COCONUT AVOCADO SOUP

Want something extra amazing to drive away this cold? Why not try some warm hearty, very hearty soup. And not just any soup but my awesome coconut avocado soup! My #AvocadoAugust chronicles continues... Soup is one of those meals that you mostly get at a restaurant as a starter with some awesome sweet bun to go with. I love those mini buns that go with soups, you can literally devour all of them! But you don't have to wait to go to a restaurant to enjoy soup. Why not make your own delicious version that is filled with extra goodness and healthy nutrients. In this soup you get that smooth richness from the avocado, some tropical fragrance from the coconut milk and of course the spicy kick from the red chilli! Such a vast combination of flavours that work out so well. Oh, and just a great tip, if you want your Avocado to ripen faster, place it in a brown paper bag with a ripe banana or tomato. Enjy this delicious potato soup also once you are through downing this one.

INGREDIENTS

3 Ripe Avocados
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
1 Onion
50g Butter
150 mlml Coconut Milk
2 Garlic Cloves
1 Red chilli
25g Plain Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
1/8 TeaspoonSalt to taste

METHOD

On medium heat add chopped onions to pan

Add in the chopped red chilli and garlic

Pour in the butter

Cook the mixture until the onions have softened 

Reduce the heat and add in the flour 

Keep stirring the flour mixture for 2 minutes to prevent it from sticking to the pan and burning 

Add the milk into the pan

Keep stirring all the time until you have no more lumps left in the mixture

Bring the mixture to a boil and add in the chopped Avocados

Reduce the heat and simmer for another 2-3 minutes

Turn off the heat, add salt and black pepper to the mixture, allow to cool a few minutes

Pour the soup into a blender and blend until smooth and everything is evenly combined

Return the soup to a sauce pan and over low heat stir in the coconut milk until dissolved into the soup

Ladle the hot soup into individual bowls

and top with croutons or plain brown bread chopped into mini slices or whatever your Heart fancies

COCONUT AVOCADO SOUP

Recipe by Mulunga Alukwe

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients

• 3 Ripe Avocados
• 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
• 1 Onion
• 50g Butter
• 150ml Coconut Milk
• 2 Garlic Cloves
• 1 Red Chili
• 25g Plain Flour
• 1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
• 1/8 Teaspoon Salt

Cooking Directions

1. On medium heat add chopped onions to pan. Add in the chopped red chili and garlic. Pour in the butter. Cook the mixture until the onions have softened
2. Reduce the heat and add in the flour. Keep stirring the flour mixture for 2 minutes to prevent it from sticking to the pan and burning
3. Add the milk into the pan. Keep stirring all the time until you have no more lumps left in the mixture
4. Bring the mixture to a boil and add in the chopped Avocados. Reduce the heat and simmer for another 2-3 minutes. Turn off the heat, add salt and black pepper to the mixture, allow to cool a few minutes
5. Pour the soup into a blender and blend until smooth and everything is evenly combined.
6. Return the soup to a sauce pan and over low heat stir in the coconut milk until dissolved into the soup
7. Ladle the hot soup into individual bowls. and top with croutons or plain brown bread chopped into mini slices or whatever your Heart fancies