Chilled Lettuce, Avocado & Lemon Soup

10 mins (prep) | 0 mins (cooking)| 4 – 6 people

Ingredients

• 2 ripe avocados
• 1 large or 2 small lettuces, cleaned and roughly chopped
• 30g chives or 4 spring onions, roughly chopped
• A large handful fresh sorrel and/or basil
• 4-6 sprigs of fresh mint, leaves only
• Freshly ground pepper
• ½ veg or chicken stock cube
• 500-750ml cold water
• 1 lemon or lime
• A swirl of crème fraîche, cream, mascarpone or natural yogurt (optional)

Step by step

1. Halve your avocados. Scoop out the flesh. Discard the stone. Add to a food processor with the lettuce, chives/spring onions, fresh herbs, pepper and stock cube.
2. Start blending. Slowly trickle the water in till the soup is as thick as you like.
3. Add a grating of lemon/lime zest. Whip it through. Taste. Adjust flavours, adding more herbs, pepper or a little more stock cube, a little salt and/or a squeeze of lemon or lime, as needed.
4. Finish with a swirl of something creamy, if you like. Serve cold.
5. If taking to a picnic, chill for a good hour first. Pour into a clean flask, twist the lid on tightly and it’ll be cool when you arrive

Gorgeous with garlic croutons

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