Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   2                    medium-ripe dark-skinned -- (Haas) avocados
   2 1/4  cups          vegetable stock
   1 1/2  teaspoons     to 2 tsp. curry powder
     3/4  teaspoon      salt
     1/8  teaspoon      to 1/4 tsp. white pepper
     1/2  cup           heavy cream
   2      tablespoons   fresh lemon juice

Preparation:

Split avocados in half with a knife and remove the pits. Set aside one half. Scoop out the insides of the other three halves with a spoon and blend with 1 cup of the stock in a blender until smooth. Stir in the curry powder, salt, pepper, cream, and remaining stock. Chill. When ready to serve, garnish the soup with thin avocado slices that have been cut from the remaining avocado half and dipped in lemon juice. Serves 4 to 6.