Quick and Easy Dinner Recipes» Easy soup recipes

Tangy Beet Soup

kevinw1 — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:22:25 +0000

1 can (16 oz) sliced beets, chilled (or equivalent amount fresh cooked beets, sliced and chilled)
10 oz condensed beef broth, canned or home made, chilled
1/2 cup orange juice
Grated orange peel to garnish

Drain beets, reserving juice. Cut beets into thin strips. In medium sized bowl, combine beets, beet juice, broth and orange juice. Stir well. Serve in a chilled bowl, garnished with orange peel if desired.

Spicy Gazpacho

kevinw1 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:43:15 +0000

1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1 pkg (1.25 oz) taco seasoning mix
1 1/2 cups tomato juice
1 1/2 lb tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup minced green pepper
1/4 cup minced green onion
2 tbsp olive or vegetable oil
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
seasoned pepper to taste

In a latge bowl, mix garlic powder, oregano and seasoning mix until blended. Stir in tomato juice, tomatoes, cucumber, pepper and onion. Add oil and vinegar and blend. Cover and chill at least 1 hour. To serve, ladle into chilled bowls and sprinkle each with seasoned pepper to taste.

Cold Yogurt-Potato Soup

kevinw1 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:27:52 +0000

2 cups frozen hash brown potatoes
2 cups plain yogurt
1 cup peeled, sliced cucumber
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp celery seed
1 cup water
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

In a medium-sized saucepan, combine potatoes with 1 inch boiling, salted water.Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 7-10 minutes until tender. Drain. In a large bowl, combine potatoes, yogurt, cucumber, garlic, salt, celery seed and water: mix well. Gradually stir in oil. Cover, Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour. To serve, sprinkle with walnuts.

Chilled Asparagus-Herb Soup

kevinw1 — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:12:16 +0000

1 can (10 oz ) condensed creamy asparagus soup, chilled
1 soup can milk
1/4 cup parsley sprigs, loosely packed
1/4 tsp grated lemon peel
lemon slices to garnish (optional)

In covered blender container, blend all ingredients except lemon slices (or mix well together by hand). Serve in chilled bowls. Garnish with lemon slices.