Avocado Crab Soup Recipes

AVOCADO-CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Heat broth, water, onion and garlic to boiling in 2-quart saucepan. Pour hot mixture into food processor or blender. Add lemon juice and avocados. Cover and process about 30 seconds or until smooth.
• Pour blended mixture back into saucepan. Stir in yogurt and crabmeat. Heat, stirring constantly, just until hot.

AVOCADO AND CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• Mix crabmeat, celery, chervil and lemon zest in a bowl. Cover and chill crab salad.
• Halve and pit avocados; scoop flesh into a blender. Add vegetable stock, crème fraîche, lime juice, kosher salt, and 1 1/4 cups water. Purée until smooth. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper; chill.
• Divide soup among 4 bowls. Spoon crab salad into center of each bowl.

COOL AVOCADO-CORN SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Place the avocado, onions, garlic, and Swanson® Chicken Broth in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth, 7 or 8 pulses. Transfer mixture to a bowl.
• Stir in yogurt, half-and-half, lemon juice, sriracha chili sauce, salt and pepper. Fold in the corn kernels. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours.
• Ladle the soup into bowls. Garnish each serving with a single shrimp.

AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the broth, potatoes, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-25 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Remove from the heat; cool slightly., Place avocados in a blender; add potato mixture. Cover and puree. Return to the pan; heat through. Garnish with sour cream and bacon.

AVOCADO CRAB BOATS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Place 2 avocado halves in a large bowl; mash lightly with a fork. Add mayonnaise and lemon juice; mix until well blended. Stir in crab, 3 tablespoons cilantro, chives, serrano pepper, capers and pepper. Spoon into remaining avocado halves., Transfer to a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Broil 4-5 in. from heat until cheese is melted, 3-5 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro; serve with lemon wedges.

AVOCADO-CRAB SOUP

Steps:

• In a 2 quart saucepan, heat broth, onion and garlic to boiling.
• Pour hot mixture into blender.
• Add lemon juice and avocados, cover and process about 30 seconds or until smooth.
• Pour mixture back into pan; add yogurt and crabmeat.
• Heat, stirring constantly, until hot.
• Ladle into 4 soup bowls and garnish with twists of lemon.

CRAB AND AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Add flour and stir 1 minute. Add clam juice, broth, and half and half; bring soup to boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until slightly thickened, whisking occasionally, about 5 minutes. Puree soup in batches in blender, adding 1 diced avocado, 2 tablespoons cilantro, chili, and lime juice to last batch. Return soup to pot. Add crabmeat and simmer until heated through, about 3 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with remaining diced avocado and cilantro.

CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP WITH CRAB MEAT SALAD

Steps:

• To make the soup, puree the avocados and garlic in a food processor until smooth. Place in a bowl and whisk in the buttermilk and milk or cream until desired consistency is reached. Depending on the avocado, more or less milk or cream may be needed. Add salt and pepper and chill.
• To make the crab meat salad, combine the lime juice, mustard and salt and pepper in a bowl. Whisk in the olive oil. Stir in the capers and peppercorns. Add the crab meat and toss. Adjust the seasoning and chill.
• Ladle the soup into 6 bowls, add dollops of crab meat salad and garnish with cilantro leaves.

AVOCADO AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until evenly brown. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon grease in the skillet, chop, and set aside. Place onion and celery in the skillet, and cook until tender.
• Transfer the onion and celery to a blender or food processor. Pour in 1/2 the chicken stock, add avocados, and blend until smooth.
• Transfer blender mixture to a large pot over medium heat. Whisk in remaining stock, wine, lime juice, and heavy cream. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until heated through, but do not boil. Garnish with chopped bacon to serve.

CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP TOPPED WITH CRAB

Steps:

• GUACAMOLE:.
• Preheat a grill pan.
• In a small bowl, toss the scallions, garlic and jalapeno with the vegetable oil.
• Grill over moderately high heat, turning occasionally, until charred all over, 3-5 minutes.
• Transfer to a work surface and let cool.
• Finely chop the scallions and jalapeno; transfer to medium bowl.
• Peel the garlic cloves, mash them to a paste and add them to the bowl.
• Scoop the avocado flesh into the bowl and coarsely mash with a fork.
• Fold the cilantro and lime juice into the guacamole; season with salt & pepper (make sure you don't over-season because there is more salt & pepper in the soup!).
• CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP TOPPED WITH CRAB:.
• In a blender, puree the guacamole with the cold buttermilk, bottled clam juice, ice water and lime juice.
• Season the soup with salt and pepper.
• Pour the soup into 4 bowls and top with the jumbo lump crab meat.
• Garnish each bowl of soup with creme fraiche, fried tortilla strips and finely chopped chives.