This is a super simple recipe that you will dream about. Avo-Coco Soup is light, fluffy, silky, dreamy and loaded with healthy-deliciousness from healthy-fat rich avocado and potassium-rich fresh young coconut.
We are using the whole coconut today! The water and the meat. Yes, that white meat that lines the walls of the inside of a fresh young coconut is amazingly yummy and useful to use in recipes. If you have never tried this blissful bowl of hydrating goodness, watch me make it and try it for yourself. I love this bowl! Video and recipe ahead..
Finding Coconut Meat. Coconut water is easy to find. Try to find raw coconut water or get it from the fresh coconut, if you can. The avocado, also easy to find. But the coconut meat ingredient is tricky. If you can find a fresh young coconut with the top pre-sliced off at Whole Foods, you are set. Simply scoop out the "meat" inside with a spoon, and use the water too.
But if you cannot find a coconut you may have to track down some of the coconut meat-in-a-bag that I found in a local store. It is amazing stuff and makes this recipe super easy. Sadly, the only place I found it for sale online was Amazon ... but they make you buy a whole case. If you really wanted to go that route, just stick the leftover bags in the freezer! This stuff freezes very well. A few online options..
So lets get to it! I adore this soup. It is so luscious and hydrating. Check out my video and grab the recipe below.
Avo-Coco Soup
By Published 05/30/2014
Fresh and amazing, this avocado and fresh young coconut soup is a must try!
Ingredients
- 1 - 1 ½ cup(s) coconut meat
- 1 cup scooped avocado -- about 1 small avocado or ½ a large
- 1-2 cups coconut water
- pink salt and fine black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a blender, starting with a cup of coconut water.
- Blend from low to high until the mixture is fluffy and smooth. Add the salt and pepper to taste - about a pinch of each should do it!
Yield: 3 cups, 2 servingsPrep Time: 00 hrs. 10 mins. Cook time: 00 hrs. 00 mins. Total time: 10 mins.
Nutrition
- Calories: per serving: 250
Tags: soup,raw,avocado,coconut
Joshua says
Great recipe Kathy! I just made some, thank you so much. Very refreshing. I was just wondering whether the soup you made had a slightly lumpy texture to it or if it was completely smooth. Keep up the great work!
The vegan 8 says
Looks so creamy and beautiful! Such an interesting combo, but I LOVE both avocados and coconut so hey, why not put them together, right?? Haha! I love to add lime or lemon to my avocado, and I bet that would be super yummy too, in this. Thanks for sharing this cool soup recipe!
RockMyVeganSocks says
Mmmm this soup sounds thick, creamy & luxurious!
Courtney says
Hehe, my friend calls me Coco because I love chocolate and coconut so much 😀
Vegan Nigerian says
Yum, this looks and sounds great 🙂
BabyJune says
That sounds delicious! I usually eat soup year round, but it would be soooo nice to have a cool version like this one. Will have to try this ASAP! 🙂
Yoojin Lee says
i'm wondering if you could use dried coconut instead of the fresh coconut meat?
Polina says
Can not help watch it though it is hard to find coconut here and they are not very good. But your videos are full of energy and you are very natural and alive. Thank you for it!
Kathy Patalsky says
Thank you Polina! I know this is such a TRICKY recipe because of the hard to find coconut meat. But it is such a yummy soup I still wanted to share it! 🙂
herefromthere says
You could use rich coconut milk form a can or coconut cream instead, but not dired coconut meat. Young coconut has a custard like texture.
Shonalika says
Never would have thought of combining avocado and coconut before, what a great idea! Think I might struggle to find coconut meat, but I've been going "Oh drat, can't make that," with a lot of recipes that seem to use the ingredient as of late, so I'm adding this one to the to-make list for when I eventually cave in and order online:p
Kathy Patalsky says
I hope you can find it! You can order the coconuts whole online too but they are a pain to open. The "tops off" coconuts are the best if you can find them!.
Carie says
Is there a Safeway near you? My Safeway sells fresh open coconut by the kombucha and raw juices, so it's worth checking!
Shonalika says
Heh, Safeway doesn't exist in the UK. It was taken over my Morrisons so I guess I could check there but I somehow don't think they'll have it xD
Emily K. says
what a delicous looking soup! Green is my favourite colour :D. I have a question, could you substitute soy or regular milk in this recipe? Or does the recipe rely on the viscocity or some other quality of the coconut milk?
thnx!
em
Kathy Patalsky says
You could do an avocado soup with soaked cashews in place of the meat, and more liquid but it will be unite different than the coconut meat. It does add a very unique flavor and texture.