Five Simple Soups
Soups are a great way to use what you have in the fridge. Here a 5 simple soups which all follow our easy step by step guide which you can find on our website
Servings
6
Ready In:
45min
Lever:
Beginner
Skills covered
Knife skills, Seasoning, Simmering, Reducing, Cooking a Meal
Soups
By: Chloe Coker
Here are 5 different soup recipes which all follow our step by step soup guide to give you some ideas. Once you have mastered these, why not have a go at making one up yourself from what you have in the fridge.

Instructions
STEP |
TOMATO AND LENTIL |
MEXICAN BEAN |
CURRIED SQUASH AND LENTIL |
LEEK AND POTATO |
BASIC VEG |
|
1 |
OIL / BUTTER |
1 tbsp oil |
1 tbsp oil |
1 tbsp oil / butter |
1 tbsp butter / oil |
1 tbsp butter / oil |
2 |
AROMATICS |
1 onion, 1 stick celery, 1-2 garlic cloves |
1 onion, 2 garlic cloves Optional: 1 stick celery |
1 onion, 2 garlic cloves, 2cm ginger |
1 onion, 300g leeks |
1 onion, 1 celery, 1 garlic clove |
SAUTE FOR 5 MINUTES OVER A LOW HEAT |
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3 |
HERBS / SPICES |
optional: ½ tsp smoked paprika, ½ red chilli / pinch chilli flakes |
1 tsp cumin, pinch ancho chilli flakes, ½ tsp smoked paprika |
1-2 tbsp mild curry powder, optional: ½ red chilli |
Pinch of grated nutmeg |
Optional: thyme, mixed herbs |
4 |
VEG AND PROTEIN (400g) |
4 tomatoes, Optional: 1 red pepper, 1 carrot diced |
2 tomatoes, 1 red pepper, optional: 1 carrot |
1 small squash, 1 sweet potato, 3 carrots, 100g red lentils |
200g floury white potatoes such as maris piper |
200g white potatoes, 200g vegetables (carrot / parsnip / broccoli, squash, peas) |
5 |
SEASONING |
Salt and pepper, 1 tsp sugar |
Salt and pepper, 1 tsp sugar |
Salt and pepper |
Salt and pepper |
Salt and pepper |
6 |
LIQUID AND BULKING (700 ml) |
1 x tin tomatoes, 300ml veg/beef stock, 3 tbsp red lentils (rinsed) |
400 ml passata, 1 x tin red kidney beans |
400ml coconut milk, 500ml veg stock |
700ml vegetable or chicken stock |
700ml vegetable stock Optional: 3 tbsp red lentils, cannellini beans |
SIMMER FOR 20 – 30 MINUTES |
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7 |
QUICK COOK ADDITIONS |
None |
Optional: tinned corn |
None |
None |
Optional: Spinach, pasta, kale |
8 |
SMOOTH OR CHUNKY |
Blend or leave chunky |
Leave chunky |
Blend or leave chunky |
Blend or leave chunky |
Blend or leave chunky |
9 |
CREAMY SOUP? |
Optional: blend in 2 tbsp cream cheese |
No |
Creamy already |
Blend in 100ml cream |
Optional: blend in 2 tbsp cream or cream cheese |
10 |
FINISHING |
Chopped fresh parsley, pesto |
Lime juice, coriander, spring onions, nachos |
Coriander, lime juice, pumpkin seeds, pesto |
Chopped chives |
Chopped fresh herbs, croutons, grated cheese |


Tips, Tricks and Teaching Info
Seasoning
Seasoning as all about balancing salt, sweet and acid flavours. If you are making a tomato soup, tomatoes are acidic so adding a small amount of sugar or maple syrup helps to balance the acidity. If you are doing something sweet like carrot and squash / sweet potato, a squeeze of lime helps to add freshness and cuts through the sweetness. Salt brings out the flavour.
Nutrients and Bulking
Soup is a great way to pack in lots of vegetables and to get hidden veg into kids. Make it go further by adding beans, lentils, rice, quinoa and noodles.
Once you have tried these recipes why don’t you make up your own
use our step by step soup guide to make soup from what you have in your fridge