Cold Cucumber Soup Recipe by Barefoot Contessa

For the Cold Cucumber Soup:

• 2 cups whole milk Greek yogurt
• 1 ripe avocado halved and cut into cubes
• 1/2 cup half and half
• 1 English cucumber unpeeled* (or half-peeled), cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1/4 cup red onion chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic minced
• 4 scallions both white and green parts, chopped
• 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice approximately from 2 lemons
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt*
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

For The Shrimp Topping:

• 1/2 pound large shrimp 16/21, deveined and peeled – pat dry with paper towels
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper

As Garnish:

• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill for garnish
• Pinch of crushed red pepper optional
• coarse salt to finish it off