This delicious Vegan Asparagus Soup is rich and creamy, without cream. It's super easy to make with just a few ingredients, one pot and 30 minutes cooking time. This perfect spring soup is low in calories and fat, and it's gluten and dairy-free, too.
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Asparagus is the quintessential veggie of spring. This delicious veggie is showing up in grocery stores and farmer's markets,and we can't get enough of it.
We love to use it in to make Asparagus Stuffed Chicken Breasts, or stir fries like this Steak & Asparagus Stir Fry Recipe. We love in salads like this Roasted Asparagus & Halloumi Salad, and even as fries. (Check out Air Fryer Asparagus Fries). For even more delicious asparagus recipe options, check out this collection: Asparagus Recipes For Spring.
This creamy vegan asparagus soup is another delicious, perfect recipe to enjoy it.
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Why you're going to love this soup:
- Easy: This vegan cream of asparagus soup is made with simple ingredients in one pot and cooks in 30 minutes.
- Nutritious: Asparagus has great health benefits. It's an excellent source of vitamin K, and high in folate, soluable fibre, antioxidants (like vitamin C and vitamin E) and potassium. This vegan asparagus soup recipe is a great way to get more of those important nutrients.
- Allergy friendly: This creamy soup recipe is not only dairy-free, but also gluten-free, so everyone can enjoy it.
- Thick and Creamy Unlike a classic cream of asparagus soup, this delicious soup gets its creamy texture from potatoes, not from heavy cream.
- Hearty: This creamy asparagus soup is a great healthy soup when you're looking for some creamy comfort food. Serve as a light meal on its own, or pair it with a sandwich or salad.
Here's what we need:
Full instructions and ingredient quantities are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Olive Oil
- Onion: A white or yellow onion both work great.
- Celery
- Garlic
- Seasonings: Mustard seed, thyme and bay leaf.
- Russet Potatoes Or any starchy potato such as Idaho or Yukon Gold. Waxy potatoes won't thicken the soup in the same way.
- Vegetable Stock I like to use unsalted or low sodium vegetable broth. This gives you more control of how salty you decide to make the soup. If you want an even creamier soup, you can substitue cashew milk, almond milk, or any other non dairy milk.
- Asparagus Look for fresh asparagus. As asparagus ages, and becomes starchy, and turns into a much blander version of itself. Also, the older the asparagus is, the tougher the stems will be, which can result in stringy soup.
- Lemon Juice Freshly squeezed lemon, rather than bottled juice, is best.
- Dill Fresh dill compliments asparagus perfectly, but you can use other fresh herbs, like chopped basil, or omit.
How to Trim Asparagus
Asparagus stalks have a tough, woody portion on the ends that need to be trimmed. This is easy to do and there are two ways.
- You can use a knife to cut off the ends where they turn from green to white (the white portion is the tough, woody part).
- You can use the bend and snap method. Just hold each end of the stalk and gently bend until it snaps. The stalk will snap right at the spot where it turns tough, and you can discard the ends.
How To Make Vegan Asparagus Soup
- Heat the oil in a large stockpot. Add onion, celery and garlic to the pot and reduce the heat to low-medium. Stir occasionally until these are softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add mustard seeds, bay leaf, thyme leaves and salt to coat. Stir about 1 minute.
- Add the veggie broth, potatoes, asparagus stems and lemon juice to the pot. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce to simmer for 20 minutes.
- Using an immersion blender, puree the soup to a creamy consistency.
- Add the asparagus tips to the soup and simmer, covered for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat, stir in dill and serve with your favorite toppings (suggestions below).
Serving Suggestions for Asparagus Soup
- Top your soup with homemade croutons or keep it gluten-free and use these delicious Spiced Lemon Roasted Chickpeas.
- You can also top each serving with a swirl of coconut cream (the part that rises to the top of a can of coconut milk).
- Other toppings that work great are crispy fried onions, toasted pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds.
- Grate some lemon zest or crack some black pepper over each bowl.
- Serve asparagus soup as an appetizer course, or as a main course with chunks of crusty bread or garlic bread.
