Cucumber Soup w Wasabi-Avocado Cream

Puree cucumbers w water, vinegar, and 2 tsp kosher salt in batches in blender until smooth. Mash together avocado, lime juice, and remaining tsp salt until smooth. Whisk in yogurt, wasabi paste, chives and pepper to taste. Just before serving, blend soup w ice in batches until smooth. Serve topped w avocado cream. Garnish w chives.

Cucumber 3 English (3.5 lb), peeled and sliced
Water 0.5 c cold
Vinegar 0.5 T white
Salt 3 tsp Kosher
Avocado 1 ripe, peeled & pitted
Lime Juice 0.5 T
Yogurt 8 oz plain
Wasabi Powder 1.5 tsp mixed w .5 tsp water
Chives 2 T
Ice Cubes 1.5 c