Michele the Trainer’s Organic Tortilla Soup

December 14, 2012 ♦

Michele the Trainer's Recipes, Sexy Soup

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Can’t make it to Mexico? Then make your own Tortilla Soup ala Michele the Trainer

Which, of course, means you don’t need tortillas!

Shopping list:

Organic Red Tomatoes, any variety is fine, heirlooms are better!

Organic white and/or purple onion

Organic Carrots–diced small

Organic Celery–diced small

Organic Frozen Corn Kernals

Organic powdered Cumin ***caution…less is more….start with 1 Tablespoon….use less and then taste at END of cooking to determine if you need more**

Celtic Sea Salt, to taste

In a 4″ mulling ball (giant tea bag ball or mesh ball), put a bunch of Organic Cilantro, a couple of Bay Leaves and one OPTIONAL Jalapeno, and a couple Organic Poblano or Organic Anaheim Chilis <goal here is to toss it all when soup is done>. In my kitchens I call this ball The Ganesta.

Fill a large pot HALF FULL with water & put on the stove–
Fill a high speed blender full of tomatoes, and blend–then dump into pot on stove
Fill again with half tomatoes and half onions (I used 2 full onions)–the dump that also, into pot on stove
Add the remaining ingredients
Simmer & Stir until carrots are as cooked as you desire and all flavors are blended
Salt and add more Cumin to taste

Now it’s ALL about the GARNISH…..

Tortilla Soup Toppings: I call Toppings “Floaties”…..to me, soup is all about the Floaties

Fill a pretty plate with:

Finely diced organic onion and/or organic scallion

Organic Lime Quarters ***note…the better these limes are, the better this soup will be….really!!!***

Finely Chopped Cilantro (chop or cut by hand with kitchen shears)

Optional: Cubed Organic Avocado

Strips of Organic Corn Tortillas, of course

Organic Brown or Organic Wild Rice (already cooked)

Michele the Trainer’s Pico de Gallo is a nice add (recipe in this book: http://www.michelethetrainer.com/checkout

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