Avocado Soup
Recipe from Heart-Healthy Living

This elegant appetizer or side dish soup is made with ripe avocados, which contain heart-healthy monounsaturated fats.


Avocado Soup

by 4  people

read comments

add your rating
add a comment
Servings: 6 side-dish servings
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Related Categories: Avocados, Cool Summer, Cucumbers, Heart Healthy, Light Summer Dinners, More Soups, Soup, Summer

 
savings in
change zip
 
Ingredients
  • 2 medium
    ripe avocados, halved, seeded, peeled, and cut up
    see savings
    On Sale
  • 1/2 cup
    peeled, chopped cucumber
    see savings
    On Sale
  • 1/3 cup
    chopped onion (1 small)
    see savings
    On Sale
  • 1/4 cup
    shredded carrot
    see savings
    On Sale
  • 1 clove
    garlic, minced
    see savings
    On Sale
  • 2 14-ounce cans
    reduced-sodium chicken broth
    see savings
    On Sale
  •  Several dashes
    bottled hot pepper sauce
    see savings
    On Sale
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons
    paprika
    see savings
    On Sale
  • 1/3 cup
    bottle salsa (optional)
    see savings
    On Sale
add ingredients to list

See More Shop Related Products
frank soup bowl

CB2

frank soup bowl

$3.95

CB2
net soup bowl

CB2

net soup bowl

$4.95

CB2
naxos soup bowl

CB2

naxos soup bowl

$3.95

CB2
Directions
1.
In a blender or food processor, combine avocados, cucumber, onion, carrot, garlic, and 1 can of the chicken broth. Cover and blend or process until almost smooth.
2.
Add remaining chicken broth and bottled hot pepper sauce. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Pour soup into a bowl. Cover surface with plastic wrap and chill for 1 to 24 hours.
3.
To serve, ladle soup into chilled soup cups. Sprinkle each serving with paprika. If desired, top with salsa.
Add Your Review
Related Recipe
White Bean-Sausage Soup
White Bean-Sausage Soup

Make this heart-healthy main-dish soup with fresh onions. If you're really pressed for time, look for frozen chopped onions, which can be added to soups and stews in seconds.

 Articles
Avocado: Fresh Talk
... think of (and it's a great idea, anytime), but don't forget the soups and salads that welcome avocado...Smooth, luscious, green avocado is what's in season now. Guacamole might be the first thing you... with open arms. And it's a natural with pastas (such as this Avocado-Basil Pasta with bacon and Pecorino... read more...
Cooks Go Cuckoo for Avocados
...Here's a question worthy of the old Family Feud: "Name something you make with avocados." No doubt......cocktails!? Anyone who loves avocados but who's had their fill of guac can no doubt find some wild inspiration from... the participants in the third-annual Avocado Takedown contest held in Houston last weekend. As the Today show... read more...
The Skinny on Low-Fat Avocados: Real Healthy
... to dress up the holiday buffet. Cucumber Yogurt Soup with Avocado Shimmering cool and so beautiful, this no...-cook soup has a taste and elegance all its own. Avocado Crostini Who says avocados only go with Mexican...I've been getting a lot of avocado questions lately about a new product called a SlimCado. (No... read more...
how tos
How to Make Chicken Soup
...Soup for supper can be a weekday lifesaver. It's hot and delicious, not to mention quick.... But the convenience of canned soup comes with a price in the form of added sodium that makes for a not...-so-balanced meal. When you know how to make chicken soup at home, it's easier to control how much sodium goes...
How to Make Tomato Soup
...Knowing how to make tomato soup is one of those skills every home cook should have -- canned tomato... soup don't hold a candle to the flavor and texture of homemade, and it's ridiculously simple to make... bit of extra time, simmering the soup a little longer will let the flavors blend even more. Garnish...
How to Make Vegetable Soup
...Vegetable soup is a hearty and comforting way to help work in some of those recommended "five a day.... Although the end result is a simmering pot of complex flavors, the process for how to make vegetable soup... is surprisingly quick and simple. In fact, you can make a delicious vegetable soup with fresh ingredients in just...
Food Blogs We Love
Avocado Soup
to taste Coarsely chop the avocado and place in a medium bowlof the sour cream. Mash the avocado and combine with the sour creamcream. Gradually stir in the avocado mixture into the pan. Heatin small batches) blend the soup. Ladle the soup into bowls read more...
Crema de Aguacate: Ecuadorian Creamy Avocado Soup
into the avocado puree, by tempering the avocado. Otherwise, the avocado mixture breaks down and your soup will feed the kitchen drain instead of you. Once tempered, pour the avocado puree into the pot with the rest of the read more...
Greens & Avocado Soup With Grilled Shrimp
spot that I came up with this new soup. A complete "open the fridgekale, zucchini, turnips and avocado. I topped each bowl of soup with a few grilled shrimp, wellwarm high socks and a big bowl of soup by the fire these days. One more read more...
see more blogs
More Great Recipe Ideas from Heart-Healthy Living

shop our favorite products