Creamy Avocado Cucumber Soup Food

CREAMY AVOCADO CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Place cucumbers, 1 avocado (peeled and pitted), olive oil, lime juice, garlic, salt, and black pepper in a food processor. Puree until smooth. Transfer to a serving bowl.
• Stir chopped avocado and tomatoes into soup. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

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 CREAMY CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Peel cucumber and remove seeds. Grate to yield 3 cups. In food processor combine cucumbers, yogurt, garlic, honey and a squirt of lemon. Snip in dill. Process until smooth. Slowly add water until creamy. Season with salt and pepper and continue processing. Pour into a bowl. Chill. Serve.

CUCUMBER AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• Cut cucumber into 3 equal pieces, then coarsely chop 2 pieces. Quarter avocado lengthwise, then pit, peel, and coarsely chop one half.
• Blend together chopped cucumber, chopped avocado, scallions, minutest, buttermilk, water, and 1 teaspoon salt in a blender until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Chill soup, uncovered, 15 minutes.
• Cut remaining cucumber and avocado into 1/4-inch pieces and stir into soup. Season with salt. Thin with additional water if desired.

CHILLED AVOCADO-CUCUMBER SOUP WITH CROSTINI

Steps:

• In a blender, combine cucumbers, avocados, scallions, cilantro, jalapeño, lime juice, and 1 cup water; blend until smooth. Season with salt and stir in up to 1/4 cup more water until consistency is like that of heavy cream. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange baguette slices on a rimmed baking sheet. Brush both sides with oil; season with salt and pepper. Bake until golden, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Prepare an ice-water bath. Bring a pot of generously salted water to a boil. Add asparagus; cook until bright green and tender, 2 to 3 minutes, depending on thickness. Transfer to a plate; let cool slightly.
• Return water to a boil; gently lower in eggs with a slotted spoon and cook 7 minutes. Transfer to ice bath and let stand 5 minutes. Peel and halve eggs; season to taste.
• Ladle soup into bowls and drizzle with oil. Serve with crostini, asparagus, eggs, and ham.

CUCUMBER SOUP WITH WASABI-AVOCADO CREAM

Steps:

• Puree cucumbers with water, vinegar, and 2 teaspoons kosher salt in batches in a blender until smooth.
• Mash together avocado, lime juice, and remaining teaspoon kosher salt until smooth.
• Whisk in yogurt, wasabi paste, chives, and pepper, to taste.
• Just before serving, blend soup with ice in batches until smooth.
• Serve topped with avocado cream.
• Enjoy!
• Note: Soup (before blending with ice) and avocado cream may be made 1 day ahead and kept, separately, chilled and covered.

ICY COLD AVOCADO AND CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, combine all the soup ingredients and process until smooth. Thinning with water if needed.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pour into two chilled bowls.
• Mix the yogurt and chipotle sauce together.
• Drizzle over the soup to taste.
• Garnish with your choices or all.
• Serve immediately.