Avocado Gazpacho Soup

Title:
Avocado Gazpacho Soup

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Soups,
Tex-mex




Ingredients:









       2 lg Cucumbers


       3 c  Chicken broth


       1 ts Tabasco (or more to taste)


     1/4 c  Firmly packed cilantro


        Juice of one medium lime


       2    Ripe avocados


     1/2 ts Salt - or to taste


   6    Or 8 green onions including


        -green tops


        garlic croutons


        cilantro sprigs


 


 Cut one cucumber into chunks and process with 2 cups


 of the broth, cilantro, lime juice, salt and Tabasco.


 Pit, peel and chop avocados. Process


 with pureed mixture and add the third cup of broth.


 Process briefly to coarsely puree the avocado, leaving


 some chunks.  Chill at least 2 hours. Just before


 serving, dice the green onions, and peel, seed and


 chop the second cucumber.  Pour soup into bowls and


 garnish each with a few croutons and fresh cilantro


 sprigs.  Offer the minced onion and diced cucumber on


 the side to add individually.


 


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