Chilled Avocado Citrus Soup

By Food.com | 'Karen in Massachusetts'

YIELD 4 servings

TIME About 40 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 small onion, chopped

• 1 T. salt

• 1 qt. orange juice, freshly squeezed

• 1 C. lime juice, freshly squeezed

• 1 T. sugar

• 2 tsp. salt

• 1⁄2 tsp. black pepper

• 1 tsp. garlic, chopped

• 2 T. extra virgin olive oil or 2 tablespoons soybean oil

• 3 avocados, cut into 1/2 inch cubes

• 2⁄3 C. button mushroom, sliced 1/4 inch thick

• 2 C. plum tomatoes, diced without pulp

• 1 T. cilantro, chopped (per serving)

Preparation:

• Cover the chopped onion with salt for 20 to 30 minutes.

• Rinse the salt completely off the onion, drain and squeeze off excess water.

• Mix salt, black pepper, orange juice, lime juice, garlic and sugar. Stir to mix well.

• Add olive oil/soybean oil and mix well.

• Add the diced avocado, mushroom, tomatoes and onion. Stir gently now to mix well.

• Let chill for 1 hour before serving.

• When serving, add 1 Tablespoon of chopped cilantro to soup and stir to mix.

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