Any good creamy chilled cucumber and avocado soup recipes?

Question

Remember, simple is elegant. The ingredients need to be readily available and appealing to the common palate where even the idea of this soup is on the edge.

Answer 1

Chilled Cucumber and Avocado Soup - Recipe (link below)

Serves 4:
1 English cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1 ripe Haas avocados, pitted, peeled, and chopped
2 green onions, chopped
2 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
1 cup sour cream
1 cup cold water
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves

This recipe requires no cooking, only a blender. You will probably have to grab a few extra things at the store, so just print out this recipe and drive over to the store.

For printable veiw of recipe, click link below:
http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/food/2266?print=1

Answer 2

Cucumber-Avocado Soup

Ingredients

1/2 cup of butter
1/2 cup of milk
2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1 ripe avocado
1/4 cup chicken broth
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 t ground cumin, or to taste
In a large measuring cup combine butter, milk plus ice cubes to measure 1 1/2 cup total. In a blender, blend butter and milk mixture with the avocado, lemon juice, cumin, and half the cucumbers until smooth. Divide into chilled bowls and stir remaining cucumbers into each serving.

Answer 3

Chilled Cream Of Cucumber Soup

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cucumbers
1 C. chopped onion
3 C. chicken broth
1 C. sour cream
4 Tbsp. parsley
1 Tsp. dill weed
salt and pepper

Peel cucumbers and remove seed. Dice. Put in saucepan
with chicken broth, onion and dill. Cook. Simmer 20 minutes.
Puree in blender. Stir in sour cream and parsley and chill
overnight. Serve in chilled soup bowls or bowls over ice.



Cold Avocado Soup

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 avocado -- mashed
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/8 Tsp. salt
1 1/2 Tsp. instant minced
onion or grated onion
3 Drops Tabasco sauce -- (3 to 5)
1 C. sour cream
1 Can chicken broth
crumbled bacon and minced
parsley for garnish

Combine avocado, lemon juice, salt, onion and Tabasco in
blender and blend well. Add sour cream and blend again. Add
chicken broth and blend. Chill thoroughly. Serve in chilled
soup bowls and garnish with crumbled bacon, minced parsley. Or
a nice touch is a sprig of cilantro. Serves 4 to 6

Answer 4

Chilled Cucumber-Mint Soup - Recipe More Soups & Salads Recipes Solutions
Adapted from “The Spice of Vegetarian Cooking” by Martha Rose Shulman (Inner Traditions, 1991).
This delicately spiced treat from India only takes two steps to make and it creates a palate-pleasing, cooling soup perfect for warm summer nights or even warmer summer afternoons.

So creamy and refreshing, and if you leave out the spices, it even makes a cooling, soothing facial mask! Two recipes in one.



Simple Solution:
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INGREDIENTS
2 cups plain low-fat yogurt
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and minced
2-3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
3/4 teaspoon ground roasted cumin
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
Salt and freshly-ground pepper to taste

1. Beat the yogurt in a bowl with a whisk or fork until smooth. Mix with the remaining ingredients.

2. Chill until ready to serve.

Serves 4.

Answer 5

I am on the mailing list and knew they had soups-you can adjust the servings and it recalcs the ingredients needed

Answer 6

ew yuck....
y would u wanna eat cucumber and acacado soup... now that just doesnt sound very nice at all!