Cold Avocado Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 4 ripe avocados
• 1 cup sour cream, plus additional (to garnish)
• 1 tablespoon limes or 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 heat the butter in a saucepan over moderate heat and stir in the flour.
• 2 cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently. add the chicken stock and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
• 3 boil for 5 minutes, remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
• 4 peel and pit 3 of the avocados and combine them with the remaining ingredients in an electric food processor or blender. add about 2 cups of the cooled chicken stock and puree until smooth.
• 5 pour the avocado mixture into the saucepan with the remaining chicken stock and stir to combine.
• 6 chill for at least 2 hours.
• 7 immediately before serving, peel, pit, and dice the remaining avocado.
• 8 serve garnished with the diced avocado and a dollop of sour cream if desired.