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🍽️ Refreshing Chilled Avocado-Cucumber Soup with Grilled Shrimp
320 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 cucumber
- 2 avocados
- 1 clove garlic
- 600 ml vegetable broth
- 200 ml coconut milk
- lime juice
- wasabi paste
- salt
- 20 large shrimp (kitchen-ready, deveined and peeled except for the tail segment)
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- pepper
- cilantro (for garnish)
Instructions
- 1. Peel the cucumber and cut it in half lengthwise.
- 2. Scoop out the seeds from the inside of the cucumber halves using a spoon.
- 3. Dice the cucumber flesh into small cubes.
- 4. Cut the avocados in half and remove the pits.
- 5. Peel the avocado halves.
- 6. Puree the avocado halves together with the peeled garlic and a splash of vegetable broth until smooth.
- 7. Stir in the coconut milk and the cucumber cubes into the avocado mixture.
- 8. Blend the soup further and gradually add more broth until it reaches your desired consistency.
- 9. Season the soup with lime juice, wasabi, and salt.
- 10. Place the soup in the refrigerator for at least one hour to make it thoroughly cold.
- 11. Rinse the shrimp briefly under cold water and pat them dry with a kitchen towel.
- 12. Thread 12 shrimp onto four wooden skewers.
- 13. Mix the cilantro leaves with two tablespoons of oil.
- 14. Brush the shrimp on the skewers with the cilantro-oil mixture.
- 15. Peel the remaining shrimp completely.
- 16. Dice the peeled shrimp into small cubes.
- 17. Sauté the shrimp cubes in the remaining oil in a non-stick pan for about one minute.
- 18. Season the shrimp cubes with salt and pepper.
- 19. Fry the shrimp skewers in a separate pan for two to three minutes on each side until golden brown.
- 20. Taste the cold soup again and adjust the seasoning if needed.
- 21. Ladle the soup into bowls.
- 22. Top the soup with the diced shrimp.
- 23. Place the skewers alongside the bowls.
- 24. Garnish the dish with fresh cilantro and serve.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 320
- Protein: 15 g · Fett/Fat: 24 g · Carbs: 14 g