Rustic Tomato Soup with Toasted Cumin and Mini Rajas

Name: Rustic Tomato Soup with Toasted Cumin and Mini Rajas
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons cumin seeds; 6 tablespoons olive oil; 4 cups chopped onions (about 2 large); 6 large garlic cloves, peeled; 2 teaspoons achiote paste*; 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice; 2 28-ounce cans peeled whole tomatoes with basil in juice, tomatoes diced, all juice reserved; 4 cups low-salt chicken broth; 1 3- to 4-inch dried guajillo chile,** stemmed, seeded, coarsely torn; Cayenne pepper (optional); Coarse kosher salt; Vegetable oil (for frying); 4 4-inch corn tortilla squares (cut from round tortillas), halved, cut into 2x1/4-inch strips; 1 5-ounce package mini bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, cut into thin strips

By Selma Brown MorrowPhotography by Patricia Heal

October 8, 2009

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