Recipe for Lemony Rice Soup with Ham and Spring Vegetables 
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Yield:
2
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
3 tbl butter
1 cup thinly-sliced leeks, white and
pale green parts only
3 cup canned low-salt chicken broth
1/4 cup long-grain white rice
10 x asparagus stalks trimmed, and
cut into 1/2" pieces
1 cup diced smoked ham (such as Black Forest)
1/2 tbl fresh lemon juice or more to taste
1 tsp grated lemon peel
Salt to taste
Instructions:
Instructions: Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add leeks; saute 3 minutes. Add broth and rice; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until rice is almost tender, about 16 minutes.

Add asparagus; cover and simmer until rice and asparagus are tender, about 4 minutes. Mix in ham, 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice and peel. Simmer 2 minutes to blend flavors. Season with salt, pepper and more lemon juice, if desired.

This recipe yields 2 servings (can be doubled).

Comments: Round out the menu with sliced radicchio, fennel and roasted bell pepper salad; crisp flatbread; and apricot sorbet with cookies.

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