Avocado Soup with Herbs, Slivered Radishes, and Pistachios

Name: Avocado Soup with Herbs, Slivered Radishes, and Pistachios
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 large avocado, peeled and pitted; 3 servings Finely sliced chives and chive blossoms; 1 Tbsp snipped chives; 1 Tbsp chopped cilantro; 1 cucumber, peeled and seeded; 1 sprig Dill, mint, and cilantro; 1 large garlic clove; 1 jalapeño chile, seeded and chopped; 1 Zest and juice of lime; 473 milliliters low-fat buttermilk; 1 Tbsp minced marjoram or oregano; 79 milliliters shelled pistachios or walnuts; 3 servings Thinly slivered radishes; 3 slender scallions, white parts plus a bit of the green, finely minced; 3 servings Sea salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 teaspoons sweetener, such as agave syrup, to taste; 1 Tbsp minced tarragon; 237 milliliters yogurt, preferably whole-milk

Avocado Soup with Herbs, Slivered Radishes, and Pistachios might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free and vegetarian recipe serves 3. One serving contains 337 calories, 14g of protein, and 21g of fat. It is perfect for Autumn. Only If you have yogurt, marjoram, chives and chive blossoms, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Puree the buttermilk, yogurt, avocado, and a quarter of the peeled cucumber in a blender until smooth, then pour it into a bowl.

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Buttermilk

Cucumber

Avocado

Yogurt

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Blender

Bowl

Mash the garlic with 1/2 teaspoon salt and stir it into the puree along with the scallions, herbs, chile, and lime zest. Season to taste with salt, pepper, lime juice, and sweetener, if needed. Seed and finely dice the remaining cucumber and add to the soup. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled. Just before serving, taste and correct the seasonings.

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Lime Juice

Seasoning

Lime Zest

Green Onions

Soup

Cucumber

Garlic

Pepper

Chili Pepper

Herbs

Salt

Ladle the soup into bowls, then cover the surface with the chives, radishes, herb sprigs, and pistachios.

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Pistachio Nuts

Radish

Chives

Soup

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Bowl

Ladle

Taste

Book, using the USDA Nutrition Database

Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone and The Savory Way, each earned the IACP's Julia Child Cookbook of the Year award. Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone also received a James Beard Award, as did Local Flavors, her most recent book. She is also the author of the James Beard Award nominee This Can't Be Tofu! and The Greens Cookbook, which is now a classic. She lives in Galisteo, New Mexico.

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Vegetable