Spring means lots of fresh young vegetables for your meals. Today’s soup is Creamy Spring Vegetable Soup. This is a fantastic springtime soup: it’s sweet, savory, creamy, and full of vegetables. I used half and half instead of cream for good flavor but less calories.
Creamy Spring Vegetable Soup
Use organic when available. 10 servings
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Creamy Spring Vegetable Soup
Servings 10 servings
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 lb leeks, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 clove garlic minced
- 2 quarts low-sodium chicken or vegetable stock
- 2 large potatoes, chopped
- 2 large carrots, chopped
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 bunch fresh asparagus, trimmed & cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1/3 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
- 1/2 lb fresh spinach
- 1 cup half and half
- salt & black pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar
- optional grated parmesan
Instructions
- Place olive oil in a large pot over medium heat
- Add leeks and onion and cook for 2 minutes
- Add garlic, stir, and cook for another minute or until tender
- Pour chicken or vegetable broth into pot
- Stir in potatoes, carrots, and rice
- Add thyme, salt, and pepper
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender
- Stir spinach, lemon juice, and asparagus into the soup mixture, and continue cooking about 5 minutes
- Pour half and half into soup and cook for 5 minutes more
- Serve with crusty bread
- Optional Sprinkle grated parmesan on top of each serving of soup
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This looks and sounds delicious, especially with asparagus! You certainly eat very well!
This sounds really good and I like the idea of including rice in the soup 🙂
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This sounds perfect for spring when asparagus is so fresh.
I love a light soup like this one! Thanks, visiting from #MMBC
This sounds like a perfect soup for Spring! Yum, yum!
Looks creamy, springy and delicious!
Looks good.
This soup looks delicious! I don’t have creamy soups too often but I definitely need to try this one.
I’ve had a lot of homemade soup from the freezer since we didn’t have a car when we returned home from Florida. Gumbo yesterday. Chicken noodle and squash today. There’s plenty more in there.
Oh yum Carol. This looks Delish. Pinned.
thanks for the pin, my friend!