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Tortilla soup

Easy
1) Heat a grill pan to high and a soup pot to medium-high. Drizzle oil on corn and place on grill pan. Add red pepper to grill with corn. Char vegetables for ten minutes, turning occasionally. Remove and allow to cool for five minutes. Remove charred
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
4

Cauliflower Soup

Easy
1. Melt 1/2 stick of the butter in a heavy pot over medium heat. Then add the onions and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the carrots and celery, and then stir and cook for a couple more minutes. Throw in the cauliflower. Then stir it aro
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
60 mins
Serves
10

Onion soup

Easy
1) In a large soup pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions, stir to combine with the butter, cover, and cook for 30 mins, stirring occasionally. Remove the cover; increase the heat to medium-high and cook, until the onions are brown and
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
120 mins
Serves
6

Aztec Soup

Easy
In a large pot, heat the extra virgin olive oil over medium. Add the garlic and sauté for 2 minutes until golden. Throw in the chipotles, red onion, cumin, smoked cayenne, smoked paprika, sea salt, freshly cracked pepper and sauté for 8 minutes. D
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
90 mins
Serves
4

Plantain soup

Easy
1) Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over a medium-high heat for one minute. Add the onions, carrots, celery and garlic and cook until the onions are soft and browned, about eight minutes, stirring often with a wooden spoon. 2) Add the chicke
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
4

Tomato Soup

Medium
Heat the butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring, until crisp and most of the fat has rendered, about 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Lower th
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
4

Melon soup

Easy
1) Cut ends off each cantaloupe and stand upright. Remove skin in strips working around melons. Halve melons and seed with spoon. Chunk melons and place pieces in food processor. You will work in two batches.2) Fill processor three quarters full. Add
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
-
Serves
4

Carrot soup

Easy
1)Heat the butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft, about seven minutes. Add the carrots and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until somewhat tender, about three m
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
55 mins
Serves
-

Pho soup

Easy
For the soup base: 1) Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Place the mushrooms, carrot, onion, celery, ginger, lemongrass and the oil Into a roasting pan and bake for 25 minutes. 2) Remove from the oven, transfer the ingredients into a large saucep
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
8

Spaghetti and Meatball Soup

Easy
Preheat a medium soup pot over medium heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, carrots, onions, celery, garlic and saute 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce and stock and cover pot. Turn up heat and bring to a fast boil.While soup comes to a boi
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
4

Curried carrot soup

Easy
1) Preheat a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Add the butter and olive oil, when the butter is melted, add the chopped onion and baby carrots and saute 5 for minutes.2) Add 2/3 (1l) of the chicken stock, the curry and cayenne, and salt to tast
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
6

Black Bean Soup

Easy
1) Put the beans in a large saucepan and cover with cold water by 5-cm. Bring to a boil and lower the heat to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes; remove from the heat, cover and set aside for one hour. Drain and reserve. 2) In a large soup pot heat the bu
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
220 mins
Serves
6

Cock-a-leekie soup

Easy
1) In a small bowl combine the prunes with the Scotch and two tablespoons of water and set aside. 2) Season the chicken with one teaspoon of the salt and the pepper. Place a large saucepan or soup pot over a medium heat and melt half the butter. Sa
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
90 mins
Serves
6

Fresh Pea Soup

Medium
Heat the butter in a large saucepan, add the leeks and onion, and cook over medium-low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, until the onion is tender. Add the chicken stock, increase the heat to high, and bring to a boil. Add the peas and cook for 3 to 5 minute
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
6

Cream of chicken soup

Easy
1) Melt the butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, and carrots and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 12 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for two minutes more.2) Pour in
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Serves
-

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Easy
Preheat the oven to 180°C. 1. Start by mixing together the cumin, 1 teaspoon of the chilli powder, the garlic powder and salt. Drizzle the chicken breasts with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Then sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the spice mixture. Set th
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
60 mins
Serves
8

Sweetcorn and chicken soup

Easy
1) Pour 2.25L water into a big stock pot and bring to a boil over high heat. While it's coming to temp, throw in the leek, carrot and hunk of ginger. Place the coriander and peppercorns into a small square of cheesecloth. Tie with kitchen string and
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
60 mins
Serves
4

Carrot-almond soup

Easy
1) Heat the oil and butter over medium heat in a large soup pot. Add the almonds and stir until toasted, about three minutes. Transfer nuts with a slotted spoon to a small plate and reserve.2) Add the carrots, onion, salt, cumin, coriander, ginger, a
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
6

