Soup recipes

In an extract from her latest book ‘Something from Nothing’ Alison Roman shows us how to make a delicious, warming supper from just a few ingredients. The soup can be made 3 days ahead, though keep the noodles separate to prevent soggy pasta

Hearty and fresh, this seafood stew is the perfect crowd pleaser

This is an amalgam of minestrone and Provençale soupe au pistou from Lucas Hollweg. Serve it warm – or even at room temperature.

This Nepali soup recipe by Santosh Shah is laced with the uplifting warmth of cumin, turmeric and timmur peppercorns.

In an extract from her cookbook, Pierogi, Zuza Zak recreates her grandmother's cooking

This butternut squash soup is the perfect easy lunch or dinner. The coconut and lemon juice adds an unexpected lightness to its delicate spicy flavour

This warming soup gets better and better as the days pass, so make a big batch. From Georgia Levy's book Let's Do Lunch. 

A simple, delicious spinach soup recipe packed full of vitamins and iron, not to mention lots of flavour.

This cauliflower soup recipe is both comforting and suavely French with scallops for a pinch of sweetness and spice

A vegan parsnip soup that will provide ultimate comfort on a cold day

The combination of beans and pork has stood the test of time and Carla Lalli Music's soup recipe adds a new dimension to the relationship

Aaron Bertelsen's lentil soup recipe is inspired by the vegetables he grows in the kitchen garden at Great Dixter, on which he's written a wonderful cookbook

This comforting chicken pho, from Quick & Easy Vietnamese by Uyen Luu, is so simple it feels like cheating

A speedy and nutritious take on a traditional soup from Quick & Easy Vietnamese by Uyen Luu

This fresh soup is an Italian classic, from Cucina del Veneto: Delicious recipes from Venice and Northeast Italy, by Ursula Ferrigno

A splash of olive oil and fresh basil makes this simple tomato and red pepper soup oh-so special

This soup is sour and rather wonderful

The late restaurateur, writer and broadcaster Russell Norman shares a traditional Tuscan ribollita from his book, Brutto: A (Simple) Florentine Cookbook

An autumnal soup from Argentine food writer Juana Pepa.

Donal Skehan's recipe for pasta soup is perfect for adults and kids alike. It's from his new book, Home Kitchen