Spring Asparagus Soup - Instant Pot and Vegan

Do you love asparagus? 

Make this light and tasty asparagus soup to celebrate the beginning of spring while asparagus are plentiful and tender. 

I was shopping in the local supermarket and noticed that asparagus were now in season and on sale! I got a little carried away and purchased more than I really could use up. We had them as a side vegetable two nights in a row but I still had a pound and half left over.  I decided to make soup.

With a growing season of about 6 weeks, asparagus are in their prime in the early spring. I love to advantage of them while they are still tender and crisp.

I developed this soup recipe using asparagus, zucchini, onion, and potatoes. When blended, the soup comes out creamy, green, and flavorful.

It's a wonderful group of vegetables that are low in fat yet high in valuable nutrients and of course is gluten-free and vegan.

I simply toss everything into the Instant Pot, secure the lid, set it to cook for 10 minutes. When done, I remove the lid and blend with an immersion blender. EASY!!

I'm thinking about making this plant-based soup for Passover this year. It would also make a wonderful soup for Easter. 

If you are a soup lover (like me) you might want to take a look at my recently published soups cookbook with over 80 global soups recipes-all plant-based and most can be made in the Instant Pot. Easy Plant-Based Soups (link to Amazon) by Judee Algazi available on Amazon.

Ingredients: 

1.5 pounds of asparagus, washed and stems snapped

2 cups of chopped potatoes

1 medium zucchini, chopped

1 small onion, chopped

1 teaspoon of garlic powder

1 bay leaf

4 cups of vegetable broth

3 cups of water

Salt to taste

Directions:

Toss everything into the Instant Pot. Secure lid. Set to pressure cook for 10 minutes. When done, allow to sit for 5 minutes. Then release steam manually according to manufacturers directions. When all steam is released, remove lid and using an immersion blender ( remove bay leaf first) blend until creamy. 

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