Progresso Tamale Parlor
  Authentic Mexican Food Recipes
  http://www.progressotamale.com
  "Serving Fine Mexican Food Since 1939"

  Chilled avocado soup recipe

  1 Tbs butter
  1/2 small yellow onion, chopped
  1 clove garlic, chopped
  1 pound frozen green beans, thawed
  2 quarts vegetable stock
  5 ripe avocados, peeled and quartered
  1 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves
  1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  1 Tbs chipotle puree (from a can of chipotle chiles in adobo sauce)
  Juice of 1/2 lemon
  Salt and pepper to taste
  Accompaniment: avocado slices, corn

  Saute onion and garlic with butter in a small skillet over medium-high heat. 
  Puree stock, green beans, onion and garlic in a blender or food processor 
  working in small batches if necessary. Strain puree through a fine-mesh
  strainer and discard pulp. Add avocados and basil to puree and puree again. 
  Stir in buttermilk, chipotle and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. 
  Chill for about an hour. Top with avocado slices and additional corn (if 
  desired) and serve. 
 
  Yield: 4 servings
  Prep Time: 20 min
  Cook Time: 5 min
  Difficulty: Easy