Creamy tomato soup

A low-fat, vegetarian soup that everyone will love – passata and whole milk give a silky smooth finish

Tomato soup with tear & share cheesy bread

Use a packet mix to rustle up your own cheat’s garlic bread to serve alongside classic and creamy tomato soup

Hot & sour coconut soup

A really light soup with plenty of fresh vibrant flavours. Serve it as a main course, or without rice as a light starter

Curried squash, lentil & coconut soup

Flavour up butternut squash with Indian