Cold Avocado Corn Soup with Cilantro Oil

Name: Cold Avocado Corn Soup with Cilantro Oil
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 firm-ripe California avocados (1 to 1 1/4 lb total); 59 milliliters crema or sour cream; 1 fresh or frozen ear of corn, shucked; 237 milliliters coarsely chopped fresh cilantro; 1 garlic clove, smashed; 3 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 59 milliliters olive oil; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 fresh serrano chile, stemmed and coarsely chopped (including seeds); 946 milliliters water; 296 milliliters chopped white onion

Cold Avocado Corn Soup with Cilantro Oil is a gluten free and vegetarian soup. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 234 calories. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours. Head to the store and pick up firm-ripe californian avocados, water, ear of corn, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Roast corn on rack of gas burner over high heat, turning occasionally with tongs, until kernels are charred in spots, 4 to 5 minutes. (Alternatively, heat a dry well-seasoned cast-iron skillet and roast corn over moderately high heat, turning occasionally, about 10 minutes.)

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Corn

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Frying Pan

Tongs

Transfer corn to a cutting board and, when cool enough to handle, cut kernels from cob with a sharp knife, then cut cob into thirds.

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Corn

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Bring kernels, cob pieces, 4 cups water, garlic, salt, and 1/2 cup onion to a boil in a 3-quart saucepan and boil until liquid is reduced to about 3 cups, about 20 minutes.

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Onion

Water

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Remove from heat and cool, uncovered. Discard cob pieces.

Purée corn mixture along with chile and remaining 3/4 cup onion in a blender, then pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on and then discarding solids. Return broth to cleaned blender.

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Corn

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Quarter, pit, and peel 1 avocado, then add to blender with 2 tablespoons lime juice and purée until smooth.

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Lime Juice

Avocado

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Transfer soup to a bowl and cover surface with plastic wrap. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill soup at least 1 hour.

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Soup

Wrap

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Purée cilantro, oil, and salt in cleaned blender, scraping down sides of blender several times.

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Cilantro

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Pour oil into cleaned fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl and let drain 15 minutes (do not press on solids). Discard solids.

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Cooking Oil

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Halve and pit remaining avocado and scoop small balls from flesh with melon-ball cutter, then toss gently with remaining tablespoon lime juice in a bowl.

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Lime Juice

Avocado

Melon