Sweet pea soup

Easy
1) In a soup pot, cook bacon until crispy, remove to kitchen paper to drain, and reserve for garnish. Add oil and flour to pot and cook for three minutes, stirring. Add leeks and cook three minutes. Add stock. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simme
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Serves
4

Butternut squash soup

Easy
1) Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, sage, 5g salt and season with pepper, to taste. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft and fragrant, about 15 mins. 2) Raise heat to medium-high, add the tomat
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Serves
6

Butternut Squash Soup

Easy
Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, sage, 1 teaspoon of the salt and season with pepper, to taste. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft and fragrant, about 15 minutes. Raise heat to medium-high, add t
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Serves
6

Potato and leek soup

Easy
1) Set aside 30g of the butter in the refrigerator. Heat the remaining butter in a large saucepan or soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, leeks and garlic and cook, covered but stirring occasionally, until soft, about 12 minutes. 2) Raise the
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
4

Very green broccoli soup

Easy
1) Cut the broccoli florets from the stems. Peel the tough outer skin from the stems and trim off the fibrous ends. Cut the stems lengthwise into slices about 1-cm thick and then crosswise into 1cm pieces. 2) Heat the olive oil and butter in a soup
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
4

French Onion Soup

Easy
Trim the ends off each onion then halve lengthwise. Remove peel and finely slice into half moon shapes. Set electric skillet to 150°C and add butter. Once butter has melted add a layer of onions and sprinkle with a little salt. Repeat layering on
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
8

Beef mushroom barley soup

Easy
1) Heat a large saucepan or casserole over a medium-high heat and add two tablespoons of the oil. Season the meat generously with salt and pepper. Sear the meat on all sides until well browned; this will take about 15 minutes. Set the meat aside and
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
200 mins
Serves
6

Carrot-Thyme Soup with Cream

Easy
1. Combine the carrots, stock and thyme in a pot. Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. 2. Remove from the heat and transfer the soup in two batches to a blender (or you may use an immersion blender)
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
60 mins
Serves
8

Black bean soup with mojo

Easy
For the black bean soup: 1) Put black beans, pork ribs, water, rum, garlic head halves, onion, salt, bay leaves, oregano, cumin, and crushed red pepper in a slow cooker; cover and cook on LOW until the beans are tender and the meat is falling off
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
480 mins
Serves
8

Southwestern soup

Easy
1) In the bottom of a slow cooker, combine the pork, onion, green pepper, jalapeno, garlic, chilli powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Stir to combine. 2) Add the stock, tomatoes and beans, cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or high for 3 to 4 hour
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
180 mins
Serves
4

Blushing She-Crab Soup with a Twist

Medium
1) Preheat the oven to 220°C/ gas mark 7. Halve 18 of the tomatoes. 2) Put 60ml of olive oil in a baking dish and add the banana peppers and halve the tomatoes. Mix to coat all with oil. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon of the sea salt and 1/4 teaspo
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
6

Broccoli soup

Easy
1) Melt the butter in a medium saucepan, over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until translucent, about five minutes. Add the potato, thyme, salt, and broth and bring to a boil. Adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer, and cook unco
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
4

Ancho chicken tortilla soup

Easy
1) Heat the oven to 180°C / gas mark 4. Slice the tortillas into 1cm strips and scatter on large baking sheet. Spray with cooking spray and bake until golden and crisp. Remove from the oven and reserve.2) While the tortillas crisp, add the ancho
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
4

Peanut soup

Easy
1) Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, cook covered, stirring occasionally, until soft, about six minutes. Add the peanut butter, broth, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, covered, for
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
4

Blood Soup

Easy
Heat the oil up in a large frying pan and add the onions and garlic and fry over a gentle heat for 15 minutes or until very soft. Add the diced beetroot and mix well, before adding the hot vegetable stock. Simmer for 20 to 25 minutes before taking of
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Serves
4

Black Bean Soup with Mojo

Easy
Put black beans, pork ribs, water, rum, garlic head halves, onion, salt, bay leaves, oregano, cumin, and crushed red pepper in a slow cooker; cover and cook on LOW until the beans are tender and the meat is falling off the rib bones, about 8 hours.Re
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
480 mins
Serves
8