Recipe Tips
- If you don't have an immersion blender, you can use a high speed blender or a food processor to puree the soup in batches, then return to the pot to reheat. Be sure to allow the steam from the soup to vent out of the blender or processor to avoid a messy hot soup explosion!
- If you can, use fresh dill for this recipe. If you do need to use dried dill, use 1 teaspoon of dried dill in place of the fresh dill.
- Save the woody ends of the aspagus to make more soup or vegetable broth. Just collect them (and the trimmings of any other favorite vegetables) in a freezer bag in the freezer.
- Because the asparagus tips are tender, they are added to the soup in the last five minutes of cooking time. If you prefer, you can add them along with the stalks.
FAQ's
If the asparagus stalks are too thick and not fresh, you can end up with stringy soup. Look for thinner, fresh stalks when buying asparagus.
Yes, this recipe freezes well. Allow the soup to cool completely before portioning it into airtight freezer containers. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw frozen soup overnight in the fridge before gently reheating in the microwave or on the stovetop over low heat.
You can keep vegan asparagus soup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
I have more delicious vegan soup recipes!
Try these:
- Sweet Potato Black Bean Soup
- Red Cabbage Soup
- Moroccan Sweet Potato Soup with Chickpeas
- Vegan Pho – Quick & Easy Pho Recipe
- Vegan Carrot Ginger Soup
- Chicken Minestrone Soup
- Southwestern Pumpkin Soup
- Broccoli and Pea Soup
Or check out all my soup recipes.
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Vegan Asparagus Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion diced
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 large russet potatoes peeled and quartered
- 8 cups vegetable stock no sodium
- 2 lb asparagus trimmed, tips removed and reserved
- ½ lemon juice of
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium heat.
- Add onion and celery, and garlic to the pot, reducing heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally until softened, about 5 minutes
- Add mustard seeds, bay leaf, thyme leaves, and salt, stirring to coat, about 1 minute
- Add the stock, potatoes, asparagus stems, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, 20 minutes.
- Using an immersion blender, puree the soup to a smooth consistency.
- Add asparagus tips to the soup and simmer a further 5 minutes
- Stir in dill, remove from heat, and serve topped with croutons
Enriqueta E Lemoine
I have a very similar asparagus soup. I don't add garlic or herbs. I also thicken it with potatoes and add the asparagus tips, previously blanched at the end. So, up to here, we are good. But you killed me with those roasted chickpeas. I'm roasting a bunch to garnish my soup. You nailed it!
Hayley Dhanecha
Such a light and flavourful soup! Love those soup recipes that are easy and one pot.
Tammy
Mmm sounds beautiful and comforting. Such a perfect spring soup...I love the colour of it too!
Amy Liu Dong
I definitely love this soup recipe. It is so delicious and it is so easy to make.
Colleen
Hi Amy, I'm very happy to hear that you love this asparagus soup. Thanks for commenting!
Dennis
I love asparagus soup and your recipe was spot on! My family enjoyed every delicious bowlful of your soup.
Jamie
Wow! This soup dish looks incredibly yummy and very delicious too! The creamy texture of the sauce makes it so enticing and tempting! The advantage is we only need 30 minutes to have this soup already! Loved it!
Madelyn
This is one of my favorite spring soups to use up seasonal asparagus. The flavor is really amazing and crusty bread for dipping is a nice addition..
Kristina
Love this soup! It’s so flavorful and light but very hearty. I use fresh herbs, and I think thyme in soup really brings it to a whole other level.
Jacqueline Debono
Love this asparagus soup, creamy and delicious. I used the first of this year's asparagus and it was so very good!
Veronika
I've never thought to make asparagus soup but I'm glad I gave your recipe a try! it was really good! I also loved that it uses no cream but it's still creamy. It really makes it perfect for spring!
Tara
Such a wonderful use for asparagus! You had me at one pot and 30 minutes. I love that texture and how you made the soup dairy free.
Beth Sachs
So full of flavor and lovely and creamy - perfect for lunch!