CHILLED CHAYOTE SOUP WITH CILANTRO CREMA FRESCA

Chilled Chayote Soup with Cilantro Crema Fresca image

Provided by Aarón Sánchez

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 chayotes, roughly diced
1 Spanish onion, peeled and roughly chopped
1 leek, white part only, sliced to about 1/2 cup
1 1/2 cup chicken stock or vegetable stock
1/2 cup light cream
1/4 teaspoon toasted ground fennel seed
2 bunches cilantro
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup crema fresca or creme fraiche
Salt and pepper

Steps:

Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Add chayote, onion and leek and boil until the chayote is tender, for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow it to cool. In a food processor puree the chayote mixture and add chicken stock, cream, fennel seed, and season, to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside until later.
In a food processor puree until smooth the cilantro with 1/2 cup of water. In a bowl mix the cilantro paste with the crema fresca thoroughly and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Place chayote soup in a serving bowls and place a dollop of crema fresca on top.