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Cucumber and avocado soup with chilli and tomato salsa

Name: Cucumber and avocado soup with chilli and tomato salsa
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Soup; 2½ cucumbers, peeled; 300ml thick Greek yoghurt; 2 avocados, peeled; 80ml (1/3 cup) crème fraîche; 400ml chicken stock; 2 – 3 drops Tabasco; 30ml (2 tbsp) fresh mint, chopped; 30ml (2 tbsp) fresh chives, chopped; 30ml (2 tbsp) fresh dill, chopped; sea salt, to taste; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; Salsa; 1 red chilli, seeded and finely chopped; 100g Roma tomatoes, chopped; ½ cucumber, seeded and chopped; ½ red onion, finely chopped; 50ml parsley, finely chopped

February 20, 2009 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)

Cucumber and avocado soup with chilli and tomato salsa recipe

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Cucumber and avocado soup with chilli and tomato salsa

Serves: 4

Cooking Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

Soup
2½ cucumbers, peeled
300ml thick Greek yoghurt
2 avocados, peeled
80ml (1/3 cup) crème fraîche
400ml chicken stock
2 – 3 drops Tabasco
30ml (2 tbsp) fresh mint, chopped
30ml (2 tbsp) fresh chives, chopped
30ml (2 tbsp) fresh dill, chopped
sea salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Salsa
1 red chilli, seeded and finely chopped
100g Roma tomatoes, chopped
½ cucumber, seeded and chopped
½ red onion, finely chopped
50ml parsley, finely chopped

Instructions

For the soup, halve 2 of the cucumbers and scrape out the seeds. Chop the flesh and place it with the remaining ingredients, except the pepper, in a food processor. Blend until smooth. Chill until needed.

Use a peeler to slice the remaining cucumber into thin strips. Place a pile of cucumber strips in the middle of 4 soup bowls and spoon the soup around it. Season with pepper.

For the salsa, combine all the ingredients. Spoon it onto the soup and serve.