Vegetable Soup

Name: Vegetable Soup (Sopa Juliana)
Yield: 4 servings as a main dish, 6 as a soup course
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 large ripe, red tomato, roasted and peeled; 1 pound fresh spinach, stems removed, well washed, and patted dry; ¼ pound fresh string beans, strings removed if necessary; 1 pound zucchini; 1 medium-small boiling potato (Red Bliss or other thin-skinned variety), peeled; ½ pound carrots, peeled; 1 medium-size onion, peeled; 3 garlic cloves, peeled; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; ¼ pound fresh shelled peas; 8 cups Caldo de Pollo; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 lime, sliced; ½ cup crème fraîche or Mexican-type sour cream, optional

Sopa Juliana

Preparation info

4
servings as a main dish

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food from My Heart

By Zarela Martínez

Published 1992

About

The word juliana, in Mexican cooking, refers to dishes that contain mainly combinations of vegetables. It is important to julienne or dice the vegetables uniformly to achieve the proper presentation of this healthful soup. The Worcestershire sauce typifies the frequent use of bottled sauces to season soups and other dishes in Mexican cooking. Adjust the amount as you please, but the flavor belongs there.

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Ingredients

Americas
Mexico
Main course
Soup
Gluten-free

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