Chilled Avocado Orange Soup Food

CHILLED AVOCADO ORANGE SOUP

Steps:

• Place avocado and orange juice in blender; whirl.
• Add yogurt, TABASCO Sauce and salt; whirl until smooth.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Garnish with orange slices.

COLD AVOCADO SOUP: SOPA DE AGUACATE

Steps:

• In a blender, blend cilantro and serrano with 1/4 cup orange juice until mixture forms a smooth paste. Add remaining 3/4 cup orange juice, zest, tequila, broth and avocados and blend until smooth. Pour mixture through a coarse sieve into a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Chill soup, covered, 2 hours, or until cold.
• Serve topped with watermelon.

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.

CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• Scrape avocados from skin into processor. Add buttermilk and yogurt; purée until smooth. Mix in lime juice, jalepeño and chili powder. With machine running, blend in 1/2 cup broth. Season with salt and pepper. Chill soup until cold. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep chilled.)
• Thin soup with more broth, if desired. Spoon into bowls. Sprinkle with onion.

CHILI-ORANGE AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• Place the avocados, lime juice, chilies and garlic in a food processor and process until smooth. Add the yogurt, milk, salt, pepper, orange zest and juice. Process until smooth. Refrigerate until chilled. Taste and add more salt if needed. Divide among 4 soup cups, garnish with the cilantro and serve immediately.

CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• Place avocado in a blender, cover and process until smooth. While processing, gradually add broth; process until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients; cover and process until blended. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until chilled.