Chilled Avocado Soup

Recipe origin: Côte d'Ivoire

Ingredients

• 2 ripe avocados, peeled and pitted
• 4 cups cold chicken or vegetable stock (2 14-ounce cans)
• 2 Tablespoons lime juice
• 1 Tablespoon plain yogurt
• 2 dashes Tabasco sauce, or to taste
• Salt and pepper
• 4 paper-thin lime slices, for garnish

Procedure

1. Add the avocado flesh to a blender and puree.
2. Add the stock and continue blending until smooth.
3. Blend in the lime juice, yogurt, Tabasco sauce, and salt and pepper.
4. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
5. When ready to serve, spoon into bowls and top each with a thin slice of lime.

Serves 4.