Corn and Salsa Tortilla Soup
August 2008
"This zesty soup is a great vegetarian version of chicken tortilla soup. Take advantage of fresh corn on the cob as many months of the year as you can find it. But, when cobs are nowhere to be found, frozen kernels are just fine." -Rach
Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 40 mins
- 3 poblano chiles
- 6 corn tortillas, halved then cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick strips
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt
- 6 ears fresh corn, kernels scraped from the cob, or two 10-ounce boxes frozen corn kernels
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- Pepper
- 1 32 ouncecontainer (4 cups) vegetable broth
- 1 14 1/2ouncecan fire-roasted diced or crushed tomatoes
- 1 avocado, chopped
- 1 lime, halved
- 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves
- 1/4cup sour cream
- Preheat the broiler. Broil the poblanos until blackened, 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, cover and let cool. Peel, seed and chop the poblanos.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees . On a baking sheet, toss the tortilla strips with 1 tablespoon oil and the cumin. Bake until golden, about 10 minutes; season with salt.
- Meanwhile, in a large, deep skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add the corn and cook until charred at the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the red onion and garlic, season with salt and pepper and cook until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the broth, tomatoes and poblanos.
- Divide the tortilla strips among 4 soup bowls. Add the avocado and a squeeze of lime juice. Ladle the soup over the avocado. Top with cilantro; serve with the sour cream.
Tip
PAIR WITH:
- Greg Norman Estates Sparkling Pinot Noir-Chardonnay NV (Australia), Domaine Ste. Michelle Blanc de Noirs NV (Washington)
Tip
- Take advantage of fresh corn on the cob as many months of the year as you can find it. But, when cobs are nowhere to be found, frozen kernels are just fine.