Green Cheese Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup spinach, cooked and chopped
• 1/2 cup asparagus, cooked and chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed (small)
• 2 tablespoons shallots, chopped
• 1 cup milk, homogenized
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup wine
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup asiago cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup havarti cheese, grated
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 mix all liquid ingredients together except the lemon juice. set aside.
• 2 drop the chopped cooked spinach and asparagus into a blender along with 1 ½ cups of liquid. puree.
• 3 in a medium large saucepan, melt the butter and stir in the flour ‘til smooth.
• 4 slowly add the remaining liquid mixture and the puree to the sauce pot, stirring constantly.
• 5 add the lemon juice.
• 6 salt & pepper to taste.
• 7 add all of the cheese and stir. the cheese will quickly melt.
• 8 cook over a low heat about 8 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 9 add a light swirl of warmed cream to each serving and sprinkle with fresh ground pepper.
• 10 serve it up hot with chunks of hot crusty bread!