In this article, we bring you a collection of easy soup recipes with few ingredients that your guests will thoroughly enjoy.
This article is divided into two sections: cold soup recipes for all the days you don’t feel like putting in the extra effort. And hot soup recipes for days you want to enjoy a piping hot healthy meal.
Cold Soup Recipes
1. Strawberry Soup
This delicious cold soup is an excellent start to a meal. Serve chilled.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
6 tsp sweetened cream
6 tsp cornflour
Juice of 1 lemon
½ tsp lemon rind, grated
9 tsp sugar
2 teacups ripe strawberries
Method:
- Slice a few strawberries for decorating the soup. Sprinkle a little sugar over them.
- Boil the remaining strawberries in 4 cups of water for 5 minutes.
- Toss in the sugar, lemon juice, and lemon rind.
- Mix the cornflour with a little water and add to the boiling soup. Cook for a few minutes.
- Cool the soup and chill in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator.
- Decorate the soup with fresh cream and sliced strawberries.
- Serve ice cold.
2. Orange Soup
An afternoon soup that’s served chilled.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
2 tsp powdered sugar
3 tbsp sugar
1 egg-white
2 tbsp cornflour
1 tsp lemon rind and orange rind combined
Juice of 1 lemon
6 juicy large oranges
Method:
- Extract the fruit juices.
- Mix cornflour, orange rinds, lemon rinds, sugar and juices along with 4 cups of water.
- Boil for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and chill in the freezer.
- Just before serving, beat the egg-white stiffly, add the powdered sugar and mix well.
Tip: in each cup, put the ice-cold soup, top it up with 2 tsp of egg-white and serve.
Hot Soup Recipes
3. Green Peas Soup
Your guests will not believe that this soup is made with green peas!
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
A pinch of salt
A pinch of pepper
2 teacups white sauce
2 onions
½ kg fresh green pea pods
To serve:
Croutons (see recipe below)
Fresh cream
Method:
- Boil the onions and pea pods in 4 cups of water.
- Blend using a liquidiser. Strain.
- Add pepper, salt, and white sauce before mixing thoroughly.
- Serve hot topped with croutons and fresh cream.
4. Vegetable Milk Soup
A light soup with a lovely flavour.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
1 ½ tbsp plain flour
4 teacups milk
2 tbsp butter
1 chopped onion
2 teacups mixed vegetables (carrots, green peas, and French beans)
Method:
- Heat the butter and fry the onion for a minute.
- Add the vegetables and fry again for 2-3 minutes.
- Add 1 teacup of water. Cook until the vegetables are soft.
- Mix the milk and flour, heat for a little while and add to the vegetables.
- Serve hot.
Note: Skip using plain flour if making for convalescents.
5. Cream of Beetroot Soup
This is one of the most delightful creamy soup recipes and contains a lot of iron.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients:
A pinch of salt
A pinch of pepper
Few drops of lemon juice
1 tsp white vinegar
2 tbsp butter
1 chopped onion
1 tbsp cornflour
4 tbsp fresh cream
1 large or 2 medium beetroot(s)
1 cup basic white stock
Method:
- Boil the beetroot and grate.
- Heat a vessel. Add butter and the chopped onion and fry for a little time.
- Add the cornflour and fry again.
- Toss in the salt, stock and beetroot.
- Boil the soup for 10 minutes and then blend using a liquidiser.
- Boil again.
- Beat the lemon juice and cream.
- Add this cream, vinegar and plenty of pepper to the soup.
- Serve hot.
6. Minestra Soup
A light and nourishing combination of beans, vegetables and pasta.
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
A pinch of salt
A pinch of pepper
3 tbsp oil
3 tbsp baked beans
½ teacup boiled noodles
1 bay leaf
½ teacup cabbage
2 tomatoes
6 french beans
1 potato
1 carrot
2 celery sticks
2 onions
Method:
- Chop the tomatoes, shred the cabbage, slice the onions and cut other vegetables like matchsticks.
- Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions, french beans, carrots, celery for 3-4 minutes.
- Add 6 cups of water along with the bay leaf. Cook for 4-6 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, cabbage and potato.
- Add pepper, salt, baked beans, and noodles.
- Garnish with parsley and grated cheese.
- Serve hot.
7. Cabbage Soup
A hearty yet inexpensive soup.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 50 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
To prepare the stock:
2 potatoes
2 onions
225 g white pumpkins
225 g cabbage
To prepare the topping:
A pinch of salt
1 finely chopped carrot
A pinch of pepper
3 tsp butter
1 ½ teacup white sauce
½ teacup cabbage, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
Method:
To prepare the stock:
- Cut all vegetables into bite-sized pieces. Add 6-8 cups of water. cook in a vessel preferably a pressure cooker.
- Pass the vegetables through a clean sieve once cooked.
To proceed:
- Heat a pan and add butter before frying the vegetables for at least 3-4 minutes.
- Add the stock. Simmer for 20 minutes or so.
- Toss in pepper, salt and white sauce.
- Serve hot.
8. Green Peas and Celery Soup
A soup for celery lovers.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
A pinch of salt
A pinch of pepper
¾ cup tender green peas
1 tbsp plain flour
3 teacups milk
3 tsp butter
2 onions
2 medium bundles of celery
Mint leaves, chopped
Method:
- Cut the onions and celery into big pieces.
- Heat a vessel. Add butter along with the onions and celery to it. Cook for a few minutes.
- Add 3 cups of water. Cook till the vegetables are tender.
- Blend the mixture using a liquidiser. Strain the soup.
- Mix the flour and milk well and add to the soup. Boil for 10-12 minutes.
- Add pepper, salt, and green peas. Cook for another 5-6 minutes.
- Garnish with mint leaves and serve hot.
