Light Creamy Asparagus Soup
on Mar 23, 2016, Updated Aug 23, 2024
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Take advantage of spring produce and make this Light Creamy Asparagus Soup! Loaded with fresh asparagus, leeks, peas and Greek yogurt to make it creamy, but also keeping it light and healthy!
Colorado’s crazy spring weather is in full force. I’d been hoping maybe it would be different this year, but no such luck. Last Friday winter went out with a bang and we were blessed with cold snowy weather. It continued into Saturday morning making my long run a cross between a nightmare and pleasant.
I wasn’t even a mile into my run when I hit a patch of ice covered with fresh snow. It was the first time I’d seen my legs fly up in the air during a fall. As I lay there making sure I was still alive, I tried to figure out how I managed to land on my back, but still tear the skin off my knee. Whatever happened mid-fall I’ll never figure out, but I’m sure it didn’t look graceful.
Instead of turning around and going home to A) call it a day or B) do my run on the treadmill, I decided to continue on and if I fell again then I would turn around…smart right? Luckily the rest of my run although cold, snowy and slow, was actually rather peaceful. There was hardly anyone out, only a few nuts like myself and the coyote taking cover under a pine tree that I surprised. It was so quiet all I could hear was the snow falling and the sound of it crunching under my shoes.
Sunday started out bitter cold at 14 degrees and winds making it feel like 8, but by the afternoon it was 60 degrees, sunny and beautiful. Monday and Tuesday I was in shorts and a t-shirt loving the 70 degree afternoons and now here we are on Wednesday and it’s only supposed to be 40 degrees with rain and snow. More snow is expected this weekend so I guess I won’t be sitting out in my swimsuit trying to get a tan. There’s never a dull moment when it comes to spring weather in Colorado!
Now that I’ve thoroughly bored you with my weather forecast let’s talk about this Light Creamy Asparagus Soup. If you love asparagus you are going to love some of the recipes I have planned over the next couple weeks! While I call this asparagus soup creamy, you won’t find a drop of cream in it. Instead I’ve replaced it with plain Greek yogurt and it’s fabulous! The key to adding Greek yogurt to anything hot is to add it off the heat. By doing this you’ll prevent it from curdling…nobody wants curdled soup. This soup is perfect if you’re like me and still experiencing some cold spring weather and if you’re not, you should still make it because it’s delicious!
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Light Creamy Asparagus Soup
Ingredients
- 1 leek cleaned and thinly sliced
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- 1 1/2 pounds asparagus woody ends broken off and cut into 1-2 inch pieces
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- Pinch of red pepper flakes optional
- Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
- 4 cups low sodium chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt 2% may also be used
- Shaved or grated parmesan cheese for topping the soup
Instructions
- Heat a the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add in the leek, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper and sauté for 3 minutes or until the leek starts to soften.
- Add in the chopped asparagus and sauté another 3-4 minutes. Add in the frozen peas, chicken or vegetable broth and water and bring to a boil. When the soup is boiling, cover with a lid, lower the heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes or until the asparagus is very tender.
- Remove from the heat and use an immersion stick or blender to blend the soup until it is smooth. Stir in the Greek yogurt and season with more salt and pepper. Serve the soup topped with Parmesan cheese.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi Danae! Two quick questions. My husband is allergic to peas, is there something that can sub in for those or will it be fine without them? And can this be frozen and reheated?
Thanks!
Hi Heather, you can either omit the peas or add in a small diced potato (I recommend Yukon Gold). If you don’t add the potato and omit the peas you may find that the soup is a little thinner since you won’t have the starchy vegetable. As far as freezing, I don’t typically recommend doing it with soups that have a lot of dairy.
This soup is delish!!! My one question is in the nutrition info. Is it really over 400 calories? The only thing I could think that would a significant amount of calories is the yogurt. Is that a typo or maybe it’s in grams??? I figured them out myself and it only came to about 180 calories per serving. I’m a calorie counter so it makes a BIG difference.
Hi JC, I recalculated the calories and they were way off. The nutritional info has been updated and came out much closer to what you calculated. Sorry for the confusion.
Very, very tasty, easy to make and healthy. Would definitely make again!
Thanks Connie, glad you enjoyed the soup!
This look so good. Love asparagus, so will try this recipe for sure !
Thanks Sophie! I hope you like the soup!
Sounds like just my kind of soup, I can never get enough of asparagus this time of year!
Me too Sylvie! Love asparagus!
This is the perfect comfort food!
Thanks Taylor!
This is so smooth, I can’t believer there’s no cream. Perfect for spring!
Thanks Kellie!
Glad to hear you didn’t hurt yourself! Spring snow is the worst. I am loving this recipe; asparagus soup is one of my favorites but I haven’t tried making it myself. Pinning for later!
Thanks Celia! I am not a fan of spring snow! I just spent the last 2 hours shoveling from our blizzard today, I’m spent.
This sounds so good, I love asparagus and I need to try this!
Thanks Marye!
Aiii, I hope you are alright! My mom fell quite hard two weeks ago when she was surprised by ice while cycling… Scary things. I’m not much of a runner myself but I can imagine that, despite the cold, it must be quite peaceful to run into nearly no one…. So quiet.
I love asparagus and I love soup, so this is a perfect recipe for me. It looks delicious!
Oh no, I hope your mom is ok! I think bike falls are worse than running falls. On a brighter note, if you love asparagus then this is the soup for you Vivian!