Appetizers 
A traditional Mexican dish
Vegan Lime Soup
Equipment
- Large pot
- Soup bowl
Ingredients
- 2 large onion chopped
- 9 ounces mushrooms quartered
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 cloves garlic chopped or pressed
- 4 poblano peppers toasted, seeded, skinned, and cut into strips
- 2 to 3 32-ounce cartons low-sodium vegetable stock
- 5 medium cooked red potatoes cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 bunch cilantro rinsed and chopped
- Juice of 3 limes
- Zest of 1 lime
- 5 tomatoes chopped
- 3 avocados peeled and sliced
- Tortillas strips
Instructions
- Place onion, mushrooms, and bay leafs into a large soup pot. Sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes, until onions brown, adding 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or low-sodium vegetable stock to keep vegetables from sticking.
- Add garlic, peppers, and 1 cup of stock. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, until peppers begin to soften.
- Add remaining stock and potatoes. Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let sit covered for 5 minutes.
- Add cilantro, lime juice, and zest immediately before serving.
- Place a handful each of tomatoes, avocados, and tortillas strips into large soup bowls.
- Pour hot soup directly over vegetables and tortillas strips; serve immediately.
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