Soups and Starters Recipes - Mexican Chilled Avocado Soup Recipe

  
 

Soups and Starters Recipes - Mexican Chilled Avocado Soup Recipe

Ingredients

Serve 6-8

  • 50 g/2 oz butter

  • 4 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1 onion, finely chopped

  • 1 leek, finely chopped

  • 1 carrot, finely chopped

  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed

  • 1.8/liters/3 pints Chicken Stock

  • 4 ripe avocados, peeled and stoned

  • 250 ml/8 fl oz natural yogurt

  • 2 tablespoons lime juice

  • salt and pepper 

To garnish:

  • 125 ml/4 fl oz crème fraiche

  • 2 tablespoons chopped coriander

Method:

  1. Melt the butter and oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion, leek, carrot and garlic and fry over a low heat until tender.

  2. Add about 750 ml/1 1/4 pints of the stock and simmer gently for about 30 minutes.

  3. Process the avocados in batches with the remaining stock in a food processor or blender until smooth. Add the vegetable mixture and continue to process to a smooth green puree.

  4. Stir in the yogurt and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the lime juice and chill for 1 hour.

  5. Serve with a swirl of crème fraiche, sprinkled with chopped coriander.