Avocado-Crab Soup
"This soup is wonderful for a quick and light lunch or the beginning of an elegant meal."
photo by Rita1652
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 green onion, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 medium avocados, peeled and cut up
- 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained and cartilage removed
directions
- In a 2 quart saucepan, heat broth, onion and garlic to boiling.
- Pour hot mixture into blender.
- Add lemon juice and avocados, cover and process about 30 seconds or until smooth.
- Pour mixture back into pan; add yogurt and crabmeat.
- Heat, stirring constantly, until hot.
- Ladle into 4 soup bowls and garnish with twists of lemon.
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5 star yummy !!<br/><br/>I've made this soup recipe for years, and it always turns out perfectly. The only adjustments I've made are to use light sour cream instead of yogurt, and depending on the "guest list", I'll add some (home-jarred) jalapeno slices to kick it up a bit. The jalapenos go into the blender. -
I made this for dinner and i feel like it is a pretty good soup for what is put into it. I used just under a cup of light sour cream instead of yogurt, 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice with some of the zest, and fresh lump crab meat that i added into the blender. I recommend this for an easy weekday dinner! -
Just made this for lunch andwas disappointed in it. I followed the recipe excatly and found the soup to have a slightly bitter taste. I will make it again and try cutting the lemon juice down, and replacing the yogurt with sour cream. Did like how easy it was to prepare. -
I just started liking avocado and only had it in my salad or some type of dip. I made this for my husband and i try to something different. He loves avocado and i love crabmeat. i used imitation crabmeat for this recipe. i did not like it. It may work for some but it did not work for me.
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Oh, I just loved this recipe! I wish that I could give it 10 stars! I used imitation crab meat and nonfat yogurt, and it was really wonderful, so creamy and delicious. I'm excited that I get to enjoy this for lunch all week:) Thanks PaulaG!
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I made this for dinner and i feel like it is a pretty good soup for what is put into it. I used just under a cup of light sour cream instead of yogurt, 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice with some of the zest, and fresh lump crab meat that i added into the blender. I recommend this for an easy weekday dinner!
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5 star yummy !!<br/><br/>I've made this soup recipe for years, and it always turns out perfectly. The only adjustments I've made are to use light sour cream instead of yogurt, and depending on the "guest list", I'll add some (home-jarred) jalapeno slices to kick it up a bit. The jalapenos go into the blender.
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The soup would have been good without the crab. The avocado had a good flavor. With the crab it was very fishy. We didn't like it and it isn't a recipe I would make again. I don't know if using fresh crab instead of canned crab would have helped.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PaulaG
Hixson, Tennessee
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