Ingredients

  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 chicken breast
  • 1 cup chopped lettuce, either romaine or iceberg
  • 1/2 avocado (Hass)
  • 1/2 cup jicama (optional, but gives soup a nice crunch)
  • 1 or 2 green onions, mostly white part, chopped
  • Salsa (1 green onion, small tomato,red pepper cilantro small dice)
  • 1 corn tortilla
  • red pepper flakes (to taste)
  • 1 tablespoon sour cream (or creme fraiche)
  • cilantro (fine chop for garnish)
  • 1/2 fresh lime

Method

  • Saute the chicken breast and slice into thin pieces
  • Slice the avocado
  • Peel and julienne the jicama into matchsticks
  • Make the salsa: finely chop the green onions, tomatoes and cilantro and mix together
  • Fry the corn tortilla in a little oil. Pat off the excess oil with a paper towell.
  • ASSEMBLE: In the bottom of a large soup bowl place the fried tortilla.
  • On top of the tortilla, put the chopped lettuce.
  • Next , the sliced chicken.
  • Next, the sliced avocado.
  • Next, the salsa.
  • Next, the jicama.
  • HEAT the chicken stock, add the cumin, chopped green onion and red pepper flakes and salt to taste.
  • Pour the chicken stock into the soup bowl.
  • Garnish with a dollop of sour creme and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.
  • Serve with a 1/2 lime to squeeze into the soup