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Mexican Vegetable Soup with Lime and Avocado Recipes

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Category: Mexican, Vegetables, Soups

 Ingredients List

  • 1 tablespoon light olive oil
  • 1 medium red onion, finely diced
  • 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 carrots, cut into 1/4-inch-rounds
  • 8 ounces green beans, tipped and cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
  • 6 cups of chicken stock
  • 1/4 cup cooked hominy
  • 2 teaspoons chilpotle chilies, minced
  • 1 avocado, peeled and sliced
  • cilantro leaves, for garnish
  • 6 wedges lime

 Directions

Warm the oil in a soup pot, add onion, garlic, oregano, and salt, and cook over medium-low heat until the onion softens.

Add the carrots, beans, and tomatoes; pour in the heated stock and simmer.

After 20 minutes add the hominy and then gradually stir in the chilpotle chilies to taste.

Cook another 5 minutes; then taste for salt.

Ladle the soup into bowls; garnish with the avocado and cilantro leaves. Serve the lime on the side.

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