Corn soup with chive oil

Corn soup with chive oil is easy, vegetarian and hearty. Perfect!

Recipe «Corn soup with chive oil» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 40 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1/4 cup finely chopped chives, 1/2 cup olive oil, 6 fresh corn cobs, husks removed, 1 onion, finely chopped, 1 celery stalk, finely chopped, plus extra 1/4 cup very finely chopped celery , 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 3 desiree potatoes, peeled, chopped, 2 cups chicken stock or water .

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup finely chopped chives 
• 1/2 cup olive oil 
• 6 fresh corn cobs, husks removed 
• 1 onion, finely chopped 
• 1 celery stalk, finely chopped, plus extra 1/4 cup very finely chopped celery 
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
• 3 desiree potatoes, peeled, chopped 
• 2 cups chicken stock or water 

Instructions

1. Blend chives with 1/3 cup (80ml) oil and 1 ice cube until smooth. Chill until needed.
2. Cut kernels from cobs, reserve cobs.
3. Heat the remaining oil in a large pan over medium heat. Cook onion, celery and garlic for 5 minutes or until soft. Add the kernels and potato, and cook for 1 minute. Add the stock, cobs and 1 litre water. Bring to the boil, then simmer over medium-low heat for 30 minutes or until potato is tender. Discard the cobs and blend soup until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve, season and serve topped with chive oil and extra celery.