Soup Recipes > Avocado & Garlic Soup

How to make avocado and garlic soup:
A delicious cold soup excellent for summer luncheon parties.



Ingredients

3 ripe avocados
3/4 pint vegetable stock
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 clove of garlic
pinch of salt
ground black pepper to taste
1/4 pint single cream
finely chopped chervil
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Peel and stone the avocados.
- Blend the flesh in an electric blender with half of the stock, the garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Put into a large bowl and stir in the remaining stock and cream.
- Chill for 2 hours.
- Check the seasoning.
- Serve cold, sprinkled with chopped chervil.


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