190 cold recipes

Cold chicken pasta salad loaded with creamy avocado, tangy sour cream dill dressing, and Parmesan. Make it ahead overnight for potlucks, picnics, or easy summer meal prep.

Spicy cold peanut noodles with soy sauce, hot bean sauce, garlic, and sesame oil tossed with chow mein noodles. Ready in 25 minutes for a quick Chinese-inspired weeknight dinner.

Chilled cucumber soup blended with chicken broth, milk, lemon juice, and a hint of curry. Cold summer soup garnished with chives and crisp cucumber slices.

Seasoned tempeh aspic: grated tempeh browned with tamari and paprika, set in an agar-based vegetarian aspic with dill pickle and bell peppers. A meat-free spin on old-world cold cuts, served with rye and mustard.

Here is a recipe that is mainly a dip, since the shrimp are either grilled or eaten raw with the rest of the ingredients.

Old-Fashioned Cold Cherry Soup (Hideg Meggyleves) recipe

Cold green vegetable soup with poached fish. Source: Olga Gorechev, St. Petersburg, Russia

Delicious Pickled Ox Tongue. A classic recipe for tender, flavorful ox tongue. Slow-cooked with aromatic vegetables, served hot or cold with your choice of delectable sauces.

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Simple Hungarian cold cherry soup with just 6 ingredients. Fresh or canned cherries simmered with lemon, thickened with sour cream and cornstarch. Traditional chilled summer dish in 20 minutes.

Elegant chilled sour cherry soup with dry red wine, heavy cream, and cherry liqueur. Cinnamon-spiced fruit course served cold in summer with mint and sour cream.

Cold avocado soup blended with sauteed garlic, tomato, heavy cream, and a hint of chili powder. Silky, chilled, and finished with a citrus twist. A French-style summer starter.

Versatile cold cherry soup with white wine vinegar, cinnamon, and heavy cream. Serve as chilled soup with sour cream or flip to dessert with sweetened whipped cream. Makes 2 quarts to feed 10.

Velvety cold curried carrot soup with coconut milk, ginger, and lime, topped with crisp shrimp. A showstopping chilled soup starter that's worth every minute of chill time.

If you have to be addicted to snacks, this is a great one! I was introduced to these while "stranded" in an airport with a woman who came prepared! They're great to munch on anytime, but are really excellent with wine!! Try them!

Bold herring salad, marinated herring tossed with apple, Spanish onion, potato, and beets in a creamy dill dressing. A sweet-tart, savory Northern European salad with a rosy hue, served chilled.