Cold Avocado Soup Recipe

You'll find this velvety green soup a perfect starter for warm weather meals.

Try it with grilled chicken or a juicy steak at dinner time, or serve it with sandwiches for lunch.

Yield: 4 Servings Preparation Time: About 7 Minutes Salt Snipped Chives Or Watercress Sprigs (Optional) Pit and peel the avocado, then cut into chunks.

In a blender, whirl the avocado, half and half, broth and lemon juice until smooth.

(To prepare in a food processor, whirl the avocado with the half and half until pureed then add the broth and lemon juice and whirl until smooth.

) Ladle the soup into wide shallow bowls.

Garnish each portion with chives, if desired.

Per Serving: 151 Calories, 3 Grams Protein, 7 Grams Carbohydrates, 14 Grams Total Fat, 11 Mg Cholesterol, 389 Mg Sodium From Sunset's Quick And Easy Cookbook Copyright 1991