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White Asparagus Arugula Soup

White Asparagus Arugula Soup

Course Soup
Cuisine German
Keyword arugula soup, spring recipes, white asparagus arugula soup, white asparagus recipe, white asparagus soup
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 6
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

  • 1 lbs white asparagus
  • 1 orange
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons butter divided
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • pinch sugar
  • 1 white potato
  • 2 cups chopped fresh arugula
  • 1 shallot
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 9 oz mascarpone
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Peel asparagus.
  2. Chop into pieces.
  3. Cut the orange in half. Scrape a large peel off one of the halves. Zest the other half.
  4. Juice the orange halves.
  5. Add 6 cups water, the asparagus peels, orange peel and juice, 1 tablespoon of butter kosher salt and sugar to a pot.
  6. Bring to a boil. Turn the heat down and simmer for 20 minutes.
  7. Peel and dice the potato.
  8. Strain the orange and asparagus peels reserving the liquid in the pot.
  9. Boil the white asparagus, potato and arugula in the broth for about 15 minutes.
  10. Peel and dice the shallot. Fry in the remaining butter until translucent.
  11. Pour in the wine and reduce by half. Add to the pot.
  12. Finely puree the asparagus and potatoes in the stock.
  13. Stir in 3/4 of the mascarpone.
  14. Cook for another 5 minutes.
  15. Season with salt, pepper and sugar if needed.
  16. Mix the remaining mascarpone with the orange zest.
  17. Distribute the soup into 4 bowls.
  18. Top each with a dollop of the orange mascarpone and serve.