Chilled Avocado Lime Soup With Shrimp and Chiles

Name: Chilled Avocado Lime Soup With Shrimp and Chiles
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs avocados, ripe; 1 jalapeno, seeded and minced; 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1/3 cup lime juice; 3 cups chicken broth; 1 cup cream; 1 teaspoon salt; 3/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1 1/2 teaspoons cilantro, fresh, coarsely chopped (more for garnish); 10 shrimp, medium cooked, peeled, deveined and halved horizontally; 1 tablespoon olive oil

Submitted by Ambervim

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 lbs avocados, ripe
1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
¹⁄₄ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
¹⁄₃ cup lime juice
3 cups chicken broth
1 cup cream
1 teaspoon salt
³⁄₄ teaspoon black pepper
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons cilantro, fresh, coarsely chopped (more for garnish)
10 shrimp, medium cooked, peeled, deveined and halved horizontally
1 tablespoon olive oil

directions

Combine avocado, 3/4 of lime juice, jalapeno, red pepper flakes and 1/3 of chicken broth in food processor and process until smooth.
Transfer to large bowl and whisk in remaining chicken broth, cream, 3/4 of salt, 2/3 of pepper and chopped cilantro.
Chill.
Combine shrimp and remaining salt, remaining pepper and olive oil in a small bowl. Toss with remaining lime juice. Let stand 15 minutes.
Ladle soup into bowls and top with 5 shrimp halves and cilantro.