Christmas soup

Easy
Place the kielbasa into a 7L Dutch oven and set over medium-low heat. Cook until the kielbasa has browned well and rendered its fat, approximately 15 minutes. If you do not have at least two teaspoons of fat, add enough vegetable oil to make two
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
90 mins
Serves
6

Steak soup

Easy
1) Preheat a grill to medium-high. In a small bowl, combine cumin, garlic powder, thyme, salt, and pepper. Rub the spice blend over all of the steak pieces along with one tablespoon of the oil. Let rest at room temperature, about 15 minutes. 2) Mean
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
4

Creamy Red Pepper Soup

Easy
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onions, carrots, garlic, and thyme and saute until the onions are translucent, about 5 mins. Add the broth, peppers, potato, wine, and sugar. Bring to a simmer over high he
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
8

Famous Chicken Tortilla Soup

Easy
Preheat the oven to 190°C. Slice 6 of the tortillas into 1-inch strips, and then arrange them on a baking sheet in a single layer and spray with cooking spray. Bake until deeply golden, season with salt and reserve. Heat the corn oil in a sou
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Serves
4

Lancashire Pea and Ham Soup

Easy
1. There are two ways to prepare your dried marrowfat peas. Simply soak them in tepid water overnight (about 8 hours) or, alternatively, boil them up in a pan of water for 3 minutes, and then cover and simmer for a further 45 to 60 minutes until the
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
-
Serves
10

Gorgonzola and Squash Soup

Easy
Melt the butter in a large saucepan, and fry the onion until softened. Add the thyme leaves and garlic, and cook for another minute. Add the butternut squash and vegetable stock, and bring to a simmer. Once simmering, turn the heat to low and cook ge
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
4

Velvety fish soup with red mullet

Medium
Chunky fish soup: 1) Heat half of the olive oil in a large pan. Add the chopped onion, garlic, fennel and carrot and gently cook for 10 minutes. Add the tomato puree, star anise, saffron and cayenne pepper and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the whit
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
43 mins
Serves
4

Lentil soup with beef

Easy
1) Heat the oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the beef with salt and pepper. Add half of the beef and cook until brown, about eight minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the beef to a bowl. Repeat with the remaining beef. Add
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
120 mins
Serves
6

Broad Bean Soup

Easy
Place the broad beans in a bowl and cover with cold water, soak overnight to hydrate them. The following morning, drain the beans and pop the skins off of them.Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and add the onion, leek, potato and dried beans and
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
70 mins
Serves
6

Pear and courgette soup

Medium
1) In a medium stock pot over medium heat, add butter and olive oil. When the butter melts, add the onions, celery and carrots and cook until browned, about 10 minutes. Add the courgette, pear and sage. Cook another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
6

Creamy Artichoke Soup

Easy
Heat olive oil in a heavy, large pot over medium heat. Add the leeks and the garlic and stir. Add the potatoes and cook for five minutes, stirring often. Add the artichokes, stock, salt, and pepper and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 20 m
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
4

Black bean soup

Easy
1) Pick through the beans and discard any debris - wash under cold running water. In a food processor, add garlic, onion, bell pepper, and cilantro. 2) Set a large pot over medium heat and add a 3-count of olive oil. Add the oregano and cumin. Add v
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
120 mins
Serves
4

Chicken noodle soup

Easy
1) For the soup: Set a large stock pot over medium heat. Add olive oil, half the garlic, carrot, onion, celery, bay leaf, and thyme and gently saute until fragrant, about 5 to 7 minutes. Pour in chicken broth, add parsley stems, black peppercorns a
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
-
Serves
6

Mexican chicken soup

Easy
1) Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C/Gas 4.2) Place the chicken breasts skin side up on a baking tray. Rub with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and roast for 35 to 40 minutes, until done.3) When the chicken is cool enough to handle, discard
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Serves
6

Cream of mushroom soup

Easy
1) Place the dried mushrooms in a large bowl. Bring the broth to a boil and pour over the dried mushrooms. Set aside to rehydrate for about 20 minutes. 2) Using a slotted spoon, remove the mushrooms and reserve the broth. Roughly chop the mushrooms.3
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
60 mins
Serves
-

French Onion Soup

Medium
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Slice the onions in half from root to tip, then slice them thin. 2. Melt the butter in a heavy ovenproof pot or Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Add the onions, stir to coat them in the butter and cook, covered, until
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
150 mins
Serves
8

