicious homemade soup that's packed with green garden vegetables and herbs. Use a handful of the herbs of your choice. It's a lovely fresh spring color. Garnish with a little cream.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 209 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 bunch fresh spinach
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 1 tablespoon creme fraiche
• 1 large potato, quartered, or more to taste
• 2 ½ cups chicken stock, or more to taste
• 1 bunch pea shoots
• 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped pineapple mint, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add potato; simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Return to the pot and pour in chicken stock. Add spinach and pea shoots.

Step 2

Heat oil in a large skillet. Add asparagus, onion, celery, mint, and sage. Cook and stir until asparagus is tender, 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 3

Stir asparagus mixture into the chicken stock in the pot. Simmer soup over medium-low heat until flavors combine, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 4

Pour soup into a food processor; process until smooth, about 20 seconds. Pour back into the pot. Stir in creme fraiche. Season with salt and pepper.