Yellow Veg Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound Florida yellow squash
• 2 ears fresh Florida sweet corn (1 1/2 cup frozen)
• 3 large Florida onion
• 2 large Florida garlic cloves
• 1 fresh jalapeño pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 1/2 cups water
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

• Cut squash crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
• Shuck corn and, working over a bowl, cut kernels from cobs. Halve cobs.
• Chop onion and mince garlic. Wearing rubber gloves, chop pepper.
• In a 5-quart heavy kettle combine all ingredients (including shucked cobs) except water and cook over moderate heat, stirring, 3 minutes.
• Stir in water and simmer mixture until squash is very tender, about 15 minutes. Discard cobs.
• In a blender puree mixture in batches until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), transferring batches to another bowl. Season soup with salt and pepper.

Yield 3 to 4 Servings

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