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Charred tomato soup with corn and pepper relish

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Ingredients:
1 cupWood chips for smoking --
Mesquite
2 Ears corn
1 Red bell pepper
2 1/2 lbsRoma tomatoes
2 tbspOlive oil
3 tbspGreen onion -- thinly
Sliced
2 cupChicken broth
1 tbspLime juice
1 1/2 tspFresh sage -- minced
4 Sprigs sage -- optional
4 pinchSalt -- to taste
Procedures:
1#If using mesquite chips, soak them in water to cover for at least 20 minutes or up to 1 hour.
2Remove husks and silks from about 1 ?pounds of corn on the cob.
3Stem, seed and halve lengthwise a red or orange bell pepper.
4Select ripe romas or italian plum tomatoes; cut each in half lengthwise.
5#Drain chips well.
6In a barbecue with a lid, scatter half the chips over a solid bed of very hot coals (you can hold your hand at grill level only 1 second).
7For gas grills, turn on high, let heat 10 minutes, then put half the chips in a foil pan and set directly on flame in a corner of the grill.
8#Place corn and pepper halves on a well-oiled grill 4 to 6 inches above coals.
9Close lid, open vents, and cook until vegetables are lightly charred, 8 to l0 minutes; turn occasionally during cooking.
10Remove from grill and set aside.
11#Scatter remaining chips over the coals (or place in the foil pan).
12Brush cut sides of tomatoes with olive oil.
13Place tomatoes cut sides down on the grill.
14Close lid and cook until tomatoes are slightly charred, about 7 minutes.
15With a spatula, carefully remove tomatoes from grill.
16Reserve 4 nice-looking tomato halves.
17#Place remaining tomatoes in a blender with the chicken broth.
18Whirl until smooth; blend in batches if necessary.
19Transfer tomato mixture to a 4- to 5-quart soup pan.
20Stir often over medium heat until steaming, 8 to 10 minutes.
21#While soup heats, cut corn from cobs and coarsely chop pepper.
22Mix together corn kernels, pepper, green onion, lime juice, and sage leaves.
23#Divide tomato soup equally among 4 bowls.
24Spoon equal amounts of corn relish into the center of the soup.
25Lay 1 reserved tomato half, cut side up, next to each pile of corn and garnish with a sage sprig.
26Add salt to taste.
27per serving: 203 cal., 41% (84 cal).
28From fat 6.4 g protein; 9.3 g fat ( 1.5 g sat)., 29 g carbo.
2991 mg sodium: 1.9 mg chol.
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31recipe by : sunset september 1996