10 chilled summer soup Recipes

leeks, sliced, olive oil, zucchini, sliced, homemade chicken stock, half-and-half, sour cream, salt, dill, chopped

butter, cooking oil, onion, chopped, chicken broth, white pepper, salt, any summer squash, peeled and sliced, fresh basil, sour cream (or plain yogurt)

spring onions, trimmed and chopped, butter or olive oil, cos lettuce or 2 large butterhead lettuce, fresh garden peas or 250 g frozen peas, vegetable stock, leaves fresh lovage, leaves (plus 4 more to garnish ), salt and pepper, cream, for garnish (optional)

nonfat vanilla yogurt, cantaloupe, cubed and chilled (about 3 cups), apricots, pitted, chopped and chilled, honey or 1 tbsp maple syrup, vanilla extract, watermelon, cubed and chilled, peaches or 2 nectarines, pitted, sliced and chilled, blueberries, chilled, blackberries or 1/2 pint raspberries, chilled, ground nutmeg, for garnish

onion, sliced into thin strips, yellow squash (cut into quarters , and discard the seeds), cinnamon stick, water, to cover, salt, basil leaves, chopped fine, lemon , grated zest of, garlic clove, minced, extra virgin olive oil

curry powder, yellow squash, cubed, chopped onion, vegetable broth, low-fat buttermilk, chopped fresh mint, salt

zucchini, washed and sliced into 1-inch pieces, crookneck yellow squash, washed and sliced into 1-inch pieces, pattypan squash, quartered, onion, thinly sliced, garlic, finely minced, chicken broth (i use low-fat, low-sodium ), salt , to taste, white pepper , to taste, fresh basil, finely chopped, fresh italian parsley, finely chopped, lemon juice, low-fat buttermilk, fresh basil, chopped, fresh italian parsley, chopped

chicken broth, heavy cream, lemon juice, garlic clove, crushed, salt, pepper, shrimp, cooked, cleaned and diced (about 2 cups), diced peeled cucumber (1 medium), chopped dill or 3 tbsp chopped parsley