How to cook asparagus soup

Take your two bunches of asparagus, cut off the woody bottoms and chop all but the tips of one bunch

Before you chop the asparagus, get a separate pot of water boiling so it's ready when you need it! Add a bit of salt!

While your chopping get the butter and oil melted and hot

Toss the asparagus in and give it a quick stir

Set those tips off to the side for now

Chop the onion and toss it in

Another stir to mix ingredients

Chop or press the garlic, I love garlic so I always use a lot. Toss it in and give it a stir. As we stir between each step you are keeping the bottom of the ingredients from burning.

Same with the lemon, zest it and juice it and toss it In and give it a stir

Now add the vermouth in, I used about a half cup and let it cool out the alcohol for a bit maybe 6-8 minutes, stirring often

Add in some salt and pepper, here you can also add things to your taste, sometimes I add red pepper flakes or fresh peppers for some kick. Stir and let it cook a few more minutes

As the asparagus softens a bit add in the chicken stock and stir

Add in the Greek yogurt, it gives a nice creaminess, added protein and nice flavor. You guessed it stir again!

Now let the mix heat and start to boil

Once it's boiling, let it go for about 7-10 minutes and let all those flavors cook and infuse.

Now you can use a stick blender like I have or do the transfer to a blender/food processor in batches, but blend everything together and turn the heat to low.

Toss the spears that you saved in the pot of boiling water, make sure you salt the water just a bit! Let the asparagus go for about 3-4 minutes, just enough to heat through, but keep that nice crunch!

Have an ice bath on hand.. Just ice cubes and cold water.

Add the spears in the ice bath to shock and stop the cooking. This obviously stops the spears from cooking, but also keeps the bright green color.

Ladle into bowls and top with a few spears! Enjoy