It's a beautiful hot summer day today and I'm going to make a chilled soup.

Here's the recipe

Chilled Cucumber, Avocado and Shrimp Soup

1 medium avocado
1 medium cucumber
1 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 cup plain yogurt
2 tbsp lime juice
1 tsp salt
1 cup diced, cooked shrimp
2 green onions, finely chopped
4 small, cooked, peeled shrimp

Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit. Wrap half the avocado in plastic wrap and set aside.
Peel the other half of the avocado, then cut it into chunks. Place the avocado, cucumber, broth, yogurt, lime juice and salt in the bowl of a blender. Process until smooth and creamy. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until very cold.
To serve, peel and dice the remaining avocado half. Stir the avocado into the soup along with the diced shrimp. Ladle the soup into 4 bowls, sprinkle with green onions and float a single shrimp on top of each.

June 27, 2009

The dog started whining at 5:30am. At least I didn't drink last night. I was wide awake and conscious of her waking everyone else up in the house. It's a love hate relationship. Well, not so much hate as much as frustration. Since my ex and I split up, I think the dog is taking it harder than the kids. She's become incredibly needy. I'm making a conscious effort to become a better dog owner. This Portuguese water dog needs to be exercised more and trained properly. I hope it's not too late. She's already 5. Off to take her for a walk/run. Next up: why I decided to blog...