When it’s hot outside but you’d still like to eat soup, try making this Chilled Avocado Soup.
Watch the video showing you how to make Chilled Avocado Soup, then scroll to the bottom of of this post and print out the recipe to make it at home.
Chilled soup is nothing new. I remember it being kind of a gourmet thing that people were trying in the 70’s. In the 80’s, I was a guest in my college boyfriend’s parent’s home. His parents were kind of hippie and eccentric, and they lived in the hills of Berkeley, CA. His Mom served Chilled Avocado Soup at our first meal together. I remember thinking it was cool and weird and delicious all at the same time.
This Chilled Avocado Soup is everything you’re thinking it might be. Avocados are blended with chicken or vegetable broth, sour cream, cilantro, lime and a little bit of Tabasco sauce. The texture is velvety, and the taste is so incredibly good. It’s topped with chopped tomato, green onions and crisp bacon.
I’m obsessed with this soup. With every bite of that avocado deliciousness, you get to grab a piece of tomato and bacon to go with it.
Another great thing about this soup is that you don’t need to turn on the stove at all. It’s completely cold and un-cooked. That makes it perfect for summer. Especially when you live in the dry heat of Arizona or the heat and humidity of the east coast.
Be hippie and eccentric, and make your first chilled soup. I suggest trying this Chilled Avocado Soup!
If you’re looking for more summer soup recipes, try Zucchini and Rosemary Soup or this Easy Gazpacho Recipe. Sweet Corn & Yellow Tomato Soup and Fruit Soup look pretty interesting too!
If you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below.
Chilled Avocado Soup
Ingredients
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 large avocados, peeled & chopped
- ¼ cup minced cilantro
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 2 cups cold chicken or vegetable broth
- salt & white pepper, to taste
- 1 medium tomato, diced
- 2 whole green onions, chopped
- 2 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled.
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor, combine sour cream, avocados, cilantro, lime juice and Tabasco; blend. Add broth and blend again. Taste, and add salt and pepper, as desired. Transfer to a large bowl, cover and chill until ready to serve.
- Spoon into bowls and garnish with tomato, green onion and bacon.
Notes
- *If you are preparing this recipe as GLUTEN FREE, just make sure you use brands of broth and bacon that are known to be GF.
- WW Points were calculated using light sour cream.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
It is really good and for my Bride it was Fantastic – a real favorite. I made it and it took me about 30 minutes to prep and then another 10-15 minutes to chop the garnishes and cook the bacon. I used an immersion blender which worked just fine. I also chose to use vegetable broth. With summer here this will be a frequent dish to make.
I consume a small bowl of chilled soups daily for most of the Spring, Summer and into the early fall. I make a variety of soups on a rotational basis and not only is this recipe included, it’s one of my favourites. My only changes are that I use homemade yogurt instead of sour cream and add a bell pepper, which is more for health than any improvement on flavour.
Glad to hear you like it!
The chicken stock overpowered the wonderful fresh taste of the avocado. If I make cold avocado soup again, I will use veggie stock.
How many days ahead can I prepare your avocado soup?
I’d prepare the day of eating.
Perfect for these dog days of summer! This soup sounds wonderful.
I just had a similar soup from a local cafe and they made it with coconut water, raw cashews and basil ! It was DELISH!!! Looking forward to trying this recipe 🙂
This soup was fabulous!! As it was hotter than Hades here in AZ yesterday, your recipe came along at the right time. I used the vegetable broth. And I used Crema (which I just happened to have) in lieu of the sour cream.
So darned good!
Great idea with the Crema! Glad you enjoyed!
what a refreshing recipe, love avocados too, a great summer recipe, thank you