Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Recipe information
Yield
Serves 2
Ingredients
1
onion, chopped
1
tablespoon vegetable oil
2
cups fresh corn (cut from about 4 ears)
3
cups water
1
/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1
/2 pound tofu (preferably silken)
1
garlic clove, chopped fine
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Preparation
Step 1
In a heavy saucepan cook onion in oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened. Add corn, water, and cumin and simmer 10 minutes.
Step 2
Chop tofu if not using silken. In a blender purée tofu, garlic, and all but about 1 cup soup in 2 batches, transferring it as puréed to bowl, and stir into remaining soup.
Step 3
Season soup with salt and pepper and heat over moderate heat, stirring, until hot.