Asparagus Soup With Brie Bruschetta Recipes

ASPARAGUS BRIE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute asparagus in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Gradually add broth, cream and wine or additional broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 10-15 minutes. , In a blender; cover and process soup in batches until smooth. Return to the pan. Cube Brie and add to soup. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

ASPARAGUS SOUP WITH BRIE BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Snap off ends from asparagus and peel any tough skin from the stalks; set aside.
• In 3-quart saucepan, heat oil and 1 tablespoon unsalted butter over medium-high heat until hot. Add garlic to oil and butter; cook until light brown. Add onion and celery; reduce heat to medium and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender.
• Meanwhile, make the gremolata. In 8-inch skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add bread crumbs to butter; cook until lightly browned, stirring frequently; transfer to small bowl. Stir in the parsley and orange peel; set aside.
• In saucepan, add asparagus, broth and thyme to vegetable mixture. Heat to boiling; cook about 3 minutes or until asparagus is tender. Stir in spinach and lemon peel (the spinach will wilt in the soup). Pour soup into blender in small batches; cover and puree each batch until smooth. (The soup can be made ahead to this point, cooled, covered, and refrigerated for up to 1 day or frozen for up to 1 month.)
• Return soup to saucepan and heat over low heat until hot. Stir in the whipping cream, salt and pepper. Ladle into warm bowls. Sprinkle soup with 1 teaspoon gremolata. Pass the remaining gremolata at the table.
• Set oven control to broil. To make bruschetta, butter bread slices on both sides and top each with several slices of brie (2 to 3 oz per bread slice). Broil with tops about 5 inches from heat until cheese is bubbly and slightly browned.

ASPARAGUS WITH BRIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place asparagus in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but still crisp, about 2 to 6 minutes. Drain and place in a shallow baking dish.
• Lay cheese slices over asparagus. In a small bowl combine melted butter, bread crumbs and sesame seeds. Sprinkle over cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes.
• Increase oven to broil. Broil just until breadcrumbs are golden brown.

CREAM OF FRESH ASPARAGUS SOUP II

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine asparagus, chopped onion, and 1/2 cup chicken broth. Cover, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, and simmer uncovered until asparagus is tender, about 12 minutes. Process the mixture in a blender to puree the vegetables. Set aside.
• In the same saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Stir in the flour, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Whisk in the remaining chicken broth, and increase the heat to medium. Cook, stirring constantly until the mixture boils. Stir in the asparagus puree and the milk.
• Put the sour cream in a small bowl, and stir in a ladleful of the hot soup. Add the sour cream mixture and the lemon juice to the soup. Stir while heating the soup to serving temperature, but don't allow it to boil. Serve immediately.

ASPARAGUS BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add the asparagus; cover and boil for 2-4 minutes. Drain and immediately place asparagus in ice water. Drain and pat dry., In a large bowl, combine the asparagus, tomatoes, basil, onions, lime juice, oil, garlic, lime zest, salt and pepper. Using a slotted spoon, spoon asparagus mixture onto toasted bread. Sprinkle with blue cheese.

ASPARAGUS BRIE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute asparagus in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended and cook for 2 minutes or until golden brown.
• Gradually add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10-15 minutes.
• Place 1/2 the soup at a time to blender until smooth and return to pan.
• Cube brie and add to the soup. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

ASPARAGUS-PROSCIUTTO BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Thinly slice a baguette; arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake at 425 degrees F until lightly golden, about 7 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Toss halved asparagus spears with olive oil, salt and pepper on a baking sheet. Roast at 450 degrees F until slightly crisp, 7 minutes. Spread softened butter on the toast rounds. Top with sliced prosciutto and the roasted asparagus.

GRILLED ASPARAGUS BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Preheat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat.
• Toss the trimmed asparagus with the olive oil and some salt and pepper. Grill until lightly charred on each side, but still robust and crunchy, about 5 minutes. When cool enough to handle, cut the asparagus into very thin slices on the bias (diagonal), and set aside.
• Brush both sides of the bread slices with olive oil. Grill the bread on both sides until toasted with nice grill marks. Remove from the grill and immediately rub the slices of bread on one side with the peeled garlic cloves.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the goat cheese, tomatoes and red pepper until well combined. Spread the goat cheese mixture on the grilled bread in an even layer. Divide the asparagus among each slice of bread, layering it on top of the cheese mixture. Cut each slice in half, and serve the bruschetta immediately.

ASPARAGUS & BRIE BRUSCHETTA WITH HONEY, GARLIC & LEMON D

Steps:

• Arrange bread on a baking paper lined baking tray. Combine oil and garlic. Brush evenly over each slice of bread.
• Bake slices of bread in a hot oven 200C for 5 to 10 minutes or until lightly golden.
• Top each base with an equal amount of asparagus. Top with slice of cheese.
• Prepare Dressing - Whisk all ingredients together, set aside.
• Return bruschetta to oven for 5 minutes or until cheese begins to melt. Serve immediately, drizzled with a little dressing.
• Enjoy!

BRIE AND ASPARAGUS PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orecchietta pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and transfer pasta to a casserole dish.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir asparagus in the melted butter until slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Spread asparagus over pasta layer.
• Pour cream over asparagus and pasta; season with salt and black pepper. Arrange Brie cheese chunks in the pasta mixture; sprinkle top with bread crumbs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bread crumbs are lightly browned, 20 to 30 minutes.

ASPARAGUS AND BRIE WRAPPED IN PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Cut woody ends off asparagus.
• Lay prosciutto slices on a baking tray.
• Top prosciutto with asparagus and slices of brie.
• Wrap asparagus and brie up with slices of prosciutto
• Place in 180 degree oven until cheese starts to melt, then serve.

ASPARAGUS BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Steam asparagus for 3 minutes, immediately plunge into icewater.
• When cool, drain well, pat dry with paper towels.
• Cut asparagus in half diagonally.
• Place in a medium size bowl.
• Drizzle with oil, then sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Mix well.
• In a small bowl, stir cheese with herbs.
• Spread over baguette slices.
• Top each with asparagus spears.
• Garnish with lemon zest.