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Poached-and-chilled chicken shreds in a sesame-soy dressing with smacked cucumber.
Chilled avocado & lime soup with coriander
Avocado blitzed with cucumber, lime and yogurt into a cold ten-minute soup.
Ingredients
Servings 2
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Method
- Step 1
Blitz avocados, cucumber, stock, yogurt, lime, coriander, chilli if using, ice and salt until silky.
- Step 2
Adjust with cold water to a pourable cream.
- Step 3
Chill 20 minutes; serve topped with tomato and coriander.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 330 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 8g |
| Carbohydrates | 14g |
| – of which sugars | 7g |
| Fibre | 7g |
| Fat | 27g |
| – of which saturates | 6g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.3g |
| Calcium | 120mg |
| Iron | 1.2mg |
| Salt | 0.7g |
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