Roasted vegetable soup

Easy
For the soup: 1) In a large saucepan, heat one litre of chicken stock. 2) Coarsely puree the roasted winter vegetables and the chicken stock in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade (or use a handheld blender). 3) Pour t
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
3

French Onion Macaroni and Cheese Soup

Medium
For the soup: Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Add half of the onions and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Top with the remaining onions and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few more grinds of
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
100 mins
Serves
4

Chicken and Dumpling Soup with Quinoa

Medium
Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring, until the onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, vinegar and thyme and stir until most of the vinegar has evaporated, about 2 minute
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
55 mins
Serves
6

Creamy French Fry Soup

Easy
1. Set the oven to grill with a rack set about 4 inches from the heat source. 2. Peel the zest away from the lemon in long strips, avoiding the white pith. Place the lemon zest, rosemary sprigs and oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Serves
4

Prawns, Ham and Endive soup

Easy
1) Cover the ham hocks with cold water in a soup pot. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer, uncovered, for about five minutes. Drain the water and set the ham hocks aside. 2) Meanwhile, peel the prawns, reserving the shells. Dev
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
105 mins
Serves
8

Fast Hot and Sour Noodle Soup

Medium
Notes: This is one of my favourite soups - 'Suan la tang' means 'sour hot soup'. Originating from the Sichuan province, this dish uses plenty of chillies and black rice vinegar for the 'sour'. You can vary the recipe to your taste and adjust the amou
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Serves
2

Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup

Easy
   For the soup: Set a 6- or 8-quart soup maker or slow cooker to medium saute setting and line a plate with a paper towel. Add the pancetta to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp and the fat is rendered, about 8 mi
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
6

Parmigiano Reggiano and Butternut Squash Soup

Medium
This superb soup has a fabulous taste, enhanced by adding the rind from the Parmigiano Reggiano cheese as it cooks, to extract every bit of flavour. 1. Reserve the rind from the Parmigiano Reggiano and cut it into chunks, then finely grate the che
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
4

Cauliflower Soup with Melted Stilton and Caramelised Onions

Medium
To make the soup, melt the butter and oil in a large saucepan and add the garlic and onion and cook gently for 10 minutes until soft. Don’t let them brown though. Add the bay leaves, thyme sprig, potatoes and cauliflower. Stir together. Pour in
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Serves
6

Sephardic chicken soup with sofrito and herbed matzo balls

Medium
For the matzo balls: 1) Bring a large pan of salted water or chicken stock to the boil over a high heat. Whisk the eggs, oils, chicken fat, water, parsley, salt, garlic powder and pepper in a medium bowl. 2) In a separate bowl, add the matzo meal
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
103 mins
Serves
10

Cream of Fresh Tomato Soup

Easy
1) Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-low heat. Add the onions and carrots and saute for about ten minutes, until very tender. Add the garlic and cook for one minute. Add the tomatoes, sugar, tomato puree, basil, chicken st
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
60 mins
Serves
5

Spring Pea Soup with Mint

Easy
In a large pot, heat butter or oil over medium heat. Add leeks and sweat, stirring often, until soft, about 6 minutes. Add potato, vermouth and chicken stock and bring up to a simmer. Cook until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Add peas
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Serves
10

Prawn and chocolate tortilla soup

Easy
1) In a large Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, and pepper; cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently, or until tender. Add cocoa, cumin, coriander, red pepper, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, and corn. Bring to a boil over medium-hig
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Serves
8

Mac n cheese soup

Easy
For the stock: fill a large stockpot with 3.5 litres of water and boil on high, adding all of your ingredients.1) Once it is boiling, continue to boil on medium high and add your white wine. once your stock has melded flavors and is successfully per
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
4

Otto's beer cheese soup

Easy
1) Melt the butter in a stockpot over a medium heat. Add the chopped onion, carrot and celery and saute until softened. Add the flour and cook for about five minutes, stirring often. 2) Add the chicken stock and beer and heat until it comes to a bo
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
8

Butternut squash and apple soup

Medium
1) Warm the butter, olive oil, onions, and curry powder in a large stockpot uncovered over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, until the onions are tender. Stir occasionally, scraping the bottom of the pot. 2) Peel the squash, cut in half, and remove
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Serves
-

Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup

Easy
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until light brown, about 7 minutes. Add the celery, garlic and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook for 5 minutes. Add the potatoes, 4 cups water and 1/2 teaspoo
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
6

