California Avocado Soup with Roast Turkey

This homemade tortilla soup with garden-fresh ingredients like tomatoes, onions, garlic and chiles and hearty roasted turkey is especially delicious topped with Fresh California Avocados. It’s a great use for leftover Thanksgiving turkey and also can be made with store-bought rotisserie chicken.

Prep: 15 min | Cook: 40 min | Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 4 corn tortillas, cut into thin strips
• 1 small Spanish yellow onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, diced
• 2 Anaheim chiles, seeded and chopped
• 4 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken stock
• 1/2 bunch cilantro (optional), washed and chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin (or to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (or to taste)
• 2 cups roasted or smoked turkey, cut in 1/2 inch cubes
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 medium, ripe Fresh California Avocado, diced
• 4 ounces reduced-fat cheddar cheese, grated

Instructions

1. In a two-quart saucepan, heat olive oil over medium high heat until hot.
2. Working in batches, fry tortilla strips until golden brown.
3. Drain on paper towels and reserve.
4. Add onion to the same oil and sauté until clear.
5. Add garlic and Anaheim chiles, cook until soft but not browned. Drain any excess oil from the pan.
6. Add tomatoes, chicken stock and chopped cilantro if desired.
7. Simmer for 15 minutes.
8. Transfer soup to a heat-resistant blender or food processor and purée, or use an immersion blender to purée.
9. Return soup to pan and add turkey, cayenne pepper, ground cumin and chili powder. Simmer until turkey is hot, add salt and pepper to taste.
10. Ladle into soup bowls and top each serving with avocado, cheddar cheese and reserved crispy tortilla strips.

Nutrition

Calories per serving: 370; Fat per serving: 18g

This soup is an excellent source of Dietary Fiber (22% DV) and Vitamin B6 (35% DV).

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: California Avocado Board