Cream of Asparagus Soup Recipe - Grit

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• Kosher salt, to taste
• Woody ends from about 60 similarly sized asparagus stalks (roughly 2 bunches), cut into 1- to 2-inch pieces
• 6 cups good-quality chicken stock (homemade is best)
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• Juice from 1/2 lemon