Summer soup

Chilled is the word...and you will be too when you work out that you can make these stunning soups in advance. The perfect way to start a summer dinner party, we reckon.

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A Summer Soup of Lettuce, Cucumber and Peas

An excess of home-grown cucumbers and what to do with them forth a delightful fresh, green summer soup, whi...

An excess of home-grown cucumbers and what to do with them forth a delightful fresh, green summer soup, which we enjoy served hot during a chillier snap, but it's equa...

Vegetarian

Chilled Almond Soup

My friend Neville, who has a house in Andalusia surrounded by almond trees, gave me this supremely wonderfu...

My friend Neville, who has a house in Andalusia surrounded by almond trees, gave me this supremely wonderful recipe for Chilled Almond Soup, generously laced with garl...

Vegetarian

Chilled Fennel Gazpacho

I've always loved gazpacho and never fail to order it when I'm in Spain or Portugal: it really is one of th...

I've always loved gazpacho and never fail to order it when I'm in Spain or Portugal: it really is one of the nicest first courses when the weather is warm. This ver...

Vegetarian

Lemon Grass and Coriander Vichyssoise

In summer, if the weather is really hot, nothing could be more refreshing than a chilled soup. Leeks, wh...

In summer, if the weather is really hot, nothing could be more refreshing than a chilled soup. Leeks, which have made this particular recipe famous, are not availab...

Vegetarian

Chilled Spanish Gazpacho

This is a truly beautiful soup for serving ice-cold during the summer and it's particularly refreshing if w...

This is a truly beautiful soup for serving ice-cold during the summer and it's particularly refreshing if we're lucky enough to have hot weather. However, please do...

Vegetarian

Chilled Yoghurt and Cucumber Soup

This cool, light and subtle soup is incredibly easy and quick to make. However it does need some fresh s...

This cool, light and subtle soup is incredibly easy and quick to make. However it does need some fresh summer cucumbers in season for the best flavour of all. Th...

Vegetarian

Courgette Soup with Watercress and Pecorino Pesto

This light summer soup is perfect for late summer when courgettes are cheap and plentiful. Serve each bo...

This light summer soup is perfect for late summer when courgettes are cheap and plentiful. Serve each bowl with a spoonful of the watercress and Pecorino pesto zigz...

22 minutes - 25 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Fresh Shelled Pea Soup

This soup is a lovely dark green colour and has all the wonderful ingredients and flavours of peas à la Fra...

This soup is a lovely dark green colour and has all the wonderful ingredients and flavours of peas à la Française – peas, spring onions, lettuce and bacon – blended in...

10 minutes - 15 minutes

to cook

Late Summer Cucumber Soup

Serve this hot if the weather is less than summery or, on a hot day, it is equally good served ve...

Serve this hot if the weather is less than summery or, on a hot day, it is equally good served very cold in chilled soup bowls. The Delia Online Cookery S...

20 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Lazy Summer Soup

Serve in ice-cold bowls, which will be wonderfully refreshing if the weather is hot. Please note: ...

Serve in ice-cold bowls, which will be wonderfully refreshing if the weather is hot. Please note: Delia's how To Cheat at Cooking was written in 2008, however...

20 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Lobster and Coconut Soup

Here we’ve got a ready-made soup as a backdrop – so no initial work needed, just a little tinkering around ...

Here we’ve got a ready-made soup as a backdrop – so no initial work needed, just a little tinkering around with some other very fine ingredients, which puts it in a di...

10 minutes

to cook

Old English Summer Soup

This is a helpful recipe for gardeners whose summer crop of vegetables threatens to overwhelm them. If y...

This is a helpful recipe for gardeners whose summer crop of vegetables threatens to overwhelm them. If you like, you can serve this soup cold in chilled bowls in re...

20 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Watercress and Buttermilk Vichyssoise

You could serve this soup warm if you prefer, but I think a chilled soup is no different in winter from a c...

You could serve this soup warm if you prefer, but I think a chilled soup is no different in winter from a cold starter and both have the advantage of being made in adv...

30 minutes - 35 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Summer soup