Cold Summer Soup Perfection: Cucumber Avocado

Avocados were first used by the Aztecs and since have been highly sought after for their health benefits. Avocados are high in healthy mono-unsaturated fats such as oleic acid. They also have anti inflammatory properties and are high in potassium, magnesium, and fiber.

As such, they make a perfect ingredient for any most meals and fit most diets, including the keto diet. They also work beautifully for a cold soup, as they add thickness and creaminess that you seek for a good summer soup.

Here we combine avocado with popular cold soup ingredient cucumber, rather than featuring each solo. They truly are better as a duet, especially with the other ingredients and overall flavor. This cold cucumber avocado soup can even be turned into a dip, when you use less water, for chips or cut-up veggies.

Why is this avocado soup good for the keto diet and even high protein diets? Well, each 309 calorie serving offers 25 grams of healthy fats alongside 11 grams of protein and just 5 net carbs (total carbs minus fiber). Those are nearly perfect macros for the ketogenic diet.

Key Ingredients for a Cold Summer Soup

Hot soups are out when summer arrives, but that doesn’t mean you need to do without soup altogether. Instead, start making some cold soups for your lunch or perhaps as a starter for dinner.

Maybe you’ve made or tried gazpacho or cold cucumber soup? These are both longtime cold summer soup faves, but cold avocado soup has been trending.

Here we blend the latter two into one delicious cold soup: cucumber avocado soup. Ingredients include:

• Avocado: One of the most nutrition-packed foods on the planet, avocados are rich in fiber, vitamin K, folate, vitamin C and potassium, plus plenty of heart-healthy fats.
• Cucumber: A great detoxifying food, cucumbers contain compounds called cucurbitacins, which are known to support digestive function.
• Celery: Celery is high in antioxidants and beneficial enzymes, as well as fiber and certain vitamins like vitamin K.
• Lemon juice: High in vitamin C, it balances out the flavor with a little sour taste.

Other ingredients include sea salt, black pepper and fresh herbs like basil and parsley. Lastly, some crumbled raw cheddar or goat cheese on top. Yum!

How to Make Creamy Cucumber Avocado Soup

Place all the ingredients on your counter. Get out a cutting board and a good sharp knife. Peel the cucumber and chop roughly and place into a high-powered blender or food processor.

Next, scoop out the meat from a full avocado after removing the seed. Place into the blender. Chop up five stalks of celery and add to the blender.

Lastly, add the squeezed lemon juice, water, sea salt and black pepper. Blend thoroughly and pour into two soup bowls. Top with shredded raw cheddar cheese or goat cheese, along with fresh herbs. Enjoy!

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