Chilled asparagus soup with dill
Ingredients
for 4 people
| 500 g | green asparagus , lower third peeled, cut into pieces approx. 3 cm long |
| 1 tbsp | olive oil |
| 150 g | frozen peas, defrosted |
| 7 dl | water |
| 1 ½ tsp | salt |
| a little | pepper |
| 50 g | Parmesan, grated |
| ¾ bunch | dill, roughly chopped |
| ¼ bunch | dill, torn into pieces |
| 3 tbsp | salted, roasted pistachios, coarsely chopped |
How it's done
Soup
Set aside 4 of the asparagus tips. Heat the oil in a pan, add the asparagus and peas, sauté for approx. 2 mins. Pour in the water, bring to the boil, season. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for approx. 10 mins. until soft. Remove 3 tbsp of peas, set aside. Add the parmesan, puree the soup, leave to cool, chill for at least 2 hrs.
Dill
Add the dill to the soup, briefly puree.
To serve
Serve the soup in deep bowls. Quarter the reserved asparagus tips lengthwise, arrange on top of the soup together with the reserved peas, dill and pistachios.
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