Avocado Soup - 9.3g Carbs, 5.2g Fiber, 2.3g Sugar
  
  From: Better Homes and Gardens
  Servings: 6
  
  Prep: 20 min
  Chill: 1 hr to 24 hrs
  
  2 medium ripe avocados, halved, seeded, peeled, and cut up
  1/2 cup peeled, chopped cucumber
  1/3 cup chopped onion (1 small)
  1/4 cup shredded carrot
  1 clove garlic, minced
  2 (14 oz cans) reduced-sodium chicken broth
  Several dashes bottled hot pepper sauce
  1 1/2 tsp paprika
  1/3 cup bottle salsa (optional)
  
  1. In a blender or food processor, combine avocados, cucumber, onion, 
  carrot, garlic, and 1 can of the chicken broth. Cover and blend or 
  process until almost smooth.
  
  2. Add remaining chicken broth and bottled hot pepper sauce. Cover 
  and blend or process until smooth. Pour soup into a bowl. Cover 
  surface with plastic wrap and chill for 1 to 24 hours.
  
  3. To serve, ladle soup into chilled soup cups. Sprinkle each 
  serving with paprika. If desired, top with salsa.
  
  Servings: 6
  Serving Size: 226 g
  Nutrition From: www.caloriecount.about.com 
  Nutrition per Serving: 
  142 Calories, 96 Calories from Fat, 10.7g Total Fat, 1.6g Saturated Fat, 
  0g Trans Fat, 0mg Cholesterol, 453mg Sodium, 9.3g Total Carbs, 
  5.2g Dietary Fiber, 2.3g Sugars, 4.3g Protein
  Vitamin A 24% - Vitamin C 15% - Calcium 2% - Iron 5%
  Nutrition Grade: A-
  
  Good points:
      No cholesterol
      High in dietary fiber
      High in niacin
      High in vitamin A
      Very high in vitamin B6
      High in vitamin C
  
  Bad points:
      High in sodium
  
  
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