Chayote Thanks Shelly

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Have I mentioned I love this soup? LOL It's just the thing for a

rainy day like today! Warm and spicy! Yum!

 

Shelly

 

, Donnalilacflower

<thelilacflower wrote:

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> I forgot about reposting this wonderful soup recipe

> for the group.

> I'll have to make it again real soon, it is a great

> recipe.

> Donna

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> --- Shelly <anislandgirl wrote:

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> > I think chayote is awesome in soup! It retains it's

> > shape and

> > doesn't turn to mush like so many veggies do. I

> > don't peel mine -

> > didn't know you were supposed to. LOL! Here is a

> > great recipe to try

> > it in (Thanks to Donna! comments are hers):

> >

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> > " San Cristobal Vegetable Soup "

> >

> > 3 quarts of water

> > 1 red onion (I used a sweet brown one)

> > 5 garlic cloves, chopped

> > 1 cup celery, chopped

> > 2 Tblspns. olive oil

> > 5 Italian (roma) tomatoes, peeled and chopped

> > 1 bunch of Swiss chard (1/4 lb.) chopped

> > 3 carrots, chopped

> > 1 chayote squash, chopped

> > 1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped (I used cilantro)

> > 1 tsp. fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp. dried

> > 1 tsp. oregano

> > 1 potato diced (I added this, recipe doesn't

> > call for it)

> > 2 small whole chipotle chiles (I used 3/4 of

> > one, I'm scared

> > LOL)

> > sea salt to taste

> >

> > Put the 3 quarts of water on to boil. Saute onion

> > in olive oil and

> > then add the garlic and celery, saute 5 mins. over

> > medium flame.

> > Loosen

> > skins of the tomatoes by putting them in the boiling

> > water for a few

> > minutes and them in cold water. Peel, seed and chop

> > the tomatoes,

> > and add

> > to the onion mixture, stirring occasionally. Add

> > the Swiss chard

> > and

> > continue to stir for 5 mins. Add the remaining

> > ingredients to the

> > water

> > along with the sauteed onion chard mixture to the

> > water, bring to

> > boil

> > and simmer for 1/2 hour.

> > Remove the chilies. If you want the soup to be

> > spicy, blend the

> > chiles

> > with a little broth and return to the soup. You can

> > blend some of

> > the

> > vegetables to thicken soup. (I added a large diced

> > potato to mine

> > when

> > cooking.)

> > Serve hot with soft, hot tortillas and some salsa.

> >

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