Tofu Tortilla Soup Vegetarian Food

VEGETARIAN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the pepper and onion stir fry mix, garlic, and cumin, and cook 5 minutes, until vegetables are tender. Mix in the tomatoes and chile peppers. Pour in the broth, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes.
• Mix corn into the soup, and continue cooking 5 minutes. Serve in bowls over equal amounts of tortilla chips. Top with cheese and avocado.

VEGETARIAN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and jalapeño and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Add chile powder and stir to coat. Cook a minute or two to toast the spices, then add chipotles and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes start to caramelize a bit on the bottom of the pot, concentrating their flavor.
• Add vegetable broth, corn and 2 cups of water. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Simmer until flavors meld and broth tastes rich and flavorful, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large cast-iron or stainless-steel skillet or heavy-bottomed pot. Bring oil to 375 degrees and working in batches, fry tortilla strips until light golden brown and crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and season with salt.
• Place about 3/4 of the tortilla strips into broth and stir to submerge and soften for a few minutes. Divide soup among bowls and top with avocado, cheese, sour cream, cilantro, onion and remaining fried tortilla strips. Serve lime alongside for squeezing.

VEGETARIAN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot, heat oil and add tortilla strips. Cook until slightly crisp, remove from oil, and set aside.
• In blender, place garlic, onion, and jalapeno. Chop. Put chopped garlic mixture in soup pot, add in slightly crisp tortillas, and simmer for 5 minutes. Add canned tomatoes and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in cumin. Slowly pour in broth and simmer until reduced 1/3.
• Puree the soup extremely well until very smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with additional tortilla crisps, avocado, cheese, cilantro, and onion.

TOFU TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté onion, garlic, jalapeño and green pepper with olive oil in a large pot until soft.
• Add all the rest of the ingredients except tofu to the large pot and bring to a simmer for one hour.
• Add grilled tofu (cut into strips) to pot and simmer for two minutes.
• Serve topped with cheese and tortilla if desired.

TOFU-TORTILLA SOUP (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Combine onion, jicama, carrot, green peppers, tomato, chipotles, water, miso paste, soy sauce, cilantro, and cumin. Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium, and cook for 10 to 12 minutes. Add tofu and simmer for 2 more minutes. Serve in soup bowls and garnish with tortilla strips. Serves: 6 Authors note: Some testers of this recipe have added their favorite herbs and spices to those listed. This is an excellent base for other flavorings. Restaurant: Golden Swan, Hyatt Regency, Scottsdale, Arizona, Chef Anton Brunbauer. Book: Vegetarian Southwest, recipes from the regions favorite restaurants, by Lon Walters, 1998; ISBN: 0-87358-710-3. Recipe by: Golden Swan, Hyatt Regency, Scottsdale, Arizona

CREAMY TORTILLA SOUP-VEGETARIAN

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, broth, beans and corn in medium saucepan. Stir together and bring to a boil. Reduce and bring to a simmer till heated through. Turn off heat and stir in the cilantro. Top each bowl of soup with cheese and crushed tortilla chips. (I use up the crushed chips from the bottom of the bag.).

SOUTHWESTERN VEGETARIAN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the onion, garlic, red pepper and zucchini in oil until tender.
• Add broth and bring to a boil.
• Stir in corn, beans, chili, and herbs.
• Cook for 10 minutes more.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish with a dollop of sour cream or guacamole.
• Serve with a few corn chips or warmed flour tortillas.

EASY 5-INGREDIENT TOFU SOUP

Steps:

• Combine water and bouillon in a pot; bring to a boil. Boil until bouillon cubes have disintegrated fully. Reduce heat, add scallions, and simmer for 30 seconds.
• Add kale and tofu; cook until kale has softened to desired texture, 3 to 5 minutes.

VEGETARIAN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Spray large nonstick saucepan with vegetable oil spray.
• Add onion and garlic; cover and cook over medium-low heat until almost tender, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste, cumin and chili powder.
• Add broth and 2 tablespoons cilantro; bring to boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer until flavors blend, about 15 minutes.
• (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to simmer before continuing.) Add tortillas, tomatoes, beans, zucchini and jalapeñp to soup.
• Cover; simmer until zucchini is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls.
• Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons cilantro.