Cream of Carrot and Avocado with Chive


Servings: 4
Prep time: 15
Cooking time: 10
INGREDIENTS
  • - 800 g of carrots
  • - 2 avocados
  • - 2 shallots
  • - 1 bunch of chives
  • - 0.50 lemon juice
  • - Extra virgin olive oil
  • - salt
  • - pepper
  • - coriander
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Boil the carrots cutted into rounds and the shallots into quarters in lightly salted water for 10 minutes or until they are cooked. Remove them with a slotted spoon, keepingthe cooking broth, and let them cool.
  2. Slice and dice the flesh of an avocado and place it in the blender with a splash of lemon juice, add the carrots, shallots and a ladle of the cooking liquid, a teaspoon of coriander, salt and pepper. Now whisk until a smooth homogeneous cream. Adjust, if necessary, the density by adding more vegetables broth obtaining the desired consistency.
  3. Blend the pulp of the other avocado with the remaining lemon juice, salt, pepper, a pinch of coriander, some stalk of chopped chives and a tablespoon of oil. You have to obtain a smooth and rather dense cream.
  4. Distribute the carrot cream into 4 bowls and place one to two tablespoons of avocado cream at the center. Serve warm, decorating it with the remaining chopped chives and a sprinkling of pepper.