8 Fabulous Cold Soup Recipes that Won't Heat Up Your Kitchen

Here are 10 of the best cold soup recipes for summer that are not only easy to make, but they're also refreshing and healthy, too! These are my favorite no-cook soup recipes and they are perfect for enjoying in warm weather. These cold soups are gluten free, many are vegan too.

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Why Cold Soup Is Great:
What Vegetables Are Common In Cold Soups?
What Fruits Are Common In Cold Soups?
What Soups Are Traditionally Served Cold?
Are Chilled Soups Cooked First?
How Long Does Cold Soup Keep Fresh?
Can You Freeze Cold Soup?
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Summer is here and it is HOT outside! Well, don't despair, because these chilled soups will cool you down on a hot summer day. If you are a soup fanatic like we are, you will want to check out all of my gluten free soup recipes!

What Is Cold Soup?

Cold soups are made with fresh fruits and vegetables. You don't cook these soups, making chilled soup perfect for hot summer days.

Ready to try out a cold soup recipe? I have to be honest....until I made this chilled watermelon soup recipe a couple of weeks ago, I had never tried a cold fruit soup.

I have to say, I now make them through the summer months as a way to stay cool.

Well, that has changed. My kids inhaled this chilled watermelon soup, and I am ready to experiment with more chilled soup recipes. Are you ready to join me? All of these cold soups are gluten-free, and many are vegan as well.

You will find chilled fruit soups, gazpacho loaded with vegetables, and other fun chilled vegetable soup recipes to try. These are healthy cold soups but nobody will know!

These summer soup recipes are perfect for those hot months when you need something cool and refreshing.

Here is a great round-up of soups that I think my kids will like. Click on these healthy soup choices to see how to make chilled soups, and let me know which you liked best :-).

Cucumbers sliced on a wooden cutting board — Cucumbers sliced on a cutting board

Why Cold Soup Is Great:

There are plenty of cold soup recipes out there. This is a collection of the best of the best cold soup recipes on the web.
Most cold soup has a creamy texture and is healthy because it is made with fruit and/or fresh vegetables.
Vegetable cold soup can make a great light meal if you toss in some garbanzo beans or leftover rotisserie chicken for some protein.
Maybe the best part, kids love chilled fruit soup! Their taste buds are even like sweeter chilled soup like corn soup!
These are easy recipes to make, and they tend to taste even better the second day!

I hope you love this roundup of easy cold soup recipes as much as we do. There are sweet and savory soups included so experiment, have fun, and drop me a comment to let me know which you have tried, and which you like best :-).

These summer soup recipes are perfect for those hot months when you need something cool and refreshing.

What Vegetables Are Common In Cold Soups?

Green Onions
Cucumbers or English Cucumbers
Tomatoes and Heirloom Tomatoes
Red Bell Peppers
Onions including White and Red Onions
Fresh Peas
Fresh Corn

What Fruits Are Common In Cold Soups?

Grapes
Watermelon
Mango
Strawberries
Lemon and Lime Juice
Not a fruit, but you often see fresh mint and basil in fruit soup!

What Soups Are Traditionally Served Cold?

When you think of cold soup, you typically think of Borscht and gazpacho are the most traditional cold soups. These days you can find many unique cold soup recipes including soups made with fruit like the pineapple soup below. The sky is the limit when you are making summer soups. Look for lots of variations on traditional gazpacho, cold cucumber soup, peach soup, and even cold avocado soup.

You can top cold soup in a number of ways. I like to add a dollop of sour cream on vegetable soup and I like to top cold soup with tiny chopped bits of the fruit and veggies used to give the soup some texture.

Bowls of Okrosha Soup — Photo Credit: www.gastrosenses.com

Are Chilled Soups Cooked First?

Chilled soups are not cooked first in most cases. The beauty of chilled soups is they do not need cooking.

How Long Does Cold Soup Keep Fresh?

The cold soup should keep fresh for up to 4 days if sealed in an air-tight container and stored in your refrigerator.

Can You Freeze Cold Soup?

Because cold soups are made with fresh raw vegetables, they will freeze well, but when thawed, they may not taste as good.

Equipment Needed:

Cold soups are so easy if you have the right equipment! The key to chilled soup is to use a high-powered blender or Vitamix because these make your fruit or vegetables pureed.
Sharp knives are essential to slice and dice the vegetables or fruits.

Serve With Soup:

Here is a great round-up of soups that I think my kids will like. Click on these healthy soup choices to see how to make chilled soups, and let me know which you liked best :-).

This post was updated from an old July 2015 post with the best cold soup recipes I could find.