AVOCADO SOUP WITH CRISPY CANDIED BACON | SA Garden and Home

Ingredients

• 15ml olive or avocado oil
• 1 onion, peeled and diced
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 2 ripe avocados, flesh scooped out
• 15ml lemon juice
• 30ml torn basil leaves
• 10ml chopped mint leaves
• 800ml chicken or vegetable stock
• salt and black pepper, to taste
• 60ml cream
• 5ml coriander seeds
• 3ml cumin seeds
• 2ml dried red chilli flakes
• 1ml paprika
• 60ml soft brown sugar
• black pepper, to taste
• 8–12 rashers streaky bacon
• olive or avocado oil, for drizzling
• lemon zest
• micro herbs