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Tender asparagus spears, hearty potatoes, and creamy butter beans pair wonderfully in this tasty springtime soup that tastes great year-round. Aromatic dill and spicy cayenne bring bursts of bright flavor to the mellow veggie broth, while chunks of hearty potatoes add satisfying substance. Serve this quick and easy recipe alongside a loaf of crusty whole wheat bread to soak up the flavorful broth!
Ingredients
- 3 cups sliced leeks
- 6 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
- 6 cups cubed Yukon gold potatoes (2¼ lb.)
- 2 15-oz. cans low-sodium butter beans, undrained
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 lb. asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
- Sea salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Sliced scallions or fresh chives
Instructions
- In a large pot cook leeks over medium 4 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding broth, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time, as needed to prevent sticking. Add remaining broth and the next four ingredients (through cayenne pepper). Increase heat to high. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Using a fork, mash a few potatoes and beans to help thicken the soup.
- Add asparagus and 1 tablespoon dill. Cook about 5 minutes or until asparagus is tender. Stir in vinegar. Season with salt and black pepper. Sprinkle servings with the remaining dill and the scallions.
Nutritional Information:
Per serving (¼ of recipe): 409 calories, 83 g carbohydrates, 15 g protein, 2 g total fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 405 mg sodium, 14 g fiber, 10 g sugar
Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.
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Comments (54)
(5 from 30 votes)I agree! This is one of the best soups ever!!!
Just made this recipe. Delicious! I had only 1 can of butter beans, so I used that and added a can of other white beans. The only thing I will adjust next time, is to double the amount of dill.
Delicious soup. I added baby bok choi which I had in my garden, so just couldn't resist. Also added a little garlic, and made it with frozen lima beans. It really worked well. I'll certainly be making it again.
Just about any well-cooked bean could work here, I used my favorite, cranberry beans, so I'm sure any white bean like Cannellini, great northern, navy, etc. could certainly work. Butter beans are just dried, fully mature lima beans, so even dried baby limas, (which are different than frozen or canned green immature lima beans) should be fine. I enjoyed this soup but probably shouldn't have rated it as I inevitably end up changing most recipes based on what I like or can get my hands on. I never see leeks or shallots at my local grocery store for example, so I have to settle for some kind of onions. I'm sure it alters the flavors, but not enough to deter me from enjoying it!
Has anyone used another white bean in this??
Very good, served with rye bread to dip in soup.
Is this recipe freezer friendly?
Forgot to ask, does this freeze well?
Great soup!
We have made this twice and it is wonderful! The first time we made it we did not have white balsamic - only the dark, so the soup was a weird color, but totally amazing. I went out and bought white balsamic just for this. The gold potatoes are so creamy and pair well with everything. This is a great wintertime soup for a chilly day.
Delicious! I added 8 oz. mushrooms sautéed in olive oil and about 6 BIG garlic cloves, sliced, plus a few carrots I had in the veg drawer. I also added 1.5 tsp. Penzeys “Justice” to accent the flavors. The soup was very fresh tasting with a nice round flavor. It turned out more like a stew, very thick, hearty, and filling. We added a tofu sausage as a side dish plus nice WW bakery bread.
I prepared this meal for my husband and I and we really enjoyed it. I will look forward to making it again Thank you
I finally made this earlier tonight. Absolutely wonderful flavors. I’m not a fan of cayenne, but the amount the recipe called for gave it such a great background flavor. Everyone in the house loved it. We will definitely make it again.
Absolutely yummy! We found a bit more cayenne pepper needed for our taste. We did find mashing beans/potatoes helped thicken but fine as-is. We might try blending a cup or two of all ingredients, love cream asparagus soup so this may add interesting twist :)
Hi, looking to make this soup, but don't have white balsamic vinegar. Have white wine vinegar. Will that make a good substitute? Thank you.
Hi Svetlana, White wine vinegar should be a fine substitute, but you may want to add a dash of maple syrup to provide the subtle sweetness that the balsamic vinegar would have given the recipe. It just depends on your personal taste! Let us know how it goes.
