Cold Soups

Cold soups are perfect for hot summer days. If you start with fresh or frozen produce, they often need no cooking. Many chilled soups start with canned ingredients. Keep the cans in the fridge and you won't even have to chill the soup - you can eat immediately!

Serve theses soups with muffins, breadsticks, some fresh fruit, and ice cream to stay cool. And don't forget to read Tips for Making Cold Soups for best results. Enjoy!

Cold Soup Recipes

• Chilled Tomato Basil Soup
  This soup is a combination of several in my collection. It has the best taste and texture. Enjoy!
• Gazpacho
  Gazpacho can be made in so many different ways. I like to stir chopped shrimp into the soup as well as garnishing it with the little pink jewels.
• Cold Beet Borscht
  This soup has the most gorgeous color. It uses beets you simmer yourself. Top it with garlic croutons and some sour cream.
• Vichyssoise
  A classic French soup is updated with hash brown potatoes, saving you a lot of work! I love the flavor and texture of this recipe.
• Icy Avocado Soup
  If you like spicy food, use a whole jalapeño (or two!), but if you're a spice weenie, like me, use a milder green chile. This smooth soup is spectacular.
• Old-Fashioned Scandinavian Fruit Soup
  This thick and sweet soup is a real treat. It's usually served as a dessert at Christmastime, but is an elegant main dish when it's hot outside.
• Chilled Artichoke Soup
  Another soup from the pantry! The color and flavor of this special soup is sublime.
• Fresh Fruit Soup
  This uncooked fruit soup uses the best summer produce for a fabulous sweet and refreshing recipe.
• Chilled Pantry Borscht
  Making borscht without having to cook beets is a fabulous idea. Canned beets are freshened up with some fresh herbs and lemon juice.
• Cold Pea Soup
  This gorgeous soup is delicious and velvety smooth. I like to serve it with sour cream, some tiny peas, and chopped red pepper for garnish.
• Chilled Cucumber Soup
  Top this beautiful, cooling soup with some salted whipped cream and more chopped walnuts.
• Pantry Gazpacho
  If your kitchen is out of commission, you can still make this delicious soup. Be sure to eat it all if you don't have a working refrigerator!
• Melon Soup
  You can also make this wonderful soup with just one kind of melon. The dual colored soup is a pretty presentation, though!