Our 20 Most Refreshing Spring Soup Recipes
Don't let rising temperatures keep soup off your supper table.
Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Stylist: Shell Royster
Don't let rising temperatures deter you from a suppertime standby: soup. These easy, one-pot recipes come together quickly on busy weeknights, and leftovers can be frozen and thawed out later to enjoy. Recipes like Martina McBride's Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup will warm you up on early-spring evenings with a leftover winter nip in the air, and chilled options like Sweet Corn-Bell Pepper Soup are perfect for serving on hotter spring nights.
These soups suit more than the weather, though. For our spring soup recipes, we’re taking advantage of seasonal vegetables like asparagus, snap peas, baby spinach, and sweet peas. Fruit isn’t off the table either in our soups. Spring soup recipes make great additions to an Easter lunch or bridal shower menu, too. Pair them with a fresh spring salad, and your menu is complete. These are our best soup recipes to whip up during the springtime.
Creamy Crawfish Soup
Greg DuPree, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely
When fresh crawfish is in season, there's nothing better than this luxurious bisque flavored with fennel and enriched with heavy cream.
Potato, Leek, and Roasted Garlic Soup
Greg DuPree, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely
Packed with sweet-savory roasted garlic and mild leeks, this creamy soup owes its creamy texture to a secret ingredient you won't guess!
Creamy Kale Soup
Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster
While this bread-thickened soup is indeed hearty enough for the winter, the flavor is light and fresh, making it perfectly for zippy spring days.
Roasted Carrot Soup
Morgan Hunt Glaze; Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Stylist: Christine Keely
Roasting carrots concentrates their sweetness, resulting in an oh-so-delicious spring soup.
Ham-and-Bean Soup
Don't let leftover ham bones from Easter lunch go to waste. Add beans, vegetables, and fresh herbs to make a hearty slow-cooker soup.
Green Tomato Gazpacho
When the weather starts to become stifling in that distinctly Southern way, a gazpacho is your best friend. This classic cold soup is given the Southern treatment by using green tomatoes.
Broccoli-Spinach Soup with Parmesan Croutons
When it's springtime, but still too cold to eat chilled soup, this fresh take on a classic will cure any lingering winter blues.
Cucumber-Buttermilk Soup
The most refreshing of all vegetables is undoubtedly the cucumber, so it's no wonder why this chilled cucumber soup is a warm weather go-to. Serve soup supper in chilled bowls to keep it colder for longer.
Sweet And Spicy Corn Soup
Punched up with bacon and basil, this dreamy soup can be made with fresh or frozen sweet corn.
Creamy Asparagus Soup
This may look like the pea soup Grandma used to make, but our version is decidedly more seasonal. Swapping peas for asparagus, we've made bright soup suited for a spring night. Orange juice is the secret ingredient to bring out the spring veggies' vibrancy.
Chilled Cucumber Soup
Soup as refreshing as it is vibrant begins with crisp, cool cucumbers. An assortment of other green ingredients, like avocado, basil, parsley, and scallions, heighten Chilled Cucumber Soup's color and flavor.
Quick Shrimp and Corn Chowder
As the temperature rises, so does our craving for seafood. This soup uses medium-sized shrimp and creamy corn to get satisfying spring dinner on the table in just 35 minutes.
Chilled Radish-and-Avocado Soup
This soup packs a ton of flavor into every spoonful. Sweet heat from honey, hot sauce, and chile powder, pairs excellently with refreshing notes from peppery radishes, creamy radishes, and tangy buttermilk.
Chilled Sweet Corn Soup
The trick to vibrant sweet corn soup is choosing yellow corn, rather than white or bi-colored at the grocery store. As creamy as it is bright, this soup achieves smooth texture without the help of heavy cream.
Martina McBride's Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
Truth be told, we love this soup any time of year. However, its smoky flavor suits spring particularly well, especially when served with a crusty loaf of bread.
Carrot Soup with Pea Pesto
Spring vegetables are the stars of this soup. Roasted carrots and garlic blend beautifully into vibrant soup, made irresistible by a swirl of bright seasonal pesto and heavy whipping cream on top.
Watermelon Gazpacho
This recipe is like a watermelon salad in soup form, and we can't imagine anything tastier. This superfruit chilled soup swaps gazpacho's go-to tomato for juicy watermelon that will cool you right off.
Soupe Au Pistou
Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Stylist: Shell Royster
This rustic soup born in the South of France is a glorious way to showcase the bounty of your Southern spring garden.
Slow-Cooker Green Minestrone
All the spring greens you know and love come together beautifully in your slow cooker for this recipe. The result is an aromatic soup with fresh, complex flavor from celery, leeks, green onion, and garlic.
Lemon Chicken Soup
Hector Manuel Sanchez
We've learned to never underestimate the power of a good bowl of chicken soup. This version has all the comfort you're craving with lemony goodness that brightens the bowl up for the season.
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