Avocado soup x2

avocado soup

Soup#1: Warm avocado soup for cold days

Ingredients (4 servings)

  • 6 cups of chicken broth
  • 4 cups of cooked, shredded chicken
  • 30 ounces of canned beans, drained
  • 2 cups of tomatillo salsa verde
  • 2 teaspoons of ground cumin
  • 2 avocados, diced

Instructions

  1. Add all the ingredients except for the avocado to a medium saucepan. Stir to combine.
  2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  3. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover the saucepan with a lid and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
  4. Pour the soup into serving bowls, and add the diced avocado.

This soup can be varied by adding various toppings. Here are a few examples:

  • Crumbled tortilla chips
  • Sour cream
  • Chopped fresh cilantro
  • Chopped chives
  • Poached eggs

Soup #2: Cool avocado soup for warm days

The soup

Ingredients (4 servings)

  • 1 small cucumber
  • 1 celery stalk
  • 2 avocados
  • Juice from one lime
  • A small handful of fresh cilantro
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon tamari or dark soy sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • Ice cubes

Instructions

  1. Cut cucumber and celery into chunks and place in a food blender.
  2. Scoop the avocado flesh into the food blender, squeeze over the lime juice and add cilantro.
  3. Add cumin, coriander, salt, tamari and water. Blend everything until nice and smooth.
  4. Transfer the soup to serving bowls.
  5. Place the cashew cream and garnish in individual bowls on the table. (To make it possible for each dinner guest garnish their own soup according to their own preferences.)
  6. Add some ice to each bowl to cool the soup right before serving it.

The cashew cream

1.) Soak 1 ½ cup of unsalted cashews for three hours.

  1. Drain the water and wash the cashews.
  2. Put the cashews in a food blender together with 1 cup of water, 2 tablespoon of lime juice, 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and ½ teaspoon of salt.
  3. Blend the ingredients until smooth.

Garnish suggestions

  • Ground paprika
  • Chili pepper flakes
  • Garlic sprouts
  • Sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
  • Chives, chopped
  • Raw champignon mushrooms, sliced