Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon cooking oil
• 1  tablespoon butter or margarine
• 1  cup chopped red onion (1 large)
• 6  cloves garlic, minced (2 tablespoons)
• 3  medium avocados, halved, seeded, peeled, and mashed (1-3/4 cups)
• 1  14-ounce can chicken broth or vegetable broth
• 1 1/2  cups whipping cream
• 1  cup bottled salsa
• 2  tablespoons lime juice
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice
• 1  tablespoon ground cumin
•   Assorted toppers (avocado slices, chopped red or yellow tomato, tortilla chips, lime slices, dairy sour cream, and/or cooked shrimp) (optional)

Directions

1. In a 3-quart saucepan heat oil and butter over medium heat; add onion and garlic. Cook and stir onion and garlic about 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in avocado, broth, whipping cream, salsa, lime juice, lemon juice, and cumin; heat through. To serve, ladle soup into bowls. If desired, serve assorted toppers. Makes 6 to 8 side-dish servings.