Avocado, Cucumber, and Tomatillo Soup

Name: Avocado, Cucumber, and Tomatillo Soup
Ingredients: 2 scallions, white and green, trimmed and thinly sliced; 0.25 cup cilantro leaves; 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice, plus lime wedges for serving; 7 tomatillos, husks removed, washed and quartered, plus 4 to 5, halved, for garnish; 2 large cucumbers (2 pounds), peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into half-inch pieces (reserve some for garnish); 2 ripe Haas avocados (8 ounces each); 1 1/2 cups homemade chicken stock; 1 teaspoon salt; 0.125 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper; 0.5 teaspoon green Tabasco; 1 baguette; 0.333 cup creme fraiche or sour cream

By

Martha Stewart Editors

Updated on May 16, 2017

Servings:

10

This room-temperature soup is inspired by the California avocado groves.

Ingredients

2 scallions, white and green, trimmed and thinly sliced
¼ cup cilantro leaves
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice, plus lime wedges for serving
7 tomatillos, husks removed, washed and quartered, plus 4 to 5, halved, for garnish
2 large cucumbers (2 pounds), peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into half-inch pieces (reserve some for garnish)
2 ripe Haas avocados (8 ounces each)
1 1/2 cups homemade chicken stock
1 teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
½ teaspoon green Tabasco
1 baguette
⅓ cup creme fraiche or sour cream

Directions

Place the scallions and cilantro in blender, and blend until smooth. Add the lime juice, tomatillos, and cucumbers; blend until smooth. Peel the avocados, remove pits, and cut into large chunks. Transfer to blender. Add the stock, salt, pepper, and Tabasco; blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides once or twice. Taste for seasoning. Transfer the soup to a nonreactive container. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing down so plastic touches soup. Let chill 1 to 2 hours (do not keep overnight).
Mix well before serving, and adjust the seasoning to taste. Slice the baguette crosswise into quarter-inch slices, and lightly toast the slices. Ladle the soup into bowls. Top each serving with half a tomatillo and a dab of creme fraiche. Serve with a slice of toast and a lime wedge.