Nutty sweet potato soup

Easy
1) Heat the oil in a large soup pot over a medium-high heat. Add the onions, pepper and carrots and cook, stirring until the vegetables soften, about five minutes. Add the cayenne, black pepper, garlic and ginger and cook for one minute more. Stir in
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
6

Creamy Rocket and Lettuce Soup

Easy
1) In a medium pot warm the olive oil over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook until tender and starting to brown, about 4 mins. Add the potatoes and the stock. Bring the stock to a simmer over high heat. Reduce the heat and continue to simmer, co
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
4

Jazzed-Up Tomato Soup

Easy
In a small saucepan, combine soup and salsa. Set pan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and ladle soup into four bowls. Top with tortilla chips, sour cream, and scallions just before serving.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Serves
4

French Three Onion Soup

Medium
We took the best part of this classic soup, all the sweet caramelized onions, and left behind all the fat. By steaming the onions to get the caramelization started, you can eliminate the need for almost all the fat. A small sprinkling of a good chees
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
60 mins
Serves
4

Roasted Leek and Potato Soup

Easy
For the soup:1) Preheat the oven to 200°C. 2) Combine the potatoes and leeks on a baking tray in a single layer. Add the olive oil, one teaspoon of salt, and half a teaspoon of pepper and toss to coat the vegetables evenly. 3) Roast for 40 to 45
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
95 mins
Serves
4

Mushroom Soup with Bacon and Gruyere Crouton

Easy
Place all the ingredients for the soup in a large pan, bring to the boil then simmer for 15 minutes. Blitz with a stick blender. Add the cream, and check the seasoning. Make the croutons by pan frying mushrooms in small batches, grill and dice baco
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
2

Creamy Pumpkin Soup with Toasted Hazelnut Frico

Easy
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat or parchment paper. Add the hazelnuts to a large soup pot over medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about four to five minutes. Remove the hazelnuts to a sma
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
4

Slow-cooker Bean and Barley Soup

Easy
1) Put the beans, water, tomatoes and their juices, garlic, celery, carrots, onion, barley, bay leaf, 1 1/2 tbsps salt, herb blend, pepper, and porcini mushrooms (if using) in a slow cooker; cover and cook on low until the beans are quite tender and
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
480 mins
Serves
4

Minestrone Soup with Beans

Easy
1) In a slow cooker, combine stock, tomatoes, beans, carrots, celery, onion, thyme, sage, bay leaves, and half a teaspoon each of salt and black pepper. Cover and cook on LOW for six to eight hours or on HIGH for three to four hours. 2) Thirty min
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
240 mins
Serves
4

Sweet Potato Soup

Easy
Melt butter in a large saucepot over medium heat and cook onion 3-4 minutes to soften, but not browned. Add sweet potato, ginger, coconut milk and 3 cups of stock. Simmer 25 minutes, until sweet potatoes are tender. Purée until smooth with a h
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
-
Serves
6

Cool cucumber soup

Easy
1) Peel the cucumbers, trim the ends, cut in half lengthwise and scrape out the watery area where seeds would be. Coarsely chop. Crush the garlic and 1/4 tsp of the salt into a paste with the flat side of a chef's knife. 2) Combine the cucumber,
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
75 mins
Serves
4

Chicken and pasta soup

Easy
1) Bring a large pot of cold water to a boil over high heat and salt it generously. Add the pasta and boil, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about eight minutes. Drain. 2) Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. A
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
4

Creamy Dolcelatte and Tenderstem Soup with Tomato and Herb Croutons

Easy
Pre-heat the oven to 220ºC/200ºC fan ovens/Gas 7. To make the croutons, remove the crusts from the bread, and cut each piece into approximately 1 cm cubes. Toss with the sun-dried tomato oil, herbs and salt. Tip onto a baking tray and bake in t
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
4

Chicken Nacho Soup

Easy
1. Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and the onion and saute until softened, 5 minutes. Add the flour and stir well, cooking for 1 minute more. Add the broth and the half-and-half. 2. Stir in the cream of chicken soup
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
8

Italian Vegetable Soup

Easy
Heat the oil in a heavy large pot over medium heat. Add the leeks and saute until translucent, about eight minutes. Add the garlic and saute until tender, about two minutes. Stir in the courgettes and artichokes. Season the vegetables with salt and p
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
55 mins
Serves
6

Pea and Basil Soup

Easy
Place a medium soup pot or heavy saucepan over a medium heat. Add the olive oil, butter, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook until the onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the peas and basil, and heat until the peas are thawed. Pla
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
4

