Crema Fria De Palta Cold Avocado Soup Food

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.

COLD AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a saucepan over moderate heat and stir in the flour.
• Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
• Boil for 5 minutes, remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Peel and pit 3 of the avocados and combine them with the remaining ingredients in an electric food processor or blender. Add about 2 cups of the cooled chicken stock and puree until smooth.
• Pour the avocado mixture into the saucepan with the remaining chicken stock and stir to combine.
• Chill for at least 2 hours.
• Immediately before serving, peel, pit, and dice the remaining avocado.
• Serve garnished with the diced avocado and a dollop of sour cream if desired.

CREMA DE AGUACATE -- CREAM OF AVOCADO SOUP (SOUTH AMERICA)

Steps:

• In a heavy 2-quart saucepan mix together the chicken broth, half-and-half, onion, salt, white pepper & hot pepper sauce.
• Several hours before serving, peel the avocado, then pit & cut it into 1-inch pieces. Place in a medium, nonreactive bowl. sprinkle with lemon juice, then cover with plastic wrap & refrigerate until ready to use.
• Just before serving, put 1/4 cup of the chicken broth mixture in a blender.
• Bring the rest of the broth mixture to a boil in the 2-quart saucepan, then reduce heat to low.
• Add avocado to the blender & process until smooth, then pass this mixture through a coarse-mesh sieve.
• Add the sieved avocado mixture to the simmering broth & heat, BUT DO NOT LET IT COME TO A BOIL. Salt to taste.
• Serve immediately with croutons (if using) on the side, or make it several hours ahead of time, cover with plastic wrap & let it cool, then chill completely before serving.

CREMA FRIA DE PALTA (COLD AVOCADO SOUP)

Steps:

• Puree the avocados with the chicken broth in a blender until smooth. Pour in enough milk to make a thick but pourable soup. (may not use all 2 cups, may use less).
• Add the lemon juice and season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne to bring out the delicate flavors.
• Garnish with the cilantro and tomato. Serve at once, because the soup tends to discolor rapidly.