Soups
Herbs and spices infuse these nourishing winter warmers and refreshing cold soups with fantastic flavor.
Topolobampo Sopa Azteca (Tortilla Soup) With Pasilla Chile
This recipe for Sopa Azteca Tortilla Soup With Pasilla Chile comes from Rick Bayless' Topolobampo Restaurant in Chicago. Both the restaurant and this pasilla chile-accented tortilla soup are favorites of the Obamas. Enjoy it as-is, or serve it as they do at Topolobampo, by adding some roasted chicken and garnishing it with Mexican crema (you could also use creme fraiche or sour cream).
This recipe for Sopa Azteca Tortilla Soup With Pasilla Chile comes from Rick Bayless' Topolobampo Restaurant in Chicago. Both the restaurant and this pasilla chile-accented tortilla soup are favorites of the Obamas. Enjoy it as-is, or serve it as they do at Topolobampo, by adding some roasted chicken and garnishing it with Mexican crema (you could also use creme fraiche or sour cream).
Spicy Carrot Soup
This easy Spicy Carrot Soup gets its beautiful reddish-orange hue from the addition of a red bell pepper. Made from pantry and refrigerator staples, this simple carrot soup is a great choice when you don't have much in the kitchen, but want to eat something homemade.
This easy Spicy Carrot Soup gets its beautiful reddish-orange hue from the addition of a red bell pepper. Made from pantry and refrigerator staples, this simple carrot soup is a great choice when you don't have much in the kitchen, but want to eat something homemade.
Watermelon Gazpacho
This refreshing watermelon gazpacho recipe combines sweet melon, vegetables, and savory seasonings. Like its tomato counterpart, this gazpacho gets a flavor boost from fresh garlic.
This refreshing watermelon gazpacho recipe combines sweet melon, vegetables, and savory seasonings. Like its tomato counterpart, this gazpacho gets a flavor boost from fresh garlic.
Garlic Tonic Soup
This simple garlic soup is soothing and mild. Enjoy it regularly to support healthy immune function, or try it at the first signs of illness, to harness garlic's antiviral and antimicrobial properties.
This simple garlic soup is soothing and mild. Enjoy it regularly to support healthy immune function, or try it at the first signs of illness, to harness garlic's antiviral and antimicrobial properties.
Beluga Lentil Soup
Beluga lentils are tiny black variety, named after the caviar they resemble. Their beautiful color and earthy flavor make them worth seeking out in specialty food stores, but if you can't find them, red lentils work well in this garam masala-enhanced soup.
Beluga lentils are tiny black variety, named after the caviar they resemble. Their beautiful color and earthy flavor make them worth seeking out in specialty food stores, but if you can't find them, red lentils work well in this garam masala-enhanced soup.
Gazpacho
This fantastically refreshing cold soup is a wonderful way to use succulent summer tomatoes.
This fantastically refreshing cold soup is a wonderful way to use succulent summer tomatoes.
French Onion Soup With Thyme
Though French Onion Soup is traditionally made with beef stock, the vegetable stock in this recipe really lets the flavor of thyme shine through.
Though French Onion Soup is traditionally made with beef stock, the vegetable stock in this recipe really lets the flavor of thyme shine through.
Quick Vegetable Stock
Need stock for a recipe but have none on hand? Try this quick vegetable version, made with a short list of fridge and pantry staples. This recipe yields about 4 cups of stock, so it's a great choice if you don't want to deal with leftovers. It's also easily doubled if you need more.
Need stock for a recipe but have none on hand? Try this quick vegetable version, made with a short list of fridge and pantry staples. This recipe yields about 4 cups of stock, so it's a great choice if you don't want to deal with leftovers. It's also easily doubled if you need more.
Butternut and Roasted Corn Chowder With Garam Masala
Roasted corn and butternut squash add textural interest to this velvety, garam masala-scented soup. Easy and relatively quick to prepare, this filling chowder would be perfect with crusty bread and salad on a cold winter night.
Roasted corn and butternut squash add textural interest to this velvety, garam masala-scented soup. Easy and relatively quick to prepare, this filling chowder would be perfect with crusty bread and salad on a cold winter night.
Herbed Vegetable Soup
Even though it's not stock-based, this warming vegetable soup has plenty of flavor thanks to the liberal use of herbs and spices. Plus, because success doesn't rely on exact measurements, this recipe is a great candidate for experimentation -- try adding beans or changing the vegetables to suit your taste.
Even though it's not stock-based, this warming vegetable soup has plenty of flavor thanks to the liberal use of herbs and spices. Plus, because success doesn't rely on exact measurements, this recipe is a great candidate for experimentation -- try adding beans or changing the vegetables to suit your taste.