Chilled cucumber soup

Easy
1) Combine the cucumber and tomatoes in a blender, reserving 30g of each for garnish. Add the pepper, onion, vinegar, one teaspoon each ofdill and parsley, one clove of garlic and sugar; puree until smooth. Pass through a fine mesh strainer into a bo
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Serves
6

Root vegetable soup

Easy
1) Cut the onion, carrot, celeriac, potato, fennel, turnip, and artichokes into medium to large chunks. 2) Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot. Add the onion and cook until softened but not browned, about five minutes. Add the carrot, and cook
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
4

Leek and Potato Soup

Easy
For this recipe, you will need a Kenwood food processor. 1. Attach the thick slicing disc to the food processor. 2. Slice the onions, garlic and leeks and remove from the bowl. 3. Slice the potato in the food processor. 4. Heat the butter in th
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
4

French Onion Soup

Medium
In a medium sized, heavy flame-proof casserole dish, melt the butter over a moderate heat. When the foam subsides, reduce the heat to low and add the onions. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown. Take off the heat
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
75 mins
Serves
4

Provencal vegetable soup

Easy
For the soup: 1) Heat the olive oil in a large stockpot or saucepan, add the onions and saute over a low heat for 10 minutes, or until the onions are translucent. 2) Add the leeks, potatoes, carrots, salt and pepper and saute over medium heat for
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
60 mins
Serves
6

Thai Breakfast Soup

Easy
1. For the garlic oil, heat vegetable oil over medium heat, add garlic and gently fry until the garlic is just starting to brown. Pour into a small bowl and set aside. 2. For the chilli vinegar, combine chilli and vinegar in a small bowl and set a
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
6

Hot and Sour Soup

Easy
Put the cloud ears (if dried) and lilies in separate bowls with hot water to cover, then set a plate over each bowl to prevent steam from escaping. Let stand until they rehydrate and soften, about 30 minutes. Squeeze the cloud ears and lilies be
Prep Time
-
Cook Time
-
Serves
-

Chunky fish soup

Easy
1)Wash the mussels in cold water, scrubbing the shells. Pull away the fibrous beards and rinse thoroughly to remove any sand. Discard any broken ones. 2) Heat 2 1/2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large pan. Add the onion, garlic, fennel and car
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
43 mins
Serves
4

Creamy tomato soup

Easy
1) Heat the butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring, until crisp and most of the fat has rendered, about one minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a kitchen towel-lined plate and set aside. Lo
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Serves
4

Tomato-tortilla soup

Easy
Preheat the oven to 190°C/ gas mark 5. 1) Brush both sides of each tortilla with oil, using one tablespoon of the oil. Cut the tortillas in half, then cut each half into 1/2-cm wide strips. Arrange the strips on a baking tray, sprinkle with t
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
28 mins
Serves
4

Broccoli and Cheddar Soup

Easy
1. Separate the stems and the florets from the broccoli. Trim and discard the bottom of the broccoli stems and peel the tough outer layers. Finely chop the stems and coarsely chop the florets and set aside separately. 2. Mist a large pot with non-st
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Serves
4

Japanese mushroom egg noodle soup

Medium
1) In a large saucepan combine the dried mushrooms, ginger and garlic with the water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Turn off the heat and let stand for 30 minutes. 2) Meanwhile, in a large non-stick frying pan over
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Serves
6

Scallops With Chestnut Soup

Easy
To make the soup, melt the butter in a saucepan, add the bacon and shallots and cook over a medium heat until softened. Add the cognac, let it catch light so that the alcohol burns off a little, then add the chestnuts and stock and bring to the bo
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
4

Italian wedding soup

Medium
1) For the Meatballs: Crumble the stale bread or pulse into crumbs in a food processor. Transfer to a large bowl with 80ml cold water. Add the minced turkey, Pecorino, parsley, egg and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and mix until evenly combined
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Serves
4

Butternut squash soup with chipotle cream

Easy
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Using one tablespoon of the olive oil, grease the sliced surface of the squash and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Arrange on a baking sheet and roast until very tender, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
90 mins
Serves
6

Curried Pumpkin and Wild Rice Soup

Easy
Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Add the rice, and simmer until tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Strain and let cool.Meanwhile, combine 2 tablespoons of the raisins and 1 tablespoon of the vinegar in a small bowl. Let sit at room temperature until
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
80 mins
Serves
4

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