Instructions: Melt butter in large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add flour and stir 1 minute. Add clam juice, broth, and half-and-half; bring soup to boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until slightly thickened, whisking occasionally, about 5 minutes.

Puree soup in batches in blender, adding 1 diced avocado, 2 tablespoons cilantro, chili, and lime juice to last batch. Return soup to pot. Add crabmeat and simmer until heated through, about 3 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper.

Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with remaining diced avocado and cilantro.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

Comments: "I literally didnt know how to boil an egg until I was in my 20s - when I tried to impress a guy by making dinner for him," writes Sally Siegel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. "I didnt have much success with the dinner or the guy, but I regrouped and put together a repertoire of fairly elegant dishes I felt confident making. Luckily, my husband, Loren, likes to cook as much as I do, so we really work as a team when we give dinner parties. Were both real estate agents, and we like to entertain clients - weve made some great friends by selling houses to them."

Silky and light, this blender soup would make a delicate summer starter. Bonus: It comes together very quickly.

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