Garlic olive oil · Gremolata olive oil · Sicilian Lemon balsamic · Soups and Breads ·Mar 26, 2024

Asparagus & Tomato Soup

Name: Asparagus & Tomato Soup
Ingredients: 8 oz yellow onions; 2 oz green onions, roasted; 3 tablespoons Fustini’s Garlic olive oil; 4 oz Olive Bruschetta Spread; 2 oz Fustini’s Sicilian Lemon balsamic vinegar; 1 tablespoon garlic, minced; 1 cup chicken stock; 32 oz can peeled tomatoes, rough chopped; 1 cup tomato juice (optional); 4 oz tomato paste; Kosher salt, to taste; black pepper, to taste; 2 tablespoons Fustini’s Gremolata olive oil; 1 lb. asparagus, cleaned and trimmed; 4 oz red onions, roasted; Kosher salt, to taste

Submitted by Chef Mike Kenat, Guest Chef

Ingredients

8 oz yellow onions
2 oz green onions, roasted
3 tablespoons Fustini’s Garlic olive oil
4 oz Olive Bruschetta Spread
2 oz Fustini’s Sicilian Lemon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 cup chicken stock
32 oz can peeled tomatoes, rough chopped
1 cup tomato juice (optional)
4 oz tomato paste
Kosher salt, to taste
black pepper, to taste

2 tablespoons Fustini’s Gremolata olive oil
1 lb. asparagus, cleaned and trimmed
4 oz red onions, roasted
Kosher salt, to taste

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine Fustini&rsquo,s Garlic olive oil, red onions and green onions and begin to sweat. Once vegetables are soft, add garlic and bruschetta sauce. Cook for about 2 minutes then deglaze the pan with Fustini&rsquo,s Lemon balsamic vinegar. Cook down for about a minute.
Add canned tomatoes and chicken stock and cook for about 15 minutes. Blend soup with an immersion blender and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. If soup is still too acid, adjust with sugar to balance.
In a sauté, pan, combine Gremolata olive oil and onions and begin to sweat until translucent. Add asparagus and begin to cook until al dente. Serve immediately over top a nice portion of the soup and enjoy.

Asparagus & Tomato Soup