summertime and the livings cheap & easy..

nyc is on fire. this is turning out to be a hot summer. and i am loving every minute of it. my good friend berta had a birthday a few weekends ago, and we had a grill out. i wanted to make a soup, but who wants soup in 90 degree weather? this girl. i modified a cold cucumber soup recipe from a great book my boss liz gave me. summer soup. yum yum.

Cucumber Avocado Cold Soup

• 3 avocados
• 2 large cucumbers
• 3 garlic gloves
• 1 cup almond/soy milk
• 1/2 handful almonds
• salt
• pepper

1. peel and chop avocados, cucumbers, and garlic.
2. toss 2 of the avocados, and all the cucumbers, garlic, alomonds, and milk into a blender and let it go. blend until smooth.
3. transfer to serving dish, and add other chopped avocado. salt & pepper to taste.
4. chill in the fridge for how ever long you got.

easy. this is the hot day version of my avocado cilantro soup. people were also using this as a dip with their chips. this is perfect on a hot day or any day for that matter. enjoy!