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Aztec Soup

[heart_this] · Feb 12, 2008 · 21 Comments

Aztec Soup

When I heard about the No Croutons Required event I knew that I wanted to take part. The February theme was vegetarian soups. The only problem was that I had no idea what kind of soup to make. While I was looking for ideas I had the Food Network on in the background and they were talking about Mexican cuisine. They mentioned that some of the regional staples were corn, beans and squash. Those three ingredients sounded like a perfect start to a tasty soup. I added some more regional flavours such as chilies, tomatoes, tomatillos and cumin. I had also been wanting to try using quinoa in a soup and this was a great chance.
Back when the tomatillos were in season I froze a bunch of them and now was the perfect time to pull them out and see how they did. Luckily the tomatillos froze really well and I was about to make some tasty salsa verde to add to the soup.
Although the soup is not the most photogenic it turned out to be really tasty. A nice hot and spicy soup for the cold days that we have been having. I thought that the quinoa added a nice texture to the soup. The slightly sweet corn and squash were a nice contrast to the otherwise spicy soup. I garnished the soup with some sour cream with chopped cilantro. You could also garnish the soup with some tortillas chips, grated cheese, avocado, etc.

Aztec Soup

Aztec Soup

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes Servings: 3
ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
  • 4 jalapeno peppers (chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 butternut squash (cut into bite sized cubes)
  • 8 cups of vegetable stock
  • 1 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 1 19 ounce can black beans
  • 1 cup salsa verde
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 bay leaf
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup corn kernels
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
directions
  1. Heat the oil in a pan.
  2. Add the onions and saute until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic and the jalapeno peppers and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  4. Add the chili and cumin and saute for a minute.
  5. Add the squash, stock, tomatoes, salsa verde, quinoa, oregano, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
  6. Simmer until the squash is tender, about 20-30 minutes.
  7. Turn off the heat and stir in the corn and cilantro.
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Comments

  1. The Cooking Ninja says

    February 13, 2008 at 2:01 am

    This soup looks very interesting and delicious. 🙂 Like your tom yam soup as well 🙂

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  2. Peter M says

    February 13, 2008 at 2:01 am

    Kevin, you have alot of great flavours at play, quite Aztec with the quinoa.

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  3. Dani Spies says

    February 13, 2008 at 2:25 am

    YUM!! I have had a wicked cold and would kill for a bowl of that soup right now!

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  4. Lisa says

    February 13, 2008 at 2:42 am

    This is a great entry Kevin! I’m a big fan of quinoa and will have to try this one for sure. As you may have noticed, I’m also very much into spice, so I’m especially impressed! Thanks for participating.

    Reply
  5. Sarah C. says

    February 13, 2008 at 2:48 am

    Hey there! Thanks for leaving the comment.
    The recipes you make look fantastic. I am adding you to my google reader!

    Reply
  6. Lori says

    February 13, 2008 at 7:21 am

    This soup looks really delicious…and I like the idea to garnish with avocado!

    You have a lot of great recipes here!

    Reply
  7. Pixie says

    February 13, 2008 at 7:36 am

    This sounds like a great soup! Yum!

    Reply
  8. Dhanggit says

    February 13, 2008 at 3:01 pm

    this is a fantastic entry Kevin!! love the combination of this soup: colorful, delicious and healthy :-)and i love the name too!!

    Reply
  9. Deborah says

    February 13, 2008 at 3:57 pm

    Delicious!! This would definitely be comforting on a chilly day!

    Reply
  10. JennDZ - The Leftover Queen says

    February 13, 2008 at 5:28 pm

    That looks fantastic! I love all the ingredients, so tasty and delicious!

    Reply
  11. Cooking and the City says

    February 13, 2008 at 9:10 pm

    Kevin that soup does look good 🙂

    Reply
  12. MrsPresley says

    February 13, 2008 at 9:48 pm

    i think the soup photographed pretty well, actually! it looks nice and hearty 🙂

    you’ve been tagged! 🙂
    http://good-eats-n-sweet-treats.blogspot.com/2008/02/memememememememememe.html

    Reply
  13. giz says

    February 14, 2008 at 1:56 am

    I love the heartiness of this soup – it’s a whole meal and so colourful.

    Reply
  14. tigerfish says

    February 14, 2008 at 6:48 am

    Never heard of Aztec soup before. I’m thinking how to use my canned tomatoes leftovers…maybe I can try a simple version of your Aztec soup. Erm….I don’t have all the ingredients you listed…so can only use what I have. 😀

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  15. eatme_delicious says

    February 14, 2008 at 7:01 am

    This soup sounds delicious! I’ve never thought of adding quinoa to soup. The salsa verde looks great too, yum.

    Reply
  16. Cakespy says

    February 14, 2008 at 4:14 pm

    This soup looks wonderful!

    Reply
  17. Cara says

    February 15, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    sounds yummy, i could go for some! love the addition of the squash.

    Reply
  18. Astra Libris says

    February 25, 2008 at 8:39 pm

    I love the inclusion of quinoa! The soup sounds incredible! (and I think it’s very photogenic, with the beautiful contrast between the yellow and the red…)

    Reply
  19. Social Science Girl says

    May 29, 2008 at 3:39 pm

    I made this soup yesterday and LOVED it. Paired it with your Irish Soda Bread. Worked out quite nicely; will be having it for lunch today 🙂

    Reply
  20. Anonymous says

    November 19, 2010 at 12:28 am

    This soup is amazing, it is very similar to Three Sisters stew, yummmyyy

    Reply
  21. Anonymous says

    March 5, 2011 at 2:28 pm

    i like it.yum

    Reply

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