The soup looks absolutely lovely, but while I’ll eat most anything, the flavor of Fennel just doesn’t do it for me.
Maybe a large, peeled chopped potato instead for bulk? The beautiful color obviously comes from the asparagus - I’ll have to experiment - which is half the fun. :)
Potato would be good, sure.
But try the fennel.....sometimes an ing we dont like by itself,
takes on a different taste when combined with other ing.
Anyway, you get to have a “French veloute” recipe.