Light, tasty and perfect for Spring, this sugar snap pea and asparagus soup is a healthy light meal or starter. If you're craving green vegetables it's a great way to eat them!
With the weather now getting warmer it won't be soup time for much longer. I'm enjoying making soup for my lunch at home these days though. Often I make soup just for one but usually I make enough for two days. It's great to keep in the fridge and easily reheats. Sometimes I plan to have leftovers for the next day but I end up eating it anyway. I find soup can be so addictive. Luckily, soup is healthy or at least this sugar snap pea and asparagus soup is. It's also virtually fat-free! Well, depending on the kind of yogurt you add.
You might not think of adding sugar snap peas to a smooth soup that you blend but they really do work well. Along with the asparagus this green soup really is perfect for spring. I've even topped the soup with some green spring onions! I loved the fresh end result. It tastes of exactly what it is: Pea and asparagus soup and it is a lovely colour too!
How could you adapt this asparagus soup?
This asparagus soup is a great way to make a meal out of green vegetables. You could add any spring greens to it and you'd have a super tasty green soup. If you don't have any sugar snap peas then mange tout or normal fresh green peas would be fine.
I haven't used any spices in this soup. Well, I added a little black pepper but that was all. I really wanted to be able to taste the green vegetables. You could add a few herbs though. A little basil would work well but not too much.
Wondering what other toppings would be great on asparagus soup?
I added a spoonful of yogurt to each bowl of soup and then a few chopped spring onions. If you don't have or don't like yogurt then sour cream or quark would both work.
Another great idea would be a spoonful of pesto swirled in at the end. Garlic croutons or indeed any croutons are always great on a simple soup too!
What to serve with this green vegetable soup?
I think there is nothing better to eat with this sugar snap pea and asparagus soup than some freshly baked bread. Of course, that might not be practical so any bread would go well. If you do want to make your own bread these basic white bread rolls are lovely. If you're looking for quick bread recipes then my garlic and herb butter quick bread is delicious and indulgent. Or why not just make some soda bread?
Anything to remember when making this asparagus soup?
This green vegetable soup is a really simple soup so it's important you use ingredients that taste great. It does taste of exactly what it's made of i.e. peas and asparagus so make sure the other ingredients are good. Use a good vegetable stock as you aren't going to be adding lots of spices.
Recipe for Sugar Snap Pea and Asparagus Soup
Sugar Snap Pea and Asparagus Soup
Ingredients
- 150 g asparagus spears `
- 150 g sugar snap peas
- 4 spring onions
- 1 clove garlic
- 500 ml vegetable stock
- pinch black pepper
- 2 tbsp yogurt to serve
Instructions
- Remove the woody ends of the asparagus. Bend the asparagus and they should snap just above the woody bit.
- Dice the asparagus, three of the onions and the sugar snap peas and put in a small saucepan. Add the crushed garlic.
- Cover the vegetables with hot vegetable stock and simmer for 5 minutes or until tender.
- Transfer to a blender or use a hand-held blender to blend till smooth. Season to taste.
- Put in a bowl. Add a drizzle of yogurt and the other chopped spring onion to garnish.
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More Easy Soup Recipes
I love soup and you'll find lots of soups in my easy homemade soups recipe collection. Here are just a few of my favourites:
Roasted garlic and beetroot soup
Potato and Kale Soup
Deb in Hawaii
This looks like the perfect soup to welcome spring. Love the pairing of the asparagus and peas. Thanks for sharing it with Souper Sundays. 😉
Rosh
Excellent recipe! Looks mouthwatering. Thanks a lot for sharing this wonderful recipe on my space 🙂 You have such a lovely blog!
Corina
Thank you Rosh
frugalfeeding
This must have such a good taste - what a wonderful recipe for this time of the year.
Tandy
this is a great idea! And I am sure it would be perfect as a cold summer soup as well 🙂
Corina
Actually Tamy suggested serving it cold as well as hot in her blog so I'm sure it would be great cold.
Jayanthi
The soup looks very sumptuous. I love the yogurt and spring onion toppings, it makes the soup more inviting.
Kelly
Wow this looks fantastic, what a great recipe! Love your blog, so glad to be your newest follower! xoxo
ourkrazykitchen
I'm so glad you enjoyed this recipe - one of my favorites. I have tried it with regular peas, but prefer it with sugar snaps, they just have a little more umpf!
I hope we get paired again some day, but I won't wait for that to try several more of your recipes.
ourkrazykitchen
P.S. OURkrAzYkitchen is part of ALWAYS Eat On The Good China 🙂
Corina
me too! I'll be trying the Moroccan beef and noodles for sure.
Big Hungry Gnomes
I think soup should be welcomed all year round, as it change from something rich and comforting for the winter to something fresh and light when sun comes out. Your asparagus and sugar snap pea soup looks and sounds delicious. The colour of it makes me think of a sunny spring day and I think it's perfect for this time of year. I can't wait to try it out but I was wondering if you think I could substitute frozen peas for the sugar snaps as we always have frozen peas, whereas sugar snaps are more of a rare treat in our house?
Corina
I'm sure ordinary peas would be just as good. I'd made pea soup before but never used sugar snap ones in soup and the flavour is very similar.