Cold Avocado and Tomato Soup
- 2 ripe avocados, halved, peeled
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 10-ounce cucumber, peeled, halved, seeded, cut into pieces
- 2 large green onions (including green tops), chopped
- 1/4 cup (or more) canned chicken broth
- 1 pound ripe tomatoes, halved, seeded, quartered
- 1 cup packed roasted red bell peppers (from jar)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon leaves
- Sour cream
- Fresh tarragon sprigs
- Place first 4 ingredients in processor.
- Blend until smooth.
- Add 1/4 cup broth.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Blend to mix.
- Transfer soup to bowl.
- Cover and refrigerate.
- Place tomatoes, bell peppers and sugar in clean processor.
- Blend until smooth.
- Add tarragon leaves.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Blend 30 seconds.
- Transfer to bowl.
- Cover and chill.
- (Both soups can be made 4 hours ahead.)
- If avocado soup is very thick, thin slightly with more broth.
- Ladle both soups simultaneously into each soup bowl.
- Garnish each with dollop of sour cream and tarragon sprig.
avocados, buttermilk, cucumber, green onions, chicken broth, tomatoes, red bell peppers, sugar, tarragon, sour cream, tarragon sprigs
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cold-avocado-and-tomato-soup-1993 (may not work)