SALAD & SOUP RECIPES
Looking for easy, simple and healthy Mexican recipes? Try these ones for salads and soups.
Salad & Soup Recipes
Flor de Calabaza Soup
From 'Tu Casa Mi Casa' by Enrique Olvera
A simple to make soup with a delicate flavour. Flor de Calabaza has a bright flavour, but will go bitter if it's overcooked so be careful!Ingredients
- 240ml whole milk
- 240ml stock
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 small white onion, sliced
- 2 small garlic cloves, sliced
- 2 courgettes, roughly chopped
- 910g flor de calabaza, stems removed
- 20g epazote leaves
- 1 tsp salt, plus more to taste
- 4 tbsp queso fresco, crumbled for serving
Recipe
- In a small pot, heat the milk and stock over a medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low and cover to keep hot.
- In a medium pot, melt the butter over a medium-high heat.
- Add the onion and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes, until translucent.
- Add the courgettes and cook for about 3 minutes, until bright green.
- Set aside 4-8 flor de calabaza blossoms for garnish; add the rest to the pot along with the epazote and stir until coated with butter and starting to wilt, and about 30-45 seconds.
- Add the stock/milk mixture along with the salt and bring to a boil.
- Remove from the heat and transfer to a blender. Blend until smooth, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve and serve immediately, or cool to room temperature.
- Serve in bowls and garnish with a few flor de calabaza blossoms or their petals, and sprinkle with the queso fresco.
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