Chilled Cucumber Avocado Soup With Roasted Shrimp Recipes

Steps:

• In a blender, combine half the cucumber and 1 avocado with the yogurt, lime juice, jalapeno, scallions, 1 tablespoon cilantro, 1 cup ice water, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Puree until completely smooth. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Cut remaining avocado into 1/4-inch cubes. Stir avocado and remaining cucumber into soup. Thin with 1/2 to 1 cup ice water, as desired. Season again with salt and pepper. Chill, about 1 hour.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook shrimp, turning once, until opaque throughout, 2 to 3 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with shrimp and remaining tablespoon cilantro.

Steps:

• Thinly slice 1/2 lemon and put in a medium saucepan with 4 cups water, the garlic, bay leaf and a big pinch each of salt and pepper. Grate ½ teaspoon lemon zest and juice the remaining 1 1/2 lemons; set aside.
• Bring the water to a simmer over medium heat. Add the shrimp and poach until just cooked through, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon; reserve the saucepan and poaching liquid. Refrigerate the shrimp until chilled, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, combine the peas, parsley and 1/2 cup pea shoots in a blender (preferably a high-speed blender). Add the garlic from the poaching liquid plus 1 1/4 cups poaching liquid. Carefully blend until smooth. Add 1 cup ice cubes, then add the avocados, scallions, tarragon, the reserved lemon zest and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Blend until very smooth, thinning with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if needed. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate at least 20 minutes or up to 1 hour.
• Stir the soup and thin with cold water, if needed. Add more lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Divide the soup among shallow bowls.
• Toss the chilled shrimp with 1 teaspoon each lemon juice and avocado oil and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Put in the middle of the soup and top with the remaining 1/4 cup pea shoots. Drizzle with the remaining 2 teaspoons avocado oil.

Steps:

• Right before serving in a food processor puree the broth, garlic, lime juice and 1 of the avocados; season well to taste with salt and cayenne pepper.
• Add ice water to thin the soup to the texture you like. Chill the soup while you peel and cut remaining avocado into small dice. Fold the diced avocado into the base and adjust the seasoning.
• To serve, ladle soup into chilled bowls and garnish with cilantro, chives and a dollop of yogurt in the center or each portion.

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.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, stir together the yogurt, half-and-half, cucumbers, red onion, scallions, salt, and pepper. Transfer the mixture in batches to the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Process until the cucumbers are coarsely pureed and then pour into another bowl. Continue processing the soup until all of it is pureed. Fold in the dill, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, until very cold.
• Just before serving, stir in the lemon juice. Serve chilled, garnished with the shrimp, lemon, and fresh dill.

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender combine the cucumber, avocado and scallions. Pulse until the mixture is thoroughly chopped.
• Add broth, sour cream and lemon juice and continue to process until smooth.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and chill for 4 to 6 hours.
• Taste for seasoning and serve in chilled bowls with garnish.

Steps:

• In a large measuring cup combine the buttermilk and enough ice cubes to measure 1 1/2 cups total. In a blender blend the buttermilk mixture with half the cucumber, the avocado, peeled and pitted, the broth, the lemon juice, and the cumin until the mixture is smooth. Divide the soup between chilled bowls and stir half the remaining cucumber into each serving.

Steps:

• If using jalapeno pepper, remove seeds and chop coarsely.
• Peel and chop cucumbers into small cubes.
• Do the same with the avocado.
• Now, put everything into blender or food processor and process till smooth.
• Thin mixture to desired consistency with extra water, then season again with salt and pepper to your liking.
• Chill for 2 hours in fridge.
• Garnish options: sprig of mint, couple of cilantro leaves, chopped tomatoes, couple of grilled shrimp or scallops, or some sour cream.

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion and jalapeño; sauté until tender, about 15 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Season with salt. Remove from heat; cool.
• Place avocados in blender. Add chicken broth, 4 tablespoons lemon juice and onion mixture. Puree until smooth. Transfer to large bowl. Stir in 2 cups water and lemon peel. Thin soup with more water, if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 3 hours.
• Meanwhile, mix shrimp, cucumber, chives, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours. Ladle soup into bowls. Top with shrimp.

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, purée garlic, cucumber and avocado, scraping down sides if necessary. Add buttermilk, 3/4 cup water, dill, salt, a pinch of cayenne, black pepper and half the orange juice. Blend until smooth.
• Add remaining orange juice in increments until you like the flavor. Cover and refrigerate. Serve soup chilled, garnished, if desired, with shrimp tossed with olive oil and lime juice.

Steps:

• In the bowl of a blender or food processor, combine cucumber, buttermilk, garlic, anchovy, scallions, jalapeño, fresh herbs, sherry vinegar and salt. Blend until smooth and adjust seasoning as needed.
• Smash avocado slices on the toasted bread. Sprinkle with crumbled feta, squeeze the juice of the lemon half over the top and finish each with a drizzle of olive oil and some pepper. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Distribute soup between 4 bowls and garnish with raw corn kernels and a drizzle of olive oil. Serve avocado toast on the side.

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, add the cucumber, avocado, Greek yogurt, vegetable broth, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, scallions, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth and creamy.
• Chill for at least 30 minutes, or until ready to serve.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit. Wrap half the avocado in plastic wrap and set aside.
• Peel the other half of the avocado, then cut it into chunks.
• Place the avocado, cucumber, broth, yogurt, lime juice and salt in the bowl of a blender. Process until smooth and creamy. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until very cold.
• To serve, peel and dice the remaining avocado half. Stir the avocado into the soup along with the diced shrimp.
• Ladle the soup into 4 bowls, sprinkle with green onions and float a single shrimp on top of each.