Chilled Avocado Soup with Crab meat Salad
- Total Time
- 15 minutes, plus chill time
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Ingredients
Yield:Six servings
- 6avocados, peeled and pitted
- 1clove garlic
- 2cups buttermilk
- 4cups milk or light cream
- 1teaspoon salt
- ½teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Fresh cilantro, for garnish
- ¼cup fresh lime juice
- 1tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
- 1teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- 1teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
- ½cup olive oil
- 2tablespoons capers, coarsely chopped
- 2tablespoons pink peppercorns, ground
- 1pound fresh lump crab meat, picked over for shells
For the Soup
For the Crab Meat Salad
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Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)
1055 calories; 98 grams fat; 38 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 48 grams monounsaturated fat; 7 grams polyunsaturated fat; 29 grams carbohydrates; 15 grams dietary fiber; 11 grams sugars; 24 grams protein; 1302 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
To make the soup, puree the avocados and garlic in a food processor until smooth. Place in a bowl and whisk in the buttermilk and milk or cream until desired consistency is reached. Depending on the avocado, more or less milk or cream may be needed. Add salt and pepper and chill.
- Step 2
To make the crab meat salad, combine the lime juice, mustard and salt and pepper in a bowl. Whisk in the olive oil. Stir in the capers and peppercorns. Add the crab meat and toss. Adjust the seasoning and chill.
- Step 3
Ladle the soup into 6 bowls, add dollops of crab meat salad and garnish with cilantro leaves.
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Carolyn
A fabulous and fascinating first course! Made exactly to recipe, it was a perfect starter to a Valentine’s dinner.
Barb
Didn't make this soup, but made the crab meat salad to use on Melissa Clark's Chilled Corn Soup with Basil. Garnished that soup with avocado slices and dollops of this crab meat salad.
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