9.13.09 Tomatillo Soup
I love coming across new, interesting produce. Tomatillos, or husk cherries, have been on my radar for some time now. I was patiently waiting for their season to come, and was excited to see a row growing at my
This past week, when the blackboard directed us to the tomatillos, I could not contain my excitement. I guess I am a bit crazy, since the highlight of my week is tomatillos, but I have accepted my fate. I was planning this tangy, Mexican-inspired soup for months, so the last step was getting my hand on some fresh tomatillos. Hand-picked by me, this soup was even more special. And, oh yes, it was worth the bug bites.
Tomatillo Soup
serves 4
1 medium onion, chopped
2 large garlic cloves, minced
2 ears fresh corn, husked
2 jalapenos, seeded and minced
10-15 medium tomatillos, husked and chopped
2 c water
juice of 2 limes
1 t honey or agave nectar
2 t salt
1 t cumin
1/2 c chopped cilantro
1 c cooked rice (I used basmati)
1 avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into slices
In a large sauté pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic, stirring, and sauté 5 minutes, until onion is translucent. With a serrated knife, cut kernels from the ears of corn, directly into pan. Stirring, add jalapenos and sauté 2 minutes. Add tomatillos, water, lime juice, honey, salt, cumin and cilantro. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in cooked rice, and simmer, 5 minutes. Season to taste. Remove from heat and ladle into soup bowls. Top with avocado slices.
Note: I also topped the soup with sliced wheat tortillas, drizzled with olive oil, sprinkled with salt, and broiled until golden brown. mmm.
Reader Comments (18)
Yum, tomatillo soup! This sounds fantastic.
Oh yum! We got tomatillos from a friend once and I made some salsa, but this soup sounds lovely. Perhaps I need to acquire some more!
I too love trying new produce too. Ive had tomatillos once in salsa. This soup sounds fabulous!!
i haven't made anything with tomatillos yet. it sounds perfect, i am on a soup kick lately.
Oooo yum! This looks and sounds fabulous! I can't wait to make it!! :) I love your blog!
I too find tomatillos hopelessly cute. This soup looks delicious!
That soup sounds so wonderful! I love tomatillos but they are always so shriveled and sad at the grocery store. I was happy to see them at our farmers' market. I love the idea of your CSA. In our box this week we got dandelion greens, arugula, lettuce, cabbage etc etc. Everything "greens" and not a lot else. I'd love to be able to pick!!
This soup looks yummie..i wonder if i could get these tomatillo here at the local shops. Would it be ok to use normal tomatoes? Yes, and i want to add this recepe to my "long-growing" list of recepes from fresh365. hehe Oh and i have happy news...we are having a long weekend this coming weekend! Yep time for me to try out one or two recepes on the list! Yippeee...
Have a wonderful merry happy week and love to yoU!
I love that last photo! I've never cooked with tomatillos before.
oooh LOVE tomatillos, this looks awesome!
one question? Did you chop your tomatillos or blend them? (sorry if I missed something)
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or just leave them whole??
Oh goodness Rebekah, I left that part out! I am going to add in now that they are chopped. Thanks! maybe I should stop writing recipes late at night?!
Putting this on my list of things to make asap. Thank so much for focusing on seasonal produce!
Our CSA share included tomatillos, so I finally got to make this soup! I was generous with the rice and it ended up a bit more like stew, but it was quite tasty. I think I only have 5 more of your recipes flagged to make soon....
This sounds amazing. I am gonna make it :) Love tomatillos
Great summer soup. We added more rice the second time around to make it a little more filling and cut WAY back on the lime juice. The tomatillos added enough tang for us! Love this recipe and you feel like you are doing something good for yourself when you eat it!