Fresh Corn Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 ears corn
• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 1 large sweet onion, chopped
• 1 leek, part,washed thoroughly &,chopped
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled &,grated
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint, minced
• 1 russet potato, peeled &,chopped
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• salt
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook corn in pot of boiling water.
• 2 (bring water to boil, immerse corn, cover& turn off heat- leave corn in water about 10 minutes).
• 3 remove corn& let cool.
• 4 heat oil in large saucepan over med-high heat.
• 5 add onion, leek, green onions, ginger, basil& mint.
• 6 reduce heat& saute, stirring often for about 10 minutes.
• 7 cut corn from cob& stir the kernels into pot, along with potato.
• 8 add broth& bring to boil over med-high heat.
• 9 reduce heat to med-low& simmer, covered until the potato is soft enough to puree, (about 20- 30 minutes).
• 10 puree in food processor or using an immersion blender, return to pot& gently warm.
• 11 add salt& pepper to taste.