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CALIFORNIA AVOCADO POBLANO SOUP

Prep Time: 0 min
Cook Time 0 min
Total Time 0 min

Serves 12

5.00000 of 5 1 Rating

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Recipe Provided By the California Avocado Commission, for foodservice use

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Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp. finely diced tomato
  • 2 Tbsp. thinly sliced green onion
  • Tbsp. + 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice, divided
  • 4 Genuine California Avocados (about 2 pounds), peeled and seeded
  • 3 cups chopped white onion
  • 2 ¼ cups chopped yellow bell pepper
  • ¾ cup chopped poblano chile pepper
  • 3 Tbsp. chopped garlic
  • 2 tsp. vegetable oil
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 2 quart water or chicken stock
  • 2 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1 tsp. chile powder
  • ½ tsp. white pepper
  • 1 ½ tsp. salt
  • 12 cilantro sprigs
  • Queso Fresco or Feta cheese, crumbled for garnish
  • Deep fried tortilla strips for garnish

Instructions

  1. To make garnish, mix tomato, green onion, 2 teaspoons lime juice, and a large pinch of salt; reserve.
  2. To make soup, dice avocado.
  3. Mix with remaining 1/3 tablespoon lime juice; reserve.
  4. Saute onion, peppers, and garlic in oil over high heat until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
  5. Deglaze pan with wine; reduce by half.
  6. Add water or stock, cumin, chile powder, pepper, and salt.
  7. Simmer, covered, 1 hour.
  8. Puree mixture with reserved avocado mixture and cilantro sprigs; thin to desired consistency with additional water or stock. Add additional salt, if necessary.
  9. Serve hot soup garnished with 1 teaspoon cheese, 1 teaspoon reserved tomato mixture, and a few broken tortilla chips.

Serving Size = 1 Cup

*Large avocados are recommended for this recipe. A large avocado averages about 8 ounces. If using smaller or larger size avocados adjust the quantity accordingly.


Nutrition Information per Serving

Nutrition Information per Serving: 200 calories, 15g of fat, 330mg of sodium, 4g of protein.


Comments

avocado/poblano soup
This soup is a winner! No dairy and It's a soup served hot. I've shared it with friends and they agree. Goes great with grilled-cheese/anaheim chile sandwiches.
Submitted By: ron - Aug 2, 2010

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