ASPARAGUS AND CUCUMBER CREAM SOUP

1 Heat the butter and add flour to it. Then fry until done and add fresh milk in a thin stream, stirring vigorously. To the resulting mixture add the asparagus.

2 The mixture is blended and to it add the cucumbers and the yogurt. Season with salt and pepper to taste and strain. Finally add star anise and ice, to thin and cool the soup.

3 Arrange the soup in a bowl of choice and decorate with leaf salads.