Chilled Avocado And Mint Soup Food

CREAMY AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• Place the ingredients into your blender and blend on medium-high speed until smooth. Taste and add more salt, if wanted. If you'd like warm soup, pour it into a pot and heat it gently on medium heat. Do not let it boil.
• Serve on its own or with any of the optional toppings.

CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, chile and the garlic and cook until slightly soft, about 2 minutes.
• Season with salt, to taste. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
• Put the avocados in a large bowl. Add the chicken broth, lemon juice, cilantro, onion mixture, and water. Add, in batches, to a blender and puree until smooth, straining each batch of puree into a large bowl. Stir in the 1 teaspoon of salt and the 1 teaspoon of pepper, then cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 3 hours.
• Pour the chilled soup into individual bowls. Top each serving with a drizzle of the sour cream. Serve with crostini or croutons, if desired.

COLD CUCUMBER-AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender combine the cucumber, avocado and scallions. Pulse until the mixture is thoroughly chopped.
• Add broth, sour cream and lemon juice and continue to process until smooth.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and chill for 4 to 6 hours.
• Taste for seasoning and serve in chilled bowls with garnish.

CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP WITH GINGER AND LIME

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium pan over medium heat.
• Add minced shallots and minced ginger; sauté for about 1 minute.
• Add chicken broth, lime juice, cayenne pepper; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for about 3 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to a large bow.
• Purée avocados and half & half in a blender.
• Whisk into soup.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
• Garnish soup with cilantro and lime slices.

CHILLED AVOCADO-CILANTRO SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender or a food processor, combine 2 of the avocados, the stock or broth, lime juice, yogurt, and sour cream. Blend until smooth.
• Add the tomato and cilantro. Pulse until the tomato is coarsely chopped, not puree.
• Pour into a bowl and season with salt. Coarsely chop the remaining avocado half and stir into the soup. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Ladle into bowls and serve with a dash of hot sauce.

CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• Halve and pit two avocados. With a spoon, scoop out flesh and transfer to a blender. Add buttermilk, walnuts, dill, red onion, vinegar, salt, and 1 cup water and puree until smooth.
• Cover the blender and refrigerate until the soup is well chilled, at least one hour. Halve and pit remaining avocado. Cut into four sections lengthwise, and then cut crosswise into 1/2-inch chunks. Divide soup among four bowls and garnish each with diced avocado and dill, if desired.