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Originally published on Tuesday, 14 October 2008

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Chilled Avocado Soup with Asian Pear Salsa



Serves 4-6

Cold soups sadly seem to be a little ‘off the radar’ for most people which is a shame as they are so elegant and refreshing and make for an interesting change from hot soups.

Anyone who loves avocados should try and make this soup which looks beautiful serves with a spoonful of the salsa on top. Chilled soups are the perfect picnic food and can easily be packed in a chilled thermos.

Ingredients

3 Haas avocados, stones removed
3 spring onions, white parts only
a handful of coriander
juice and zest of a lime
250 mls cold water or vegetable stock
6 tbsp Greek or Arab yoghurt
Sea salt

Asian Pear Salsa

2 Asian or ‘Nashi’ pears, peeled, cored and cut into fine dice
1 green chili, seeded and finely minced
1 small shallot, finely minced
Juice and zest of 1 lime
10 mint leaves, finely minced
4 tsp olive oil
Sea salt
Freshly grated black pepper 

Instructions

To make the salsa, combine all the salsa ingredients together in a small bowl. Season to taste with the salt and pepper and set aside while you make the soup to allow the flavours to develop.

Place the avocados, spring onion, coriander, lime juice and zest and water or stock in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Remove to a bowl and fold in the yoghurt. Season well with salt.  

If the soup isn’t cold enough, cover it with cling film and press the cling film to the surface of the soup to avoid the avocado discolouring. Alternatively, ladle into bowls and add a few ice cubes to each bowl.

Serve the soup with a generous dollop of salsa on top.

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Jennifer Klinec from Eat Drink Talk has kindly agreed to provide Urban Junkies readers with mouthwatering recipes and foodtips.

To learn more, classes at Eat Drink Talk are held in Jennifer's beautiful loft in Clerkenwell, packed with information and useful tips, and you'll get to sample all of the delicious dishes prepared during class.

 

by JK

In collaboration with Eat Drink Talk

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Comments:

Author: Sola Cancatte
Date: 17-10-2008 20:14:40
This is a lovely recipe - Jennifer always has such great ideas!
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