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Spicy Asparagus Potato Soup

So, what did you all think of the blizzard of 2017? As my grandfather used to say, “That was a humdinger!”

I’m not nearly as enthusiastic about eclectic weather as he was, so my verbiage was a little more indelicate while I filled the bathtub with pails of water in case the electricity gave out.

Tomato/tahmato.

But, the electricity held out, and as I watched buckets of snow fall from the sky, I felt the need for something quick, simple, and filling.

And spicy, of course.

When mid-March roars like an angry toddler, sometimes you just need a little heat to keep your sanity.

Spicy Asparagus Potato Soup

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

1 small red onion, diced

½ teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon lemon pepper

4 cups chicken or vegetable broth

3 large red potatoes

1 lb. fresh asparagus, tough ends removed and roughly chopped

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Instructions:

Heat butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and season with salt and pepper. Sauté onion until softened, about 5 minutes. Add broth and bring to a boil. Stir in potatoes and asparagus, and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer until potatoes are softened, about 15-20 minutes.

Ladle soup into a blender, and top with a clean kitchen towel. Slowly process the soup until smooth.

Divide between 2 bowls, and drizzle remaining olive oil over soup. Top with pepper flakes.

Enjoy!

(Photos by Launie Kettler)

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