Curried Asparagus Vichyssoise

Geema's Note:

A cool, silky, summertime soup fit for a king or queen. Your family and guests will feel like royalty when you serve them this elegant soup with scrumptuous crab garnish. My DH enjoys this soup hot, while I like it cold; it's delicious either way. As a bonus, there are no dairy products or soy products used to create the creamy texture of this soup.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 sweet onion , chopped (Vidalia, Maui, etc.)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 ½ teaspoons curry powder
• 1 large carrot , peeled and sliced
• 2 medium red potatoes , peeled and chopped
• 1 lb asparagus , peeled,tough ends snapped off,and then cut into pieces
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk (unsweetened kind)
• 1 cup vegetable broth or 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• ¼ cup green onion , sliced very thin
• 1 cup crabmeat , fresh or canned drained and rinsed flaked
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Cook the onion in butter in a medium saucepan over low heat for around 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Add curry powder and cook for 2 more minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Add the carrots, potatoes, asparagus, soy sauce, coconut milk and broth to the pan.
4. The liquid should barely cover the vegetables, so add or subtract broth if necessary.
5. Bring to the boiling point, then turn down the heat to low.
6. Cover the pan and simmer for around 45 minutes until the carrots and potatoes are soft.
7. In batches, puree the soup in a blender.
8. Next, pour it through a strainer into a bowl to remove all lumps remaining.
9. Taste the soup for seasoning, adding salt and pepper to your taste preference.
10. Chill the soup in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
11. Taste soup again, since chilling often reduces the flavor impact.
12. Pour into 4 shallow bowls.
13. Spoon 1/4 cup crab meat into the center of each bowl and sprinkle with some sliced green onions.

Reviews

[Latchy]

I really liked this recipe both hot and well chilled. When I looked at the ingredients and there was 21/2 teaspoons of curry I made sure I used a mild one and I think that was the right decision otherwise the curry could have taken over the delicate flavours of the ingredients. It's a going in my cookbook.

[Bergy]

5 star all the way - it is a hot, but comfortable day and we were going to have lunch outside so I decided that this was just right. It is simple to make easy instructions to follow and very very good. This soup can be served anytime at a simple lunch or an elegant dinner party. Be sure to turn the heat down to low (as the recipe states) after it reaches boiling point & I recommend stirring it a few times. I used artificial crab cut into small bitsize chunks wonderful.As the recipe says chill for 4 hours you want this soup to be definately cold The soup was followed with cheeses crackers & fresh ice cold grapes. Guess what soup my summer guests will be having? Thanks to whomever sent in this recipe it's a keeper