25 Soups You'll Want to Make All Summer Long By Lauren Wicks Lauren Wicks See More Lauren Wicks is a writer and editor with a passion for food, wine, design and travel. Lauren currently lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband, Price, and spends her free time haunting her favorite natural wine shop, reading cookbooks like novels, exploring the best food and wine destinations in the country, and hosting dinner parties for friends and neighbors. If she's not pouring over a cookbook, she's likely working through a stack of historical fiction from the 19th and 20th centuries. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Updated on July 31, 2024 SAVE ALL RECIPES NEW! Save as a collection on MyRecipes Close These healthy, refreshing soups highlight the bounty of summer produce. They feature ingredients like corn, tomatoes and cucumber, so you can make the most of your farmers market haul. Recipes like José Andrés's Gazpacho and Lobster & Corn Chowder are delicious, veggie-packed soups you'll want to add to your summer menu. Love any of these recipes? Tap "Save" to add them to MyRecipes, your new, free recipe box for EatingWell. 01 of 25 Golden Summer Squash & Corn Soup View Recipe Save Pureed summer squash makes a delicious base for this summery squash and corn soup. Start your meal with the soup or enjoy it as a light lunch. Fresh thyme and briny feta cheese give it fabulous flavor. For a variation, try the soup with any herb you have on hand or goat cheese in place of feta. 02 of 25 Slow-Cooker Chicken & Wild Rice Soup with Asparagus & Peas View Recipe Save Use your crock pot all year with this healthy slow-cooker chicken soup recipe with fresh spring ingredients. Adding the asparagus and peas to the slow cooker for the last 20 minutes of cooking and leaving the lid off ensures that the vegetables stay bright green and are perfectly done without getting mushy. 03 of 25 Creamy Cucumber Soup View Recipe Save Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Margaret Dickey, Prop Stylist Claire Spollen There's no reason to only eat cucumbers raw—they are wonderful sautéed then pureed with avocado for a silky cucumber soup that's good warm or cold. 04 of 25 Creamy Zucchini-Chickpea Soup with Spinach View Recipe Save Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN Canned chickpeas combined with tahini thicken this simple vegetable soup and give it a creamy consistency. The chickpeas also provide satisfying plant protein and combine with the veggies to add plenty of fiber, vitamins and minerals. Serve this easy dinner with baguette slices. 05 of 25 Garden-Fresh Asparagus Soup View Recipe Save This lemony asparagus soup is spiced with a touch of curry and gets added richness from "lite" coconut milk and creamy red potatoes. Top it with a dollop of crème fraîche or plain yogurt and serve warm or chilled. 06 of 25 Vegetable Weight-Loss Soup View Recipe Save A big bowl of this vegetable soup will leave you satisfied for hours without consuming a lot of calories, which is helpful when trying to lose weight. Plus, it's an easy way to boost your vegetable servings for the day. 07 of 25 Yellow Squash Soup View Recipe Save Victor Protasio This healthy yellow squash soup has smoky undertones from the combination of spices like cumin and smoked paprika, while potato adds body and creaminess. This rich but light soup is perfect for a take-along lunch at work or to enjoy alongside a green salad for a healthy dinner. 08 of 25 Easy Tomato Gazpacho View Recipe Save Many gazpacho recipes are thickened with bread, but this easy gazpacho recipe uses just vegetables, making it a gluten-free refresher for a hot summer day. The key to any flavorful gazpacho is giving it time to rest. The flavors meld and become cohesive when the soup is allowed to sit a bit before serving. 09 of 25 Lobster & Corn Chowder View Recipe Save The trick to making this healthy lobster chowder recipe have tons of rich flavor is to start with great fish stock. (The best is often in the freezer case at the supermarket.) Then cook the lobsters in the stock to intensify its flavor. There is no flour added in this healthy soup, so it's lighter than a typical creamy chowder—plus it's gluten-free. 10 of 25 Chicken & Spinach Soup with Fresh Pesto View Recipe Save This fragrant, Italian-flavored soup takes advantage of quick-cooking ingredients—boneless, skinless chicken breast, bagged baby spinach and canned beans. It features a simple homemade basil pesto swirled in at the end to add a fresh herb flavor. If you are very pressed for time, you can substitute 3 to 4 tablespoons of a store-bought basil pesto. 