Asparagus foam soup with white and green asparagus, salmon fillet and dill

AUTHOR
Kate Willis
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
3 4
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 200 g white and green asparagus (8 thin stems each)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sugar
  • 3 TABLESPOONS White wine vinegar
  • 200 g Salmon fillet
  • 40 g Butter or margarine
  • 40 g Flour
  • 100 ml Milk
  • 100 g Whipped cream
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1/2 bunch Dill

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash the asparagus, cut off the woody ends. Peel the white asparagus and boil the peel together with the white ends in a pot with 1 litre of water and let it simmer for about 10 minutes

  2. 2

    Pour the asparagus water into a sieve with the skins and ends, collecting the liquid. Pour back into the pot, season with salt and sugar and bring to the boil. Cook the white asparagus for 10-12 minutes until soft. Pour asparagus into a sieve, collect asparagus water, measure 700 ml. Cook green asparagus in boiling salted water for 5-7 minutes, drain. Drain the asparagus

  3. 3

    Bring 3 tbsp vinegar and 500 ml water to the boil in a small pot. Poach the salmon for about 7 minutes. Take out salmon and cut into bite-sized pieces. Keep warm

  4. 4

    Cut green and white asparagus into bite-sized pieces. Set aside the green asparagus and white asparagus tips. Add the white asparagus to the asparagus water, puree and pass through a sieve. Melt the fat in a pot. Sweat flour in it while stirring. Add milk, asparagus water and cream while stirring and bring to the boil. Let simmer for about 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, sugar and lemon juice. Warm the green asparagus and white asparagus tips in the soup

  5. 5

    Wash the dill, shake dry and chop finely. Set aside a few flags for garnishing. Pour the soup into bowls and distribute the salmon pieces evenly. Garnish with chopped dill and dill flags

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
310 kcal
CARBS
11 g
FATS
24 g
PROTEINS
14 g