Avocado is a fantastic ingredient to use in soup recipes because it is great for vegetarians and vegans and it has a nutty, creamy flavor. Some avocado soup recipes are based on chicken broth but not all of them. Perhaps you have never tried an avocado soup recipe before but avocado soup recipes do taste wonderful.

You can blend avocados, which are also knows as alligator pears or butter pears, in a food processor or blender to a smooth creaminess for use in soups. Haas avocados, which are the ones with a bumpy skin, are the best to use for avocado soup recipes because of their superior flavor.

Famous Recipes with Avocado

Avocado is also used to make famous Mexican recipes such as guacamole and several well known Mexican salad recipes, like seven layer salad. It can either be blended into a puree or chopped. You can also make recipes like shrimp cocktail with avocado, either by slicing the avocado finely or filling the hollow in the avocado with shrimp cocktail.

Avocado is used in sushi recipes, including California rolls, and it is also used to make milkshakes in Indonesia, Vietnam, South India, and Brazil. Avocados are served in salads or soups, mixed into white rice or as an accompaniment to meat or chicken in Central America and Mexico. Read the rest of this entry »

Fish soup might not be the most common type of soup but it does make a warming lunch or a deliciously different dinner. When was the last time you made fish chowder or a fish soup recipe? Fish soup can be really flavorful and you can even invent your own fish soup recipes.

Aromatic herbs like dill and parsley go well with fish and you can make fish soup with all kinds of fish, such as tilapia, salmon, tuna, cod and more. Remember that fish only takes about ten minutes to cook in this way, so add the fish near the end of the cooking time, else it might become tough. As soon as the fish is opaque and flakes easily, it is done.

Famous Soup Recipes

There are lots of famous fish soup recipes, such as French bouillabaisse and Singaporean sliced fish soup. Vietnamese sour fish soup, Hungarian paprika-spiced fisherman’s soup and Scottish “Cullen Skink” which is a delicious combination of potatoes, onion, cream and smoked haddock, are other examples.

Cioppino is an Italian-American fish soup made with different types of fish, as well as tomatoes, and clam chowder is also a well known dish. You can use many different types of fish and seafood to make fish soup recipes. Simply add some herbs and vegetables to water to make a broth and add some chopped fish. Read the rest of this entry »

Top 5 reasons why you must cook your 1st Chinese soup today!

1. The process of soup making does not involve frying and deep fried as no oil is involve, which can reduce the fat intake, hence reducing the heart disease.
2. In Chinese soup recipes indeed most of the time can help for faster body recovery from illness, injuries, and after gave birth, with some Chinese herbal ingredient involved.
3. Easier for digestion and faster vitamin absorption. Since it is using water as the main medium or ingredient, the vitamins and minerals from the ingredients be it meats, vegetables, seafood or herbs will all dissolve into the water.
4. Simple preparation. It is so simple in making a bowl of healthy Chinese soup, all you need to do is gather the required ingredients, clean them and chop in pieces, mix with water and pull all into a electric slow cooker. What you need to do next is just wait for your freshly cook soup ready to serve. It is really a best for busy working life people.
5. For people that wish to lose some weight, drinking more Chinese soup is indeed a better option as it really call fill up with your stomach, especially if you follow the custom Chinese dining practice where drink soup first, take vegetable second and last with meat, so this help you control your diet and limit the daily intake calories needed.

A free body slimming soup recipe here for all:
Ingredients:
Chicken frame bones – 200gram, Spring Onion – 2 pieces, Red Onion – 1 piece, Tomato – 1 piece, Green, pepper – 1 piece, White cabbage – 200 gram, Celery- 100 gram, Salt – 1 tea spoon Read the rest of this entry »