Best 3 Chilled Avocado And Zucchini Soup Recipes

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.

CHILLED AVOCADO AND ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a steamer set over boiling water steam the zucchini, covered, for 10 minutes, or until it is very tender. In a blender pureé the zucchini with the avocado, halved, peeled, and chopped, the buttermilk, 3/4 cup of the ice cubes, the lemon juice, and the cumin, adding enough of the additional ice cubes to reach the desired consistency. Divide the soup between 2 bowls and sprinkle it with the chives. Makes about 2 1/4 cups, serving 2.

AVOCADO ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Combine zucchini, broth, avocado (soft & ripe, pitted, peeled and cut into chunks) and onion in blender or food processor. Puree.
• Stir in sour cream, lemon juice, salt, white pepper and cayenne pepper.
• Refrigerate, covered, until thoroughly chilled.
• Garnish each serving with sprinkles of diced tomatoes and sprigs of Italian parsley. (Can garnish with extra slices of fresh avocado, if desired.).
• Serve with a fine loaf of bread for a great summer lunch.
• ("Cooking time" is chilling time. If you use all your ingredients right from the fridge, you might not need to chill it.).