Chilled Avocado Lime Soup With Shrimp And Chiles

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs avocados, ripe
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/3 cup lime juice
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup cream
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cilantro, fresh, coarsely chopped (more for garnish)
• 10 shrimp, medium cooked, peeled, deveined and halved horizontally
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Recipe

• 1 combine avocado, 3/4 of lime juice, jalapeno, red pepper flakes and 1/3 of chicken broth in food processor and process until smooth.
• 2 transfer to large bowl and whisk in remaining chicken broth, cream, 3/4 of salt, 2/3 of pepper and chopped cilantro.
• 3 chill.
• 4 combine shrimp and remaining salt, remaining pepper and olive oil in a small bowl. toss with remaining lime juice. let stand 15 minutes.
• 5 ladle soup into bowls and top with 5 shrimp halves and cilantro.