Spring is a great reason to re-visit your soup recipe repertoire with a bounty of fresh vegetables opening up your menu to a variety of tasty new options.
While the days are warmer and longer there's no need to put heart warming soups away altogether, purely to diversify into some lighter and fresher soup styles.
Try enjoying fresh peas and leeks in a vibrant spring soup, or packing minestrone soup with the season's new vegetables, a broth based light miso soup, or even a spicy tomato soup adding in yoghurt instead of cream to lighten things up.
Here is our selection of spring soups to celebrate the new season, they're all vegetarian too.
CREAMED PEA AND LEEK SOUP WITH CROUTONS
This easy tasty soup with peas and leeks champions the new seasons vegetables. For the ultimate finish serve with croutons. The perfect idea for a fresh and vegetarian soup.
Minestrone Vegetable Soup
Put a spring spin on an Italian favourite loaded up with the season's fresh vegetables. Top off with a fresh homemade pesto for the ultimate flavour punch.
Vegan Broccoli Soup with Miso and Mushrooms
This light Japanese style soup is a great choice for a flavourful vegan appetizer packed with broccoli, miso and oyster mushrooms.
Miso Soup with Tofu and Vegetables
Packed with umami notes miso soup is always a great healthy option. Perfect for spring the tasty broth is laden with tofu and bean sprouts for all the flavour without the heaviness.
SPICY TOMATO AND CARROT SOUP WITH YOGURT AND PISTACHIO DUMPLINGS
This Greek recipe for spicy tomato soup comes with a chilli twist, and topped off with yogurt and pistachio dumplings.