Chilled Avocado Orange Chicken Soup Recipes

AVOCADO SOUP WITH CHICKEN AND LIME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Arrange tortilla strips on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, garlic, and jalapenos in oil until lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in chicken, chicken broth, lime juice, tomato, salt and pepper. Gently simmer until chicken is no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Stir in avocado and cilantro and heat through, 3 to 5 minutes. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with tortilla strips to serve.

CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• Using a blender or food processor, puree the avocados and garlic.
• With the machine running, pour in the broth until it's smooth and reaches the desired consistency.
• Add the lime juice, sour cream, Tabasco and salt & pepper to taste.
• Chill at least an hour.
• To serve, you can top with a dollop of sour cream, chopped green onion, or more Tabasco.

CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, chile and the garlic and cook until slightly soft, about 2 minutes.
• Season with salt, to taste. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
• Put the avocados in a large bowl. Add the chicken broth, lemon juice, cilantro, onion mixture, and water. Add, in batches, to a blender and puree until smooth, straining each batch of puree into a large bowl. Stir in the 1 teaspoon of salt and the 1 teaspoon of pepper, then cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 3 hours.
• Pour the chilled soup into individual bowls. Top each serving with a drizzle of the sour cream. Serve with crostini or croutons, if desired.

CHILI-ORANGE AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• Place the avocados, lime juice, chilies and garlic in a food processor and process until smooth. Add the yogurt, milk, salt, pepper, orange zest and juice. Process until smooth. Refrigerate until chilled. Taste and add more salt if needed. Divide among 4 soup cups, garnish with the cilantro and serve immediately.