Lemony Asparagus-Dill Soup
Hope everyone had a great weekend. Spring has been taunting us here in Boston. One week it’s sunny and warm. The next week it’s chilly and windy. I hear it’s supposed to warm up next week for one of our favorite days in Boston – Marathon Monday! But I’m getting ahead of myself.
It’s time again for another recipe from Yankee Magazine. This week, I used some fresh spring asparagus to make Lemony Asparagus-Dill Soup. Hubby and I really enjoyed this soup which is creamy, smooth, and full of the flavor of asparagus, dill, and lemon. Be sure to head over to Cooking New England to check out the full post.
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I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
This has been a great hit this winter in “ski country” –easy to make with (pretty) easy ingredients to have on hand (once you buy the bag of sliced almonds, frozen cranberries, and almond extract!)
First time I made it as written. Delicious but very strong almond flavor. Second time I reduced the 1/2 c sugar on the cranberries to 1/4 cup, sub’d fine cornmeal for 1/2 the flour and reduced the almond extract by half. Pretty tart but almost all my friends liked it better (and if you want it sweeter you can add the whipped cream or ice cream…) and it is a nice counterpoint on a dessert buffet of sweeter brownies and cookies.
Thanks for the recipe! Hope you are doing well in Ohio.
beantownbaker — January 14th, 2013 @ 3:45 pm
So glad you’ve enjoyed this. I loved how simple it was to make! Almond extract definitely has a strong flavor, so I can see cutting it down for sure! Ohio is treating us well so far.