Food & Cooking Recipes Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes 15 Cold Soup Recipes to Chill Out With This Summer Who says soup is just for the winter? These chilled soup recipes offer interesting flavors with each spoonful. By Kirsten Nunez Kirsten Nunez Kirsten Nunez is a writer who focuses on food, health, nutrition, and DIY. She has a master's degree in nutrition, and has been writing professionally for nearly 10 years for digital and print publications, such as Martha Stewart, Shape, Real Simple, Healthline, and SELF. She also creates original recipes, which have appeared on product packaging in stores. Editorial Guidelines and Lindsay Tigar Lindsay Tigar Lindsay is a freelance writer focusing on lifestyle, shopping, food, and more. She reports feature stories for a number of leading publications and websites, including Travel + Leisure, Vogue, USA Today, Fast Company, Reader’s Digest, and more. Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 23, 2024 Close Photo: Dana Gallagher What's the best way to cool down this summer? With one of our cold soup recipes, of course. Not only are chilled soups wonderfully refreshing and delicious, but they're also perfect for using up leftover seasonal produce. Many of our cold soup recipes call for little to no cooking—and since they need time to chill, they're all make-ahead. Another plus? These soups can be made in big batches and frozen for later, just like their hot counterparts. Simply divide the soup into freezer-safe containers, then pop them in the freezer for meals at a later date. When you know you'd like to enjoy them within the next day or two, transfer the frozen soup to the refrigerator until thawed. Add a cold soup recipe (or three) to your repertoire and make these fresh, flavorful dishes that taste like summer. 27 Quick Soup Recipes That Are Ready in 45 Minutes or Less 01 of 15 Spring-Pea-and-Spinach Vichyssoise Pamu LLC This vibrant chilled soup gets its smooth texture from puréed potatoes and leeks, along with the peas and spinach that give it the brilliant color. It's vegan if you skip the swirl of crème fraîche for serving. View Recipe 02 of 15 Chilled Corn Soup With Corn Custard Pamu LLC Martha's take on chilled soup features individual corn custards in each bowl. (The soup is delicious without the savory custard, too.) The recipe uses just a few ingredients and gets maximum flavor from the corn, using the corn cobs for a simple stock and pureeing the corn kernels and "milk" along with sautéed onion for a silky-textured soup. View Recipe 03 of 15 Thai Zucchini-Coconut Soup Dana Gallagher Make the most of summer's bounty of squash with this cold zucchini soup. Featuring a base of canned coconut milk and potatoes, it's pleasantly rich and creamy. Plus, the soup takes just 30 minutes to prepare, making it an excellent make-ahead meal. View Recipe 04 of 15 Chilled Melon, Cucumber, and Mint Soup Made with three of the most cooling ingredients, this melon, cucumber, and mint soup will be your new summer staple. The recipe also calls for strained yogurt, but you can make it dairy-free by using unflavored soy, coconut, or almond yogurt. View Recipe 05 of 15 Spanish Gazpacho Dana Gallagher Blend tomatoes, bell pepper, and orange juice for a soup that tastes like summer in a bowl. The recipe also calls for chunks of white bread, which gives this gazpacho its delicious texture. If you'd like, finish off the dish with chopped hard-boiled egg and cured ham (like jamón Ibérico) for a more authentic touch. View Recipe 06 of 15 Corn Soup With Tomato-Bacon Toasts Armando Rafael For a new way to enjoy corn, blend fresh kernels with sour cream and spices. Serve it cold with tomato bacon toast for a seasonal riff on the traditional grilled cheese and soup. View Recipe 07 of 15 Chilled Sour Cherry Soup Mikkel Vang Take a break from the usual smoothies and try this chilled soup instead. Sour cherries are blended with cucumber, garlic, and herbs for a surprising savory twist. View Recipe 08 of 15 Sweet Red Pepper-Beet Soup Marcus Nilsson The striking color comes from blending earthy beets and red bell peppers, while the goat cheese offers a delectable creaminess everyone will enjoy. View Recipe 09 of 15 Chilled Avocado-Cucumber Soup With Crostini Con Poulos Creamy avocado and cooling cucumber come together in this nutritious green soup. Serve it with crostini, your favorite crackers, or your go-to summer sandwich. View Recipe 10 of 15 Yellow Tomato and Peach Gazpacho Frédéric Lagrange Transform summer produce into a sunny, flavor-packed chilled soup. It calls for orange or yellow tomatoes, peaches, and bell peppers blended with fresh basil and sherry vinegar. View Recipe 11 of 15 Summer Corn Chowder A summer twist on a comforting recipe that usually calls for seafood. Take corn—one of the season's bounty—and transform it into a rich, delicate chowder that, while typically served warm, you can also enjoy it chilled on a sunny day. View Recipe 12 of 15 Chilled Rhubarb and Raspberry Soup With just a few ingredients, this refreshing, vanilla-scented concoction proves that tasty desserts don't have to be complicated. Top it off with ice cream for the ultimate summer treat. View Recipe 13 of 15 Vichyssoise Bryan Gardner Potatoes, leeks, freshly grated nutmeg, and heavy cream mesh together to create a delightful and elegant soup. Vichyssoise is traditionally served chilled, though you may enjoy it warm during those cold summer nights. View Recipe 14 of 15 Roasted Beet and Potato Borscht Marcus Nilsson Our variation of Borscht, the Eastern European beet soup, offers the perfect balance between the sweetness of the beets and the tanginess of the sour cream, used here as a topping. The beauty of a Borscht is that you have the freedom to serve it hot or cold, creamy or chunky. Perfect to please everyone's palate! View Recipe 15 of 15 Cucumber Coconut Soup While this might seem like a surprising duo in Western culture, in traditional Indian meals, cucumber and coconut are often paired together. This make-ahead cold soup is interesting and dynamic in flavor and rich in protein with the poached chicken. For even more dimension, top this soup with jalapeno and fresh cilantro. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit