Avocado Soup With Radishes Cilantro Cream

Ingredients

2 tbsp avocado oil 1 tbsp walnut oil or 3 t. fruity 1 olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, peeled and 1 minced 1 piece of ginger,1 1/2 inches 1 long, peeled and minced 3 serrano or jalapeno chili 1 peppers, stemmed, seeded and 1 minced 4 cup chicken stock 3 ripe avocados, preferably 1 the haas variety 2 limes 1/2 cup sour cream 2 tbsp half-and-half 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, very finely 1 minced 1 tsp ground coriander 1 salt 1 bunch radishes, 10-12 1 black pepper

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Preparation
 
Heat the Avocado oil or two tablespoons of the olive oil in a
saucepan and add chopped onion. Saute for 5 minutes and add garlic,
ginger and 2 of the peppers. Saute for another 5 minutes. Add the
stock, simmer for 10 minutes and remove from heat.
While the stock and vegetables are simmering, cut the Avocados in
half and seed and peel them. Chop the Avocados, toss them with the
juice of 1 lime and place about half the Avocado in a blender
container. Add hot stock and vegetables until container is about 3/4
full and process until the mixture is smooth and liquid. Chill the
soup thoroughly, preferably for several hours.
To make the cilantro cream, stir the sour cream and half-and-half
together, add the chopped cilantro, the remaining chili pepper, the
ground coriander and salt to taste. Chill until you are ready to use
it.
Cut the radishes in small julienne and toss with the walnut oil or
the remaining olive oil, the juice of 1/2 lime and salt to taste.
Chill until you are ready to use them.
Taste the chilled soup and add salt and more lime juice to taste.
Ladle it into chilled soup bowls. Top each serving with a tablespoon
of cilantro cream and a tablespoon of julienned radishes.

Variation This soup is also delicious when served hot and is an ideal
opening to a hearty Mexican meal.

From: The Good Cook s Book of Oil & Vinegar by Michele Anna Jordan

Posted By: Charles Walstrom 2/93

 

 
Servings:
1

 

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