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Simple Asparagus and Ramp Soup (Vegan)

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
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Ingredients

Soup Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 12 ramps/wild leeks, cleaned and chopped (white bulbs and greens divided)
  • 1 medium waxy potato, peeled and diced
  • 1 lb bunch of asparagus, trimmed and chopped
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • ¼ cup dry white wine
  • sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste
  • 4-5 cups vegetable stock (see note on enriching stock with asparagus)
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice

Optional Garnishes

  • kale chips (chopped kale tossed in oil, salt + pepper and baked in a single layer at 400°F for about 10 minutes or until crisp)
  • cooked quinoa
  • diced avocado
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • fresh pepper
  • chopped chives/chive blossoms
  • edible flowers

Instructions

  • Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the chopped white ramp bulbs to the pot. Stir them around and cook them until slightly softened, about 2 minutes.
  • Add the diced potato, asparagus and cayenne. Sauté the vegetables for a minute or so. Add the white wine, let the alcohol burn off a bit and stir the vegetables some more. Season everything with salt and pepper. Keep cooking the vegetables until the asparagus is bright, bright green, about 4 minutes.
  • Add the vegetable stock to the pot (enough to cover by an inch or so) and bring the mixture to a boil. Simmer the soup until the potatoes are just tender, about 15 minutes or so. Add the chopped ramp greens and stir. Simmer until the ramp greens are bright and softened, about 2 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat.
  • Carefully blend the soup in batches in your blender to purée. Add the blended soup back to the pot. Add the lime juice to the puréed soup and stir to combine. Check the soup for seasoning and adjust if necessary (more salt, lime etc). To serve, bring the pureed soup to a boil and serve with any garnishes you like.

Equipment

  • Blender

Recipe Notes

  • I like to simmer my vegetable stock with a few chopped up pieces of asparagus prior to making this to really amp up the sweet asparagus flavour. Usually the tough ends that I'm trimming anyway are perfect for this!
  • Start with just a small pinch of cayenne — this is a delicate soup and it doesn't take much. You can always add more at the end once blended.
  • Blend the soup as soon as the vegetables are just tender. Overcooking is the main reason the soup loses its bright green color.
A silky, vivid green asparagus and ramp soup that comes together in about 30 minutes. Bright, seasonal, and delicate with a squeeze of lime and a splash of white wine to lift all the flavors up.