Cucumber Soup (or avocado)

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp thinly sliced green onion
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 4 cups broth
• salt to taste
• 1/8 tbsp dried tarragon
• ½ cup sour cream
• 3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Method

1. Sauté the scallions until soft.
2. Add the chopped cucumbers and the wine vinegar. Pour in the broth, and stir in the farina. Salt to taste, and add tarragon.
3. Let the soup simmer for 20 minutes, or until the cucumbers are soft.
4. Put the soup into a blender, and puree it.
5. Pour the puree into a bowl, and whisk in the sour cream. Taste the soup for seasoning
6. Pour the soup into bowls, and garnish with cucumber slices and chopped parsley.