No nutritional information. I watch salt, caloric intake and nutrients, but none are listed. Why? As a wannabe vegan I want to know if I get enough macro's and vits and mins. How can I do that with your recipes. BTW, other people asked similar queries, they don't get answers. thank you Frank
Hi Frank, Please the out this link on the website which explains how to eat the Forks Over Knives way: https://www.forksoverknives.com/what-to-eat/ Under FOK you don’t need to count calories or macros. I transitioned to this way of living 4 years ago. I lost 45 pounds and maintain that loss easily. All my blood numbers are perfect. The success stories on this website are real! If you need to count macros you’ll need to enter the recipe into an app like MyFitnessPal.
The macros and nutritional information is listed right below the instructions.
Easy to make. It’s so good. Highly recommended,, definitely a keeper.
Delicious soup--Thank you so much! Can you please tell me where I can find the nutritional content, inc. calories, for this and other fine FOK recipes?
Sooo delicious and easy to make! I’ve never cooked with leeks before and am happy that I looked up on the internet how to clean them otherwise I would have had dirt in my soup! This soup will be on repeat along with 30 Minute Soup and Black Bean and Sweet Potato Soup.
Great healthy recipe!
This is delicious! I made a few tweeks but it is now my favorite potato soup. I didn't use the white balsamic vinegar and wanted to know what the purpose of that was? Thanks
Balsamic vinegar provides an acidic balance addition for this Asparagus, Potato and Butter Bean Soup. The vinegar punches up the flavors, though for this soup amount I put 2 tbsp-fulls. Also, I used cannellini beans, don’t like butter beans. Delish!
Oh my goodness! This soup is soooooo good!! I am still eating it three days later!! My picky husband LOVES it too! I am so excited to have this recipe! Thank you!!
Do you use the entire leek or just the white parts?
Just the white. Besure to clean the dirt or sand you may find in the layers of the leeks by washing.
I used all the leeks. It was delicious!
Made this soup…. Simply delicious! I intend to make it again♥️
Great flavor and easy, my husband loved it also. Made homemade, whole wheat bread and toasted it. Perfect combo. I will be making it again.
Going to try with onions in place of leeks? I hope it doesn't make a big difference.
I used yellow onion and green onions instead of the leeks and it was delicious. I only used about a cup of onion though.
This soup is amazing!! I've made it twice. I cut the recipe in half as there are just 2 of us. There is so much flavor in this pot of soup. I love it will definitely be making it again.
Woke up craving a potato soup. Having made several recipes from this website I decided to give it a try. I thought it would be under seasoned but it actually came out tasting great. Light and refreshing. I paired it with a piece of toasted whole wheat bread.
Super
Delicious soup! I wasn't too sure if I'd have to doctor it up, because it was simply seasoned, but it's really fabulous just like it is. I'm making it for a second time today.
We liked this one a lot. Next time think I'll cook chopped celery along with the leeks, and if making when asparagus is not in season, green beans would be a good substitute too.
Great idea with the beans!
I buy frozen asparagus cut in short lengths. Green beans would be good too.
This soup is so delish. I didn’t have fresh dill so I used soft herbs instead which has dill in it. I also added Trader Joe’s umami powder. So so good! Thanks for the recipe!
I made this, and it was goood. It was the first time cooking asparagus, for me, and I hesitated adding the entire pound of it. I should've not hesitated :).
Outstanding! This recipe is the perfect combination of quick and simple prep with delicious results. This is going into regular rotation at my house
Light flavor but super tasty, and so easy to make.
What is the sodium content per serving?
Yummy!! It is really good.
We loved this soup! I was a bit nervous because I wasn't sure if my 13 y/o daughter would like it. She loved it and gave it a 9.5 rating! My scores are usually between 8 and a 10 so I'll take it lol! We each had seconds and I'll be sure to make it again.
Why isn’t this recipe on FOK recipe app?
Tara, You can add this to the recipe box in the meal planner by clicking on the Add to Meal Planner button.
Easy and delicious. Plus I have soup for a few days.
This was delicious! I had to make some substitutions to use what I had on hand. I used mustard powder instead of seed, dried dill in place of fresh (I used less), and rice vinegar instead of white balsamic vinegar. I will definitely make this again!
We had so much garden asparagus coming in at one time that I didn't know what to do with all of it. This was absolutely delicious! The dill and mustard are subtle but add so much flavor to this soup. Great recipe!
I am the editor in chief of FOK and I make this recipe all the time. It's like a spring stew--light and satisfying at the same time. The whole mustard seeds and hint of cayenne really make the broth delicious.