Simple Avocado Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the broth, potatoes, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-25 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Remove from the heat; cool slightly., Place avocados in a blender; add potato mixture. Cover and puree. Return to the pan; heat through. Garnish with sour cream and bacon.

Steps:

• Put chopped avocado in a blender. Add half the milk, a large pinch of salt and a small pinch of cayenne; process to a purée. Add remaining milk and purée, then chill for up to 6 hours if you have time (press a piece of plastic wrap to surface of soup so it does not discolor).
• Add lime juice, taste, then adjust seasoning, if necessary. Garnish with shrimp and parsley or cilantro, and serve.

Steps:

• Working in batches, blend avocados, chicken broth, 2/3 cup milk, chopped shallots, 2 tablespoons Sherry and 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce in blender until mixture is smooth. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until cold. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Keep refrigerated.) Ladle soup into bowls. Spoon dollop of sour cream atop soup. Garnish with chives and serve.

Steps:

• Heat oil in Dutch oven over low heat; add onions, garlic, jalapenos, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, 10 minutes or until translucent. Add avocados and stock and bring to the simmer. Simmer 15 to20 minutes or until avocados are soft. Add cream, bring back to a simmer, then puree with immersion blender until very smooth. Stir in cilantro and lime and serve, topped with Corn and Tomato Garnish.
• Stir together corn kernels with all other ingredients in a small bowl.

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, puree an extreme ripe avocado - one to the point of being dark and squishy soft all over.)
• Add cream slowly, then pour in hot broth. Mix just until blended. And salt and white pepper to taste.
• Into the bottom of each soup bowl place one tablespoon of dry sherry, then ladle soup over and serve. This takes about two minutes from the time you first notice that the avocado is going to go bad if you don't use it immediately. It is also delicious cold, but it doesn't work out to add cold chicken broth because the chicken fat will not blend properly; it is necessary to heat the broth, then cool the soup.

Steps:

• Blend cucumber, avocado, buttermilk, garlic, and lemon juice in a blender. Season with salt and pepper. Thin with water if desired. Transfer to a bowl, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve cold, garnished with diced cucumber.

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until evenly brown. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon grease in the skillet, chop, and set aside. Place onion and celery in the skillet, and cook until tender.
• Transfer the onion and celery to a blender or food processor. Pour in 1/2 the chicken stock, add avocados, and blend until smooth.
• Transfer blender mixture to a large pot over medium heat. Whisk in remaining stock, wine, lime juice, and heavy cream. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until heated through, but do not boil. Garnish with chopped bacon to serve.

Steps:

• Cut avocados in half, remove seed, and spoon into food processor.
• Mix with a couple spoonfulls of sour cream and process until smooth.
• Can also mix in a blender by blending avocado, some of the sour cream, and 1 cup of the chicken stock.
• Heat chicken stock in 2 quart saucepan until hot (before simmering).
• Whisk remaining sour cream into saucepan.
• Whisk avocado mixture into saucepan.
• Heat only until hot, DO NOT BOIL.
• Top with diced cilantro and pepper.
• Feel free to garnish with lime wedge, or a spoonful of salsa, or left over chicken, or -- the possibilities are endless.

Steps:

• Remove pulp from the avocados.
• Use a blender to puree the avocados with the broth.
• Heat the mixture to just short of boiling and serve garnished with broken tortilla chips.