Green Asparagus Soup

Certainly, this is one of my favourite soups. I had to wait for a few months until I could find local green asparagus.

This soup is made with bread and almonds, what makes it quite filling. With this soup and not much more you have a proper lunch. You have to try it.

Instead of asparagus, you can also make this soup with monkfish or shrimp, clams and any fish and you get a delicious fish soup.

GREEN ASPARAGUS SOUP

1 bunch of green asparagus

8 or 10 peeled raw almonds

1 slice of bread

2 cloves of garlic

1 onion

2 tomatoes, peeled

Olive oil

A sprig of parsley

Ground cumin

Ground black pepper

Yellow food colouring

In a pot put plenty of water and some salt and cook the asparagus, rinsed and chopped.

Meanwhile, fry until golden the almonds, garlic and bread in a frying pan with a good splash of oil. As they are ready, take them out and put them in the mixer. In the remaining oil fry the onion and tomatoes cut into chunks. Add the parsley at the last minute to prevent burning. Pour this chunky sauce into the mixer (along with almonds, bread and garlic), add water and liquidise thoroughly.

Pour this mixture into the boiling water with the asparagus. Add ground cumin and ground pepper to taste. You can also add some yellow colouring to make it look even more appetizing. Let it boil for 5 minutes and ready.

It goes very well accompanied by croutons and chopped hard boiled egg.