Mexican Chilled Avocado Soup Recipes

Ingredients :

2 oz butter

4 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, finely chopped

1 leek, finely chopped

1 carrot, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed

3 pints chicken stock

4 ripe avocados, peeled and stoned

8 fl oz natural yogurt

2 tbsp lime juice

salt and pepper

To garnish:

4 fl oz crème fraiche

2 tbsp chopped coriander

1. Melt the butter and oil in a large saucepan.
2. Add the onion, leek, carrot and garlic and fry over a low heat until tender.
3. Add about 1.25 pints of the stock and simmer gently for about 30 minutes.
4. Process the avocados in batches with the remaining stock in a food processor or blender until smooth.
5. Add the vegetable mixture and continue to process to a smooth green puree.
6. Stir in the yogurt and season to taste with salt and pepper.
7. Add the lime juice and chill for 1 hour.
8. Serve with a bowl of crème fraiche, sprinkled with chopped coriander.

Serves 7

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