CREAM OF ASPARAGUS SOUP 1 (16 oz.) can asparagus 1 medium onion, chopped 1/4 c. butter or margarine 1/4 c. flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. nutmeg milk Drain asparagus, reserving liquid. Cook onion in butter until soft. Stir in flour and seasonings; cook and stir until pasty. Add enough milk to reserved asparagus liquid to make one quart. Add to flour mixture, cooking and stirring until slightly thickened. Twirl about 3/4 of the asparagus in blender. Add to milk mixture and heat through. Garnish with croutons, shredded cheese or toasted sunflower seeds, if desired. Makes about 6 servings. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |