Recipe - Fresh Asparagus Soup

Quantity ingredient:
Three fourths pound Fresh asparagus
5 cup Water
1 teaspoon Salt
1 One half cup Canned chicken broth
One fourth teaspoon Black pepper
ds Cayenne pepper
2 tablespoon Plain low fat yogurt

RECIPE OF THE MONTH in About 10 Minutes! Preparation: 2 minutes...Cook: 4
minutes...Serves: 4...Calories per serving: 41 This is a smooth, luxurious
soup that has a deceptive richness. 1. Break tough ends off asparagus. Cut
remainder into 1inch pieces. 2. In a large saucepan, bring water and salt
to a boil over high heat. 3. Add asparagus and cook until tender, 3 to 5
minutes. 4. Drain into a colander set over a bowl to catch cooking liquid.
5. Measure out and save 2 cups of cooking liquid. 6. Place asparagus and
saved cooking liquid in a food processor or blender. Puree until smooth. 7.
Pour puree into a medium saucepan. Stir in chicken broth, black pepper, and
cayenne and bring to a boil. 8. Remove from heat and stir in yogurt. See
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Posted to MMRecipes Digest V4 #104 by "Jenny S. Johanssen"
johanssen@matnet.com on Apr 14, 1997