Spring Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped leeks
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 quarts hot water
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled, quartered, and thinly sliced
• 2 medium carrots, scraped and sliced
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/4 cup uncooked regular rice
• 1 cup chopped fresh asparagus
• 1/2 pound fresh spinach, washed and finely chopped
• 1 cup half-and-half