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Sweetcorn soup

Name: Sweetcorn soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 6 corn on the cobs; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 long shallots finely chopped; 2 celery sticks finely chopped; 1 lemongrass stalk bashed; 2 lime leaves; 400g coconut milk; 300ml vegetable or chicken stock; 2 corn on the cobs; 2 tsp olive oil; 1 red chilli finely chopped; 1 lime juiced; coriander finely chopped, plus a few leaves to serve; 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

Anna Glover

Published: August 9, 2022 at 10:41 AM

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 35 mins

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This vegan corn soup, flavoured with lemongrass and coconut, comes topped with a zingy salsa of chilli, lime and coriander

Freezable

Low calorie

Vegan

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

6 corn on the cobs
2 tbsp olive oil
2 long shallots

finely chopped
2 celery sticks

finely chopped
1 lemongrass stalk

bashed
2 lime leaves
400g coconut milk
300ml vegetable or chicken stock

SALSA

2 corn on the cobs
2 tsp olive oil
1 red chilli

finely chopped
1 lime

juiced
coriander

finely chopped, plus a few leaves to serve
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

Nutrition: Per serving

kcal438

low
fat31.4g
saturates16.6g
carbs23.8g
sugars7.8g
fibre6.3g
protein11.9g
salt0.5g

Method

step 1

Hold each of the 6 corn cobs upright on a chopping board and carefully cut off the kernels with a sharp knife. Heat the oil over a medium-low heat in a pan and fry the shallots and celery for 8-10 mins or until soft but not golden. Add the sweetcorn kernels, lemongrass and lime leaves, and cook for a further 5 mins. Add the coconut milk and stock, and bring to a simmer. Cook for 20-25 mins or until the kernels are tender, then season well. Fish out the lime leaves and lemongrass, and blitz with a stick blender until smooth and creamy. Check for seasoning. Put back on the heat and keep warm.
step 2

For the salsa, brush the remaining corn cobs with the olive oil and put under a hot grill. Cook for 10 mins, turning frequently, until charred and starting to blacken. Remove the corn kernels as in step 1. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the remaining ingredients with a pinch of salt.

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