Cool Summer Soup Recipes – A Food Processor And 10 Minutes Is All You Need

Summer is coming and so is the hot weather. Nobody likes to cook in the heat of summer. A really hot meal on a hot day is almost as unpopular. It could be that a cool, easy to prepare summer soup is just what you need.

Summer Vegetarian, Salsa Black Bean and Mango Soup are easily made in less than 10 minutes. All of them are delicious, nutritious, and really refreshing on a hot day. While the recipes all suggest you use a food processor, you can get very good results by using a blender or hand blender too.

Summer Vegetarian Soup

This is a great tasting soup with a touch of Italy included. It is super easy to make and very healthy. It is particularly good on a hot summer day

Ingredients
1 Avocado – Skin and pit removed
4 Roma tomatoes
4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
Basil Sprig to taste (Thai basil is really good in this)

Instructions
Add all the ingredients to the food processor and mix until it is smooth. If you find that it is more like a smoothie than a soup, simply add more liquid Pour into bowls and garnish as you wish (minced chives are nice) and enjoy.

Sensational Salsa & Black Bean

This soup is a very simple soup that takes just a few minutes to prepare. It can be served hot or cold, but always benefits from being heated.
Roughly 4 servings

Ingredients
2 normal sized cans of black beans (any brand is OK, but try for low salt)
1 1/2 cups soup stock (Just use chicken, beef, or vegetable bullion)
1 cup of your favorite salsa (chunky makes a heartier soup)
1 teaspoon cumin (best to use fresh ground in the soup and you can sprinkle seeds on top too)
1/4 cup of sour cream
1-2 green onions, chopped fine

Instructions
Put the beans, salsa, cumin, and soup stock into a food processor (a blender is OK too). Puree the mixture until it is creamy in texture. Pour the mixture into a medium-sized pot and heat on low-medium until it is completely hot. This allows the flavours to merge. If you are going to serve it cold, move it to the fridge to cool off until it is time to eat. To eat it hot, simply serve into bowls and garnish with the onions and some of the sour cream.

Mango Soup

Mangos are simply divine. They are great as a fruit, mixed into drinks and added to salads. They also make a really good cool summer soup which is explained below.

Ingredients:

1 large RIPE mango (it will be soft, not squishy, to touch)
2 cups chicken soup stock (make your own or use bullion if you must)
1 TBSP lemon grass (available in most Asian markets, it looks like long greenish reeds when you buy it)
1 TBSP ginger – Freshly chopped is best
Ground chili peppers to taste
1 cup yogurt (2% plain is best)
2 TBSP cilantro chopped fine

Instructions
Chop the mango and put it in a food processor. Mix briefly and then put in the ginger, lemon grass, chili and 1/2 cup of soup stock. Mix again until everything becomes very smooth. Move the soup into another bowl (be sure it is large enough) and mix in first the rest of the stock, and then the yogurt. This is best served cold, so put it in the fridge until you are ready to eat. Then put into bowls and serve with the cilantro as the garnish.

As the temperature starts to go up, give these soups a try. They are all very simple and will add a new delicious and healthy dimension to your summer diet.