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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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A thick cold soup of avocado, herbs and spices with shrimp garnish. Ingredients:
1 tablespoon unsalted butter |
1 white onion, chopped |
2 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed |
1/2 red, orange, or yellow bell pepper, finely chopped |
2 tablespoon chopped fresh dill |
salt and freshly ground black pepper |
3 medium avocados, halved, seeded, peeled, and roughly chopped, see *cook's note |
2 1/2 cups 2 percent milk |
2 tablespoons olive oil |
1/2 pound small raw shrimp, peeled and deveined |
fresh basil leaves, finely chopped, for garnishing |
sesame seeds, to taste |
2 tablespoons olive oil |
Directions:
1. • Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
2. • Add onion, garlic and peppers and cook until soft 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. • Add the dill, season with salt and pepper. Put the mixture in the blender jar.
4. • Add the avocado, and milk and 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the blender and puree. When completely smooth, transfer the puree to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until chilled.
5. • Heat the remaining 1 tbsp of the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
6. • Add the shrimp and cook until curled, pink and opaque, about 2 to 4 minutes.
7. • To serve, pour the chilled soup into small glasses or bowls, add a few of the shrimp to each glass and garnish with the basil, sesame seeds, and a drizzle of oil.
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