| 1 | #If using mesquite chips, soak them in water to cover for at least 20 minutes or up to 1 hour. |
| 2 | Remove husks and silks from about 1 ?pounds of corn on the cob. |
| 3 | Stem, seed and halve lengthwise a red or orange bell pepper. |
| 4 | Select ripe romas or italian plum tomatoes; cut each in half lengthwise. |
| 5 | #Drain chips well. |
| 6 | In 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). |
| 7 | For 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. |
| 9 | Close lid, open vents, and cook until vegetables are lightly charred, 8 to l0 minutes; turn occasionally during cooking. |
| 10 | Remove from grill and set aside. |
| 11 | #Scatter remaining chips over the coals (or place in the foil pan). |
| 12 | Brush cut sides of tomatoes with olive oil. |
| 13 | Place tomatoes cut sides down on the grill. |
| 14 | Close lid and cook until tomatoes are slightly charred, about 7 minutes. |
| 15 | With a spatula, carefully remove tomatoes from grill. |
| 16 | Reserve 4 nice-looking tomato halves. |
| 17 | #Place remaining tomatoes in a blender with the chicken broth. |
| 18 | Whirl until smooth; blend in batches if necessary. |
| 19 | Transfer tomato mixture to a 4- to 5-quart soup pan. |
| 20 | Stir often over medium heat until steaming, 8 to 10 minutes. |
| 21 | #While soup heats, cut corn from cobs and coarsely chop pepper. |
| 22 | Mix together corn kernels, pepper, green onion, lime juice, and sage leaves. |
| 23 | #Divide tomato soup equally among 4 bowls. |
| 24 | Spoon equal amounts of corn relish into the center of the soup. |
| 25 | Lay 1 reserved tomato half, cut side up, next to each pile of corn and garnish with a sage sprig. |
| 26 | Add salt to taste. |
| 27 | per serving: 203 cal., 41% (84 cal). |
| 28 | From fat 6.4 g protein; 9.3 g fat ( 1.5 g sat)., 29 g carbo. |
| 29 | 91 mg sodium: 1.9 mg chol. |
| 30 | [mcrecipe path 19au96] |
| 31 | recipe by : sunset september 1996 |