California Avocado Bisque

Offer a bowl of this smooth, delicious soup to entice your guests to come to the table.

Recipe Ingredients:

3 cups milk
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon leaves, or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried tarragon
1 teaspoon salt
3 avocados, pitted and peeled
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste

Cooking Directions:

1. Combine milk, tarragon and salt; heat until liquid just begins to simmer (do not boil). Remove from heat; let stand 1 hour.
2. Meanwhile, purée avocado and lemon juice until smooth. When milk is ready, whisk avocado mixture into milk mixture. Stir in cayenne.
3. To serve hot, heat until liquid just begins to simmer. To serve cold, chill at least 2 hours to marry flavors. Serve the soup the day it's made.
4. Garnish each serving with a swirl of sour cream.

Makes 6 servings.

Recipe provided courtesy of California Avocados.