Asparagus Soup

Ingredients:

• 2 lb. asparagus, woody end removed, then cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 3 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 stalks chopped celery
• 1 chopped carrot
• 1 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
• 1/2 cup milk
• sea salt
• black pepper

Directions:

1. Warm the olive oil in a large saucepan over low heat
2. Add onion, celery, carrot and cook about 3 minutes
3. Add garlic and cook 1 minute
4. Add asparagus, salt and pepper to taste, and cook 5 minutes
5. Add chicken broth and simmer covered another 20 minutes
6. Add milk and warm without simmering on low

You may want to add a tsp. of lemon juice.

4 servings