Chilled Avocado Soup With Shrimp Food

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.

SHRIMP GAZPACHO

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the tomato and clam juice cocktail, shrimp, avocados, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

AVOCADO-CUCUMBER SOUP WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a blender, combine half the cucumber and 1 avocado with the yogurt, lime juice, jalapeno, scallions, 1 tablespoon cilantro, 1 cup ice water, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Puree until completely smooth. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Cut remaining avocado into 1/4-inch cubes. Stir avocado and remaining cucumber into soup. Thin with 1/2 to 1 cup ice water, as desired. Season again with salt and pepper. Chill, about 1 hour.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook shrimp, turning once, until opaque throughout, 2 to 3 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with shrimp and remaining tablespoon cilantro.

CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP WITH SHRIMP AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion and jalapeño; sauté until tender, about 15 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Season with salt. Remove from heat; cool.
• Place avocados in blender. Add chicken broth, 4 tablespoons lemon juice and onion mixture. Puree until smooth. Transfer to large bowl. Stir in 2 cups water and lemon peel. Thin soup with more water, if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 3 hours.
• Meanwhile, mix shrimp, cucumber, chives, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours. Ladle soup into bowls. Top with shrimp.

CHILLED CORN SOUP WITH SHRIMP AND AVOCADO

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook about 3 minutes, stirring, until translucent. Add corn, milk and 2 1/2 cups water. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring often. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 45 minutes.
• Process soup in a blender or food processor or with an immersion blender until as smooth as possible. Pour through a fine mesh strainer over a bowl, pressing firmly with the back of a wooden spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard solids. Refrigerate liquid, covered, at least 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the shrimp and cook until they just begin to float. Drain and place in a bowl of ice and water. When chilled, drain, peel and devein the shrimp, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Combine in a bowl with the avocado, shallots and basil. Season with salt, 1 tablespoon oil, paprika, the juice of 1 lemon and zest of 1/2 lemon.
• Divide the soup among 4 bowls. Top each with a portion of the shrimp mixture. Drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil.

CHILLED CUCUMBER, AVOCADO AND SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit. Wrap half the avocado in plastic wrap and set aside.
• Peel the other half of the avocado, then cut it into chunks.
• Place the avocado, cucumber, broth, yogurt, lime juice and salt in the bowl of a blender. Process until smooth and creamy. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until very cold.
• To serve, peel and dice the remaining avocado half. Stir the avocado into the soup along with the diced shrimp.
• Ladle the soup into 4 bowls, sprinkle with green onions and float a single shrimp on top of each.

SHRIMP GAZPACHO

Steps:

• In a large nonreactive bowl, mix first 6 ingredients. Gently stir in remaining ingredients. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour before serving.