Corn and Salsa Tortilla Soup

By jbrockel

Ingredients

• 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
• One 32-ounce container (4 cups) vegetable broth
• One 14.5-ounce can fire-roasted diced or crushed tomatoes
• 1 avocado, chopped
• 1 lime, halved
• 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves
• 1/4 cup sour cream

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from rachaelraymag.com

Preparation

Step 1

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°. 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.