Avocado soup is lusciously creamy and rich with lots of delicious flavors like lime, garlic, onion, cumin and cilantro. This recipe is based on a Columbian soup called Crema de Aguacate.
This Avocado Soup is a traditional Columbian recipe that is super-easy to make and so incredibly tasty. The main ingredients are ripe avocado, cream, and broth, so you know it’s going to be rich and creamy. It also has lime, garlic, onion, cumin, and cilantro. To make it, you’ll need a saucepan and a blender. It takes less than 30 minutes to make.
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What Is Cream Of Avocado Soup?
This Cream of Avocado Soup recipe is based on a Columbian soup, Crema de Aguacate. In addition to the avocados, the soup has chicken broth, onion, garlic, and half and half. You could make it vegetarian by using vegetable broth instead. I like it served with some fresh cilantro as well.
How To Make Avocado Soup
To make Avocado Soup, you sauté onions and garlic in olive oil and then add broth, lime juice, mashed avocado, cumin, and salt. You cook that for a bit. Then puree it until smooth. The final touch is to add half and half and heat it all through.
Note that if you don’t have half and half, you can make up your own. Half and half is made up of half cream and half whole milk so you can therefore use half cream and half milk, or just use whole milk. Canned evaporated milk would also work here, and is such a great staple to have on hand.
That’s pretty much it. See? There aren’t a lot of ingredients here, but the ones involved are so flavorful.
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Avocado Soup Recipe
Avocado soup is lusciously creamy and rich with lots of good flavors like lime, garlic, onion, cumin and cilantro. This recipe is based on a Columbian soup called Crema de Aguacate.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Entrée
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Colombian
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 4 cups unsalted chicken broth
- 2 tsp. lime juice
- 2 ripe avocados, peeled, cored and mashed
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. cumin
- 1 pint half and half*
- 6 sprigs cilantro (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- Add chicken broth and lime juice. Stir. Add avocadoes, salt and cumin. Stir.
- Increase heat to high and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce to a simmer and cook 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a blender. Depending on the size of your blender, you may have to puree half of the mixture at a time. Or, leave the mixture in the pot and use an immersion blender. Puree until smooth.
- Return avocado puree to the pot. Add the half and half. Heat through over medium heat, stirring continuously.
- Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with cilantro, if desired.
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Notes
*Half and half is made up of half cream and half whole milk. If you don’t have any, you can make your own by mixing those two together, or use just whole milk, or thin down cream with a bit of water. Alternatively, canned evaporated milk will work well too.
This post originally appeared in July 2017 and was revised and republished in March 2023.