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      Title: Savory Asparagus Soup
 Categories: California, Soups, Vegetarian
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1    Sweet onion; chopped
    1/2    Garlic head; minced
     20    Asparagus spears; chopped
    1/2 c  Olive oil
      1 ts Onion powder
      1 ts Montreal steak seasoning
      2 tb Butter
  2 1/2 c  Vegetable broth
      1 ts Black pepper
    1/2 ts Turmeric
      1 ts Salt; or more to taste
      8 oz Can crispy fried onions
 
  Chop the onion fine and mince the garlic. Cut off tips of the
  asparagus spears and set aside. Chop the rest of the stalks into 1"
  sections.
  
  Saute onions, garlic, and asparagus sections in olive oil in a pot
  over medium heat, sprinkling the onion powder and Montreal steak
  seasoning and stirring the butter into the vegetable medley once it's
  hot and sizzling.
  
  When the vegetables are soft, after about 8 minutes, add broth, black
  pepper, turmeric, and salt, and turn down the temperature to
  low-medium, so the mixture reaches a gentle bubble. Allow to simmer
  for 15 to 20 minutes.
  
  While the soup mixture is simmering, saute the asparagus tips in
  olive oil until they appear crisp and bright green.
  
  After the vegetables are tender and the soup has thickened somewhat,
  use a hand mixer to blend the soup or pour it into a blender and
  puree it. Either way, the soup should look creamy and cohesive in the
  pot before serving.
  
  Once the soup is blended, fill individual soup bowls and generously
  garnish with the sauteed asparagus tips and crispy fried onions.
  
  Every spoon will make you swoon.
  
  Recipe by Kaitlin Endres, Ramona Home Journal
 
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