This white bean and tomato soup flavored with sage and thyme is an elegant alternative to minestrone soup.

This garlic soup is as good as anything you’ve ever had in a restaurant - it is wonderfully rich and velvety, and the garlic is not overpowering: garlic soup

It sounds a little weird to make soup out of salad ingredients, but this beautiful cold soup is light and refreshing: Lettuce soup recipe

Here’s what a member of the Veggie Table forum had to say about this recipe: “Everyone I have made this for loves it, be they vegetarians or meat eaters. My girlfriend hates chili and after months of insisting that she try it she finally gave in. Now she wants to make it any chance she gets. If you have not tried this and like something a little spicy I suggest you make it.” Interested? Here’s the recipe: vegetarian chili

Rich, cold, and a lovely shade of orange, carrot vichyssoise swirled with a balsamic reduction will impress your friends and delight your tastebuds - only you will know how simple it is to prepare: carrot vichyssoise recipe