Chilled Avocado Soup

Chilled Avocado Soup

Recipe By : The Orange County Register 8/26/98

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :

Categories : *Imported

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

2 cups buttermilk

2 cups avocado pulp --

2 ripe

-- avocados)

1 cucumber -- peeled, seeded and -- coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons diced white onion

zest and juice of 1 lime -- divided use

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon white pepper

2 cups milk

1 cup water

2 tablespoons jalapeno sauce or another smooth green

-- hot sauce

with a tangy finish

sour cream for garnish

1. Blend buttermilk and avocados in blender then add cucumber, onion, lime jui

2. With blender running, add milk, water and hot sauce. Chill soup. Serve garnished with a dollop of sour cream and a little lime zest. Yield:

8 servings Nutritional information

147 calories,

10.1 grams fat,

2.7 grams saturated fat,

10 milligrams cholest

128 milligrams sodium,

62 percent calories from fat Source: "The Great Ho

t Sauce Book" by Jennifer Trainer Thompson (Ten Speed Press,

14.95)

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