Fideo Soup

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons oil or butter
8 ounces fideo pasta or vermicelli, broken into 1 inch strands
2 chipotle peppers, chopped
4 roma tomatoes, diced
3 cloves garlic
1 small onion
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cumin
3 cups vegetable stock
1 avocado, diced (optional)
cilantro, chopped
lime wedges

Heat the oil in a saucepan and add pasta. Saute until golden brown, stirring frequently. Stir in peppers.

In a blender, puree tomato, onion, garlic, water, cumin, and salt. Add mixture to the pasta. Cook until pasta is tender and soup is thickened.

Serve with avocado, cilantro, and a wedge of lime.