SALAD & SOUP RECIPES
Looking for easy, simple and healthy Mexican recipes? Try these ones for salads and soups.
Salad & Soup Recipes
Bean Soup
From 'Tu Casa Mi Casa' by Enrique Olvera
Cooked beans have a long lifecycle in Mexican cuisine, as they change in texture and flavour as they age. This is one of their many uses.Ingredients
- ½ white onion
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 2 plum tomatoes, quartered
- 475g pinto beans, plus 475ml cooking liquid from the same beans
- 3 tbsp lard
- Salt
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- 4-5 stale corn tortillas, cut into squares or thin strips
- 115g crema
- 1 avocado, cut into cubes
- 1 chipotle chilli, very thinly sliced
Recipe
- Combine the onion, garlic, and tomatoes in a blender and process until smooth.
- Add half of the beans and half of the bean liquid and blend into a thin puree.
- In a large pot, heat the lard over high heat until shimmering. Add the bean puree and the remaining beans and bean cooking liquid. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until flavours meld.
- In a small frying pan, heat enough vegetable oil to coat the bottom over a medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the tortilla pieces and fry for about 2 minutes, until crispy. Transfer to paper towels to drain.
- Serve individual portions of the soup topped with a dollop of crema followed by the tortilla strips, avocado and chipotle to taste.
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