9. Cream of Potato Soup
Try this rich potato soup sprinkled with grated cheese for a refreshing change.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
A pinch of salt
A pinch of pepper
½ teacup fresh cream
3 teacups milk
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp butter
1 onion
450 g medium sized potatoes
Method:
- Finely slice the onions and potatoes.
- Heat a pan and melt the butter.
- Add the vegetables. Cover and cook on low heat for 5 minutes.
- Stir in 1 ½ teacup of water, bay leaf and milk. Simmer for 20-30 minutes.
- Take out the bay leaf and blend the mixture using a liquidiser. Strain the soup.
- Reheat the soup and add the pepper, salt, and cream.
- Serve hot.
10. Spring Soup
This substantial soup is a meal by itself. Serve with crusty bread on the side.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients:
A pinch of salt
A pinch of pepper
2 tbsp butter
4 tbsp cheese, grated
100 g fresh cream
1 tbsp plain flour
5-6 French beans
100 g green peas
100 g cauliflower
2 carrots
4 leeks or spring onions
2 potatoes
2 onions
Method:
- Cut the potatoes and onions into big pieces. Add 6 cups of water. cook in a vessel preferably a pressure cooker.
- When cooked, blend the mixture using a liquidiser. Strain the stock.
- Slice the carrots and spring onions and cut the cauliflower into small pieces.
- Heat a vessel and add butter before frying the french beans, green peas, cauliflower, carrots, and onions for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the stock and flour mixed in a little water and boil until the vegetables are cooked.
- Add pepper, salt, half of the cheese and cream.
- Garnish with cheese and serve hot.
11. Cauliflower and Cheese Soup
This soup is hearty, creamy and smooth.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients:
A pinch of salt
A pinch of pepper
4 tbsp cheese, grated
½ teacup fresh cream
1 ½ teacup white sauce
1 large potato
2 onions
450 g cauliflower
Method:
- Remove the small florets from the cauliflower and boil them separately in salted water.
- Cut the rest of the vegetables into bite-sized pieces. Add 6 cups of water. cook in a vessel preferably a pressure cooker.
- When cooked, pass through a clean sieve or rub through a strainer.
- Put the soup to a boil, after 10 minutes, add pepper, salt, cream, cheese and white sauce. Allow the soup to cook for another 5 minutes.
- Toss in the cauliflower florets (just before serving) and serve hot.
12. Potage Madrilene
A unique and delicious tomato soup recipe.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
A pinch of salt
A pinch of pepper
3-4 tsp sugar
2 tsp cornflour
2 teacups white sauce
½ kg tomatoes
2 onions
225 g white pumpkin
To serve:
Grated cheese
Fresh cream
Method:
- Cut the vegetables into bite-sized pieces. Add 6 cups of water. Cook.
- When cooked, pass through a clean sieve or rub through a strainer.
- Mix the cornflour in a little water and add it to the soup. Boil for another 10 minutes.
- Mix pepper, salt, sugar and white sauce.
- Serve hot topped with cheese and cream.
13. Potage Darblay
A warm and filling vegetable soup.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
A pinch of salt
A pinch of pepper
4 tbsp fresh cream
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp butter
2 teacups milk
225 g onions
450 g potatoes
To prepare the topping:
3 tsp butter
4 french beans
1 onion
1 carrot
Method:
- Thinly slice the onions and potatoes.
- Heat a vessel and add butter before cooking the onions and potatoes on low heat until cooked through.
- Add bay leaf along with milk and 3 cups of water.
- Cook for a few minutes and remove the bay leaf.
- Blend the mixture using a liquidiser. Strain the soup.
- Boil for 10-12 minutes.
To proceed:
- Cut the vegetables for the topping like matchsticks.
- Heat a vessel and add butter before frying the vegetables for the topping.
- Add ½ teacup of water. Cook on low heat until done.
- Add pepper, salt, cream and the vegetables for the topping just before serving.
- Serve hot.
14. Coconut Tomato Shorba
Classic tomato soup with an Indian twist.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients:
A pinch of pepper
A pinch of salt
2 teacups white sauce
5 tbsp fresh coconut, grated
3 tsp butter
4-5 cloves garlic
2 onions
225 g carrots
900 g tomatoes
To serve:
Bread croutons
Method:
- Cut the onions into big pieces.
- Grate the carrots.
- Chop the onions.
- Crush the garlic.
- Heat a vessel and add butter before frying the garlic and onions for 2 minutes.
- Add coconut, carrots, tomatoes and 3 cups of water and boil until cooked.
- Blend the mixture using a liquidiser. Strain the soup.
- Add salt and boil for another 10-15 minutes.
- Add the pepper and white sauce and mix well.
- Serve hot with bread croutons.
15. Letter Soup
One of the children’s all-time favourite soup recipes.
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
A pinch of pepper
A pinch of salt
3 tsp butter
1 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 teacup boiled letters (macaroni letters)
1 teacup basic brown stock
Method:
- Heat a vessel and add butter before frying the flour for a minute.
- Add brown stock and boil for 15 minutes.
- Add boiled letters and tomato ketchup.
- Toss in pepper and salt and boil again for 2 minutes.
- Serve hot.
16. Cream of Lettuce Soup
Unusually delicious yet super easy to make.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
A pinch of pepper
A pinch of salt
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp plain flour
3 teacups milk
2 onions
3 bundles lettuce
Method:
- Chip the onions and lettuce.
- Heat a pan. Add butter and all the chopped vegetables. Continue to fry for a minute or two.
- Mix the plain flour and milk and add to the vegetable mixer along with 3 cups of water.
- Cook for 10 minutes.
- Blend the mixture in a liquidiser. Strain the soup.
- Heat for a while before adding pepper and salt.
- Serve hot.
We hope you enjoy these soup recipes as much as we do!
