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Avocado Soup & Stew

Lynn's Lettuce Avocado Soup

Small lettuce, broken in pieces
2 potatoes, diced
3 chopped shallots
 5 chicken stock cubes
3 cups boiling water
1 avocado, peeled
Juice of 1/2 lemon, strained
1 1/4 cups cream
salt and pepper
Garnish: a little whipped cream chopped chives T

o make the soup: place peas, onion, lettuce, potatoes and shallots in a saucepan with the chicken cubes and water and simmer until tender. Allow to cool slightly. Puree the soup in a blender in 2 or 3 batches, adding the avocado flesh and lemon juice. Stir in the cream and season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Pour into a bowl, cover and chill in the refrigerator.