Crabby Avocado Soup Recipe

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Ingredients (17)

  • For the guacamole:
  • 3 medium scallions, white and tender green parts only
  • 2 medium garlic cloves, unpeeled
  • 1 jalapeño, seeded and quartered lengthwise
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3 Hass avocados, halved and pitted
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro leaves
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • For the soup:
  • 1 cup cold buttermilk
  • 3/4 cup bottled clam juice
  • 1/2 cup ice water
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • Salt and pepper
  • Jumbo lump crab meat
  • Crème fraîche, fried tortilla strips, and finely chopped chives (optional)

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