Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Cream Of Avocado-Lime Soup

Category: Mexican

Ingredients and Directions

1 15 oz. jar Cacique Brand Crema Centroamericana

12 ounces Cacique Brand Cotija cheese -- crumbled

6 ripe avacados -- seeded

1 large onion -- chopped

2 cloves garlic -- chopped

1 bunch cilantro -- chopped

1/2 cup lime juice

1/2 teaspoon cumin

1/2 teaspoon oregano

2 tablespoons butter

6 cups chicken stock

salt and pepper -- to taste

Cook the onions in the butter until clear. Add the garlic, cilantro (reserve a couple of spoonfuls for garnish), cumin, and oregano and let cook for another 2 minutes. Add the meat of 5 avocados, lime juice, Crema Mexicana, and chicken s tock. Slowly bring to a boil. Lower flame and simmer for 15 minutes. Let cool c ompletely before pureeing in a blender. Check for salt and pepper and lime. Ser ve with cubes of avocado, the remainder of the chopped cilantro and sprinkle wi th Cotija cheese.