274 cold soup recipes

Homemade Scotch broth simmers meaty beef bones with pearl barley, carrots, celery, and turnip into a clear, restorative Highland soup. A frugal, cold-weather classic from start to finish.

Uncle Ben's ham and bean soup slow-simmers navy beans with ham shanks, garlic, carrots, celery, and potatoes for a hearty, smoky bowl. Old-fashioned thrifty cold-weather meal.

It definitely warmed me up instantly, a perfect dinner on a cold winter day. I used beef stock to increase the depth of flavour, and it certainly did the job. The soup was very tasty and loaded with nutrients from barley and beans. Made a large pot, and froze the remaining soup.

Hearty German sour cream soup with bacon, cabbage, barley, rice, and vegetables in a tangy bechamel-enriched broth with caraway and vinegar. A cold-weather classic.

Garlic vegetable soup with two whole heads of garlic simmered into a creamy, vegan, fat-free puree with potatoes, carrots, celery, and onion. The cure-all soup for cold and flu season.

Hearty minestrone with sweet Italian sausage, great northern beans, cabbage, zucchini, and tomatoes simmered in beef broth. A thick, warming one-pot soup for cold nights.

A chilled Scandinavian-style fruit soup simmered with prunes, raisins, apples, cherries, and citrus, thickened with tapioca and finished with grape juice. Serve cold as a refreshing starter or light dessert.

Gazpacho blond: golden version of the classic cold soup made with yellow tomatoes, yellow bell peppers, and champagne vinegar. Stunning chilled summer starter with red tomato and black olive garnish.

Chilled mango ginger lime soup pureed smooth and strained for a silky texture. A no-cook cold soup with just 4 ingredients and a serious ginger kick from 4 ounces of fresh root.

Hearty mushroom barley soup with fall-off-the-bone short ribs and fresh dill creates a soul-warming one-pot meal for cold evenings.

Grape harvester's soup is a French country pot-au-feu with garlic-studded chuck roast, cabbage, turnips, leeks, and tomatoes simmered until fork-tender. A hearty, rustic one-pot meal for cold weather.

Chilled cucumber and bell pepper soup blended creamy with yogurt, watercress, garlic, and a splash of vinegar. A no-cook, blender-easy cold soup that's all the refreshment you want on a hot day.

Cold cucumber soup blends cucumbers with yogurt, walnuts, and fennel into a creamy chilled summer starter. Bulgarian-style tarator inspired soup with fresh dill garnish. No-cook and ready after a 2-hour chill.

Chilled peach soup blended with sour cream, tropical fruit juices, and dry sherry, garnished with fresh mint. A no-cook cold soup inspired by The Greenbrier resort, served as a first course or dessert.

Molded crab dip with cream cheese, cream of mushroom soup, mayonnaise, and Worcestershire sauce. A retro gelatin-set appetizer served cold with crackers.

Hearty vegetable beef soup simmered 4 hours with stewing beef, split peas, potatoes, carrots, corn, lima beans, spinach, and tomatoes. A true one-pot meal for cold days.