Easy Cold Soup Recipes

When thinking of soups, images of steaming hot liquids come to mind. However, not all soups are hot, as it is also possible to make cold soup.

One of the advantages of soups made with cold ingredients is they are so quick to make. The preparation for raw soups is easy, and there is no cooking time involved.

A chilled soup is a refreshing option for lunch, and they also make excellent appetizers. Furthermore, you can serve them in a shot glass as canapes or as an amuse-bouche.

Many countries have their own versions of chilled soups. The most famous of these is gazpacho, which originates from Spain but is now popular around the world. A popular British variation of a chilled soup recipe is cucumber soup.

There are other soups that it is possible to serve hot or cold such as Bloody Mary tomato soup, or a Ukrainian beetroot soup called borscht. After cooking the ingredients together, the soup is later chilled.

These soups are just as good regardless of whether you serve them hot or cold. You can create the same soup throughout the year, and serve it hot in the colder months and cold when the weather is warm.

Our recipes for cold soups include information about the soup, details of the preparation time, and further details about which dietary requirements the recipe meets. There is then a list of ingredients and instruction for how to make the soup, followed by some additional tips for each of the recipes.