11 of 25 Potsticker & Vegetable Soup View Recipe Save Skip the frying pan and make a full meal out of store-bought dumplings with this quick and easy 30-minute soup. Shao Hsing (or Shaoxing) is a seasoned rice wine used in Chinese cooking. Look for it in Asian specialty markets or with other Asian ingredients in large supermarkets. 12 of 25 José Andrés's Gazpacho View Recipe Save Gazpacho is a delicious way to eat more veggies. Think of it as a vegetable smoothie. Not only does Chef José Andrés keep a pitcher of this healthy gazpacho recipe in his refrigerator all summer, but it was also a popular soup at Beefsteak, a chain of vegetable-driven restaurants. 13 of 25 Creamy Radish Soup View Recipe Save In this creamy radish soup recipe, radishes are sautéed and pureed with potato, creating a velvety, healthy soup. Cooking radishes also tones down any bitterness, while leaving plenty of sweet, earthy flavors to enjoy. Using smaller radishes will give the soup a pretty pink hue, like the one pictured here, while larger radishes result in an almost white soup. 14 of 25 Herby White Gazpacho View Recipe Save This take on gazpacho replaces the tomato with melon or grapes for a sweeter taste and gets its silky texture from Marcona almonds. If you can't find them, use skinless almonds and add 1 tablespoon oil and a pinch more salt. 15 of 25 Chilled Strawberry-Rhubarb Soup View Recipe Save Sweet strawberries and tart rhubarb are whirled together in this chilled soup. Serve it as a starter for an early-summer supper. 16 of 25 Vegan Cold Cucumber Soup View Recipe Save Jennifer Causey Silken tofu thickens this cold cucumber soup while letting the flavor of fresh cucumber shine. The herbs and olive oil add an extra layer of flavor to this refreshing soup which will continue to thicken as it chills. But perhaps the best thing about the soup is that it comes together in 10 minutes in your blender! 17 of 25 Creamy Cauliflower & Zucchini Soup View Recipe Save Photographer: Jennifer Causey, Food stylist: Ali Ramee, Prop stylist: Clairen Spollen This cauliflower and zucchini soup gets its silky texture from blending mellow-flavored cauliflower and zucchini together. Just a touch of milk and cream combine with sharp Cheddar cheese to add additional creaminess and savory flavors to this warming vegetarian soup. 18 of 25 Sheet-Pan Tomato Soup View Recipe Save Jacob Fox Roasting the tomatoes concentrates their flavor, yielding a richly flavored soup. Make a manchego grilled cheese for dunking. 19 of 25 Instant Pot Summer Corn & Crab Chowder View Recipe Save Sweet corn and tender lump crabmeat go together wonderfully to make this rich, hearty chowder. This colorful, quick and easy Instant Pot soup makes a great starter for a summertime meal. 20 of 25 Slow-Cooker Vegetable Soup View Recipe Save Photographer: Robby Lozano, Food Stylist: Margaret Dickey, Prop Stylist: Lydia Pursell This weight-loss vegetable soup fills you up without a lot of calories, plus it's an easy way to eat more vegetables. 21 of 25 Creamy Cucumber Dill Soup View Recipe Save A combination of avocado and yogurt gives juicy cucumber just the right amount of creaminess in this rich chilled cucumber soup. 22 of 25 Cream of Zucchini Soup View Recipe Save Victor Protasio This cream of zucchini soup recipe is a great way to use up your garden zucchini. The potatoes add to the creaminess, while croutons add texture and chives brighten the flavor. 23 of 25 Watermelon Gazpacho View Recipe Save The delicate flavors of cucumber and watermelon go hand in hand to create a sweet-and-savory chilled soup, perfect as a first course on a hot night. 24 of 25 Shrimp & Vegetable Soup with Garlic & Ginger View Recipe Save This colorful, savory soup combines a blend of crunchy vegetables and shiitake mushrooms with shrimp. It's an easy, low-calorie lunch that comes together in minutes and will leave you satisfied all afternoon. 25 of 25 Vegetable and Tofu Soup View Recipe Save Tofu has a reputation for being bland, but when marinated in Italian seasoning for up to 4 hours, it's anything but in this veggie-packed soup. Explore more: Healthy Recipes Soup Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit