Quelites Soup

Name: Quelites Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 500 grams quelite, cleaned and finely chopped, it can be purslane, quintonil, or gray quelite; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, cut into strips; salt; pepper; 4 tomatoes, roasted, for the sauce; 1 clove garlic, roasted, for the sauce; 3 dried árbol chiles, cleaned, without seeds or stems, hydrated in hot water; 1/4 cups water; 6 cups chicken broth; 1 potato, peeled, cut into cubes, and cooked; 1/2 cups queso fresco, cubed, for decoration

Yamilette González

This recipe for quelite soup with a touch of potato and cheese is ideal for lunchtime, as it is filling and nutritious.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 18-03-2022

Preparation

15 mins

Low

Pour the olive oil into a pot over medium heat and once hot, add the onion and cook until it becomes translucent. Add the quelites, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 5 minutes. Blend the tomatoes, garlic, tree chili, and water, and season with salt and pepper. Blend for 2 minutes or until the ingredients are perfectly integrated. Once the sauce is ready, add it to the quelites over medium heat. Pour in the chicken broth and the potato, then cook until it boils for about 5 minutes. Garnish the quelite soup with fresh cheese.