Crabby Avocado Soup Recipe

Ingredients (17)

• For the guacamole:
• 3 medium scallions, white and tender green parts only
• 2 medium garlic cloves, unpeeled
• 1 jalapeño, seeded and quartered lengthwise
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 Hass avocados, halved and pitted
• 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro leaves
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• For the soup:
• 1 cup cold buttermilk
• 3/4 cup bottled clam juice
• 1/2 cup ice water
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• Salt and pepper
• Jumbo lump crab meat
• Crème fraîche, fried tortilla strips, and finely chopped chives (optional)