O.K. maybe I'm doing the search wrong--but was pretty sure there was a recipe...

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nan

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here some time back for an asparagus soup that used lots of the stalks? and did this same one use some of the green part of leeks or was that another?

Also thought a saw a recipe for mango,avocado, jicama salad w/orange chili dressing somewhere. I actually faked this the other night and it was great, but was wondering where I got the idea.

Boy, doing too many things at once, again,

Thanks!

 
Maybe you combined two recipes in your memory? That's often how my memory works, lol....

There was a mango/avocado/jicama salad at post 927.1.1.1.1

...and there was a salad with an orange/chili dressing at post 1610

 
Good chance of that--actually my madeup orange dressing was good, but that

looks really nice!! Thanks, actually, was just reading Marsha's kale recipes above and thinking about using toasted pinenuts in the bacon one??
I try to make a recipe as written the first time--but in this case would be a veggie salad with the balsamic--maybe sundried tomatoes?and I'm off again!!
Thanks much!

 
Nan, Joe posted a recipe for Asparagus Veloute @ #1309 that uses the asparagus

ends. I tried to link that, then on down to #1370 the leeks were discussed. I remembered the discussion because I was very interested in doing it and actually started it with asparagus ends and leeks top, but I should have used stock instead of water and decided to toss it without making the soup. It would have been thin, I was thinking a potato might thicken it nicely.

http://www.finerkitchens.com/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=9990

 
Hey that is it!!! Thanks so much, ,and for the potato tweak too..I also now see how...

I wasn't entering the search correctly.

I will save things that catch my eye in the future. I have a file on my flash drive for "try, save or delete". But these both look like keepers and will go in the proper files now

Thanks again ladies!!

 
I made the asparagus veloute and it was very good. I thought I posted...

...a compliment to Joe, but evidently I did not.

Good stuff! And very frugal. Thanks, Joe!

Michael

 
You're welcome Michael, and I hope you try it Nan. One note--I made a big kettleful

a while ago and it was disappointing. I think with the large amount the liquids didn't reduce enough. Next time I do that I'll use a big skillet or saute pan instead of a soup pot.

 
I've found that most soups I prepare require...

...a bit of tweaking before it's all over.

I'm sure you agree, Joe, that soups are so fun to play with when it comes to additions and how the final product is handled.

I take the typical recipe instruction to "correct seasonings" very liberally! To me, that phrase could mean anything from S & P to a partial puree to a splash of sherry or beyond.

I love soup.

Michael

 
I see soup as an opportunity to clean the refrigerator...

of all those bits of gravy, veggies etc. Sometimes you come up with something great that, sadly, can never be duplicated.

I like the "splash of sherry" idea. Do you also put some in the soup?

 
Exactly! I also love cooking with red wine...

...and it often makes it into the dish!

Watched too much Galloping Gourmet back in the '60's, I guess.

Michael

 
Hey, the 60's were good, 45's and all! Some of my best soups have been from

cleaning the fridge. Made a minestroni once at a lodge with a good deal of leftover eggplant parm--people wanted the recipe?
Thanks for the info Joe, I always make a big pot!!
Here is a fun site from Neener's swap. It's got a lot of stuff, might just want to bookmark and enjoy it a bit at a time.

http://www.soupsong.com/index.html

Have favorite soup cookbooks?--mine are probably Daily Soup and a vegetarian one call A Soup for All Seasons

 
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