While we are experiencing brighter and longer days, they are still very cold. Cold weather = warm soup. This soup has another layer of warmth with the hint of peppers. Yum.
asparagus pepper bisque
dairy, soy, and gluten free, vegan
splash olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
2 handfuls fresh spinach
1 pound fresh asparagus, chopped
1 cup juice from bell peppers (3-4 peppers)*
1 cup vegetable broth
1 1/2 cups cashews, soaked for 1 hour
pepper and sea salt, to taste
*sub vegetable broth if preferred
Sauté onion, celery, asparagus and spinach in olive oil. Add juice and broth, simmer until asparagus is tender. Transfer to blender (in batches if necessary), add cashews and puree on high until smooth. Return to pot to keep warm. Season with pepper and salt.
Garnish with asparagus tips when serving.
Enjoy!
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Oh, I love this idea of using pepper juice! Yum!
it adds great flavor…
I’ve never had an asparagus based soup before but I can’t imagine it not being tasty!!
if you like asparagus…
hope you + Lincoln are having a GREAT vacation!!
This looks delicious — and I love that there aren’t a ton of seasonings – the veggies can just speak for themselves!
yep – very simple ingredients, and the pepper juice adds great flavor!
Looks so fresh and creamy. Love that it looks like spring too.
yes… me too! until spring arrives, this is what I do!
Mmmmmm – I love asparagus soups! This one will definitely be added to my “must try” list. (This list is getting a lot bigger thanks to you – guess i better get crackin!)
aw, thanks Theresa – I love hearing that! and yep – get crackin’ – I want to hear what you like! also, pet the Long Dog for me!
This is just SO beautiful and I LOVE asparagas!!
thanks, Jess! asparagus is my favorite!
why do I wanna go all Harry Potter on you and call that last picture “The Leaky Cauldron?”
ha! I know, it’s kinda random but I really liked it…
This looks AMAZING. I love how colorful the green is. Asparagus is my favorite veggie. I will definitely be making this one!
I love asparagus too… I hope you like it!
Beautiful green! I’m not a fan of asparagus, but I bet I could sub something else. And I do love bell peppers!
but no GREEN bell peppers, right?
you remembered! now THAT is true friendship.
Okay, this is totally my soup! Bookmarked!
Now I just have to wait for green asparagus coming to the grocery store …
I hope you see good asparagus soon! ours keeps getting better – slim and fresh, YUM!
Mmm so bright and yummy looking!
thank you, Christina! it has pretty great flavors…
tell me more! i’m picky with soups — do you LOVE IT love it , or just like it? I want to try this but my asparagus is precious to me! bahahaha! i trust you – give me the flavor deets! =)
well, if you’re picky with soup maybe don’t try it?? I love Love LOVE asparagus too… and I love this. I would hate to have you try it and not like it, then I’d feel bad and send you asparagus in the mail…
ps: it is BEAUTIFUL!
thank yoooouuuu…
That looks ridiculous! Absolutely delicious!
I make a raw asparagus soup that is absolutely to (die) live for! Must make both…
it IS ridiculous!
I would LOVE to try your raw version – do you have it online? please share… 
Wow! The colour of this soup is amazing and I just love asparagus and spinach, yum yum!!
This looks delicious! I can’t wait to try this, but I don’t have any almond milk on hand. Can I substitute it with something else?
I”ve never heard of such a soup! It looks so pretty
What is with this cold weather? I’m done with winter
Always with the to-die-for green foods! This is 100% my kind of soup… with several kicks of hot sauce, of course. Thanks for the idea, Kristina!
Looks wonderful. What a gorgeous color!
I love the bright green color of this soup! It looks perfect for late winter/early spring
Gorgeous green! I wanted to lick the bowl. I’m in awe of your photos and culinary skills as usual!! What a gift!!
My mom and I ordered asparagus soup at a restaurant – and were surprised when it came out cold – neither of us liked it, but we took it home and heated it up – delicious!
You just reminded me that I wanted to recreate that at home – now I don’t have to – I’ll just steal your recipe
Have a great weekend!
I’m not a fan of many cold soups… glad you warmed it and made it better!
I hope you have a great weekend too, Biz!!
Wow! This is so bright and green I love it!
Whitney
Thanks, Whitney! I love vibrant foods!
Love the bright color in this! I love this recipe, because I always find myself grabbing a bundle of asparagus at the store this time of year, when it’s in season. But one can only enjoy steamed asparagus for so long.
I’ll have to give this a try!
yes – try it… YUM. I rarely steam asparagus anymore… I roast it usually…
You can ship somma that directly to my mouth, kthx.
yea, baby. I would if I could!!
beautiful!
this looks beautiful! I love the use of pepper juice, very creative.
thank you, Shari! the pepper is really good in this!
this is one of my favorites!
found this from the new collage site (congrats on getting on there, you are among some wonderful people, as you should be!). I cannot wait to try this, it looks fantastic!
I haven’t cooked much with asp; you have given me a good starting point with the easy recipe here, thank you!
you are so welcome, Nhi!
saw this on someone else’s sight; did you know?
hi Lisa, which site?
looks delicious!
thanks, Taylor!
love this soup!! we made this weekend and it was perfect with the COOOOLLLLLD we are experiencing. it will be a winter favorite, thank you!
sounds delicious! I love asparagus soup, I will try this one, thank you!
looks delicious!
I love this soup!
Oh yum, can’t wait to try this, thanks.
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my new favorite soup, love the pepper addition.
nice photo
Found this recipe through Gojee. I didn’t realize it was vegan until I finished making it. Yum! This is officially going into regular rotation. Who says vegan food tastes like shredded cardboard? (Well, I did, actually. Happy to be wrong.)
Thank you for sharing this recipe! I’m making it for the 3rd time in just over a month since I found your website. My family all loves this and I’ve shared it with many friends who love it as well. The only thing I do differently is use a full pepper chopped and sauteed with the other veggies plus more broth to make up for the pepper juice.
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