Recipe - Fresh Corn Bisque With Green Onions

One half tablespoon Vegetable oil;
One fourth Onion; chopped
One fourth Carrot; chopped
One fourth Stalk of celery; chopped
One half Clove garlic; minced
Or One fourth tsp garlic powder
1 pn Turmeric;
1 cup Water
One fourth Bay leaf;
1 One fourth cup Corn; fresh or frozen
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1 pn Cayenne pepper;
1 tablespoon Green onions; chopped
OR 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
OR 1 teaspoon dry parsley

My note: Shortcut version of recipe for 8 servings.

In medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, carrot,
celery, garlic. Cook, stirring for 2 min. Stir in turmeric and cook
for 1 min. Add bay leaf and water, bring to simmer.

Add corn, simmer 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf. May be pureed in
blender or food processor in small batches. Add salt and cayenne to
taste. Serve hot or cold and garnish with green onions or parsley.
Makes about 1 1/3 cup.

2/3 cup serving 91 calories, 1 fruit choice, 1 fat 4 grams fat, 0 mg
cholesterol, 150 mg sodium, 2 grams protein, 14 grams carbohydrate.

Source: The Lighthearted Cookbook by Anne Lindsay, Heart & Stroke
Foundation of Ontario 1988 Shared by Elizabeth Rodier and tested with
milk, Nov 93.

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