Autumn vegetable soup with cheesy toasts

A satisfying low-fat soup that won’t induce guilt, served with toasts for a taste of luxury

Pistou soup

Make the pesto a day ahead and keep covered in the fridge, ready to top this healthy French vegetable soup from Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons

Thai chicken soup

Create a mouth-watering chicken soup with leftovers from your roast lunch

Quick tomato soup with cheesy garlic dippers

Everyone needs a trusty tomato soup recipe – and this one costs less than a pound per serving

Parsnip soup with parsley cream

Give vegetarian food the Michelin-star touch with this rich and velvety soup from MasterChef judge Monica Galetti

Broccoli soup with cheese toasties

Use up any leftover cheese – blue, cheddar, red leicester… – in these melty baked sandwiches with soup

Lentil soup

An Iraqi recipe from Lamees Attar-Bashi, a food enthusiast, home chef and creator of facebook page, Lamees’s Kitchen.

Machboos simmach (spiced fried fish with saffron flavoured rice)

Recipe from Shaikha Al Ali, a Marketing major student at Zayed University Dubai, and founder of the cookery blog,
www.whenshaikhacooks.com.

Shorbat addas (mild lentil soup)

Recipe from Faisal Nasser, an environmental engineer from Abu Dhabi, who has always had an interest in food and culinary arts, and enjoys spending his weekends cooking for family and friends.

Spiced lamb koftas with mint & tomato salad

Use a North African spice mix to flavour these skewered meat kebabs and serve with wraps, tomato salad and yogurt

Shredded sesame chicken pancakes with spiced plum sauce

Cook your roast chicken with honey and five-spice glaze then serve with a Chinese-style fruit sauce and pancakes

British onion soup

Add some British ingredients to a classic French dish and voila, you have a whole new experience