Chilled cucumber soup shots with spicy crab

Recipes / Soups

Start off the festive season on the right foot with these feisty crab and cucumber soup shots.

Recipe «Chilled cucumber soup shots with spicy crab» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 telegraph cucumber, peeled, seeds removed, roughly chopped, 1 avocado, flesh roughly chopped, 4 spring onions, trimmed, roughly chopped, 3 tbsp lime juice, 3 tbsp coriander leaves , 1 cup coconut cream, 1 tbsp canola oil, 2 tsp sambal oelek , 1 cup fresh crabmeat.

Ingredients:

  • 1 telegraph cucumber, peeled, seeds removed, roughly chopped 
  • 1 avocado, flesh roughly chopped 
  • 4 spring onions, trimmed, roughly chopped 
  • 3 tbsp lime juice 
  • 3 tbsp coriander leaves 
  • 1 cup coconut cream 
  • 1 tbsp canola oil 
  • 2 tsp sambal oelek 
  • 1 cup fresh crabmeat 

Instructions

  1. Place the cucumber, avocado, spring onion, 2 tablespoons lime juice and 2 tablespoons coriander in a blender with 1 cup (250ml) iced water. Season, then blend until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl, stir in the coconut cream and adjust seasoning to taste. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
  2. Combine the oil, sambal oelek, crab and remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice in a bowl. Finely chop the remaining 1 tablespoon coriander leaves and add to crab mixture. Season well with salt, then stir to combine. Serve the soup in small cups or shot glasses, topped with a spoonful of spicy crab.