Cold Avocado-Corn Soup
- 2 ripe Haas avocados
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 6 cups defatted chicken stock
- Kernels from 6 ears fresh corn on the cob
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
- Baked white corn tortilla chips
- Split one of the avocados, remove the pit, peel and dice it.
- Place it in a food processor with the lime juice.
- Process until smoothly pureed.
- Place the avocado puree in a saucepan.
- Stir in the stock.
- Bring to a simmer.
- Stir in the corn and jalapeno pepper and cook five minutes.
- Split the second avocado and remove the pit and the peel.
- Quarter the halves and slice them thin.
- Add the sliced avocado to the soup.
- Remove from the heat, cover and refrigerate until cold.
- To serve, check seasoning and add the coriander.
- Serve with tortilla chips on the side.
avocados, lime juice, chicken, kernels, pepper, salt, coriander leaves, white corn tortilla chips
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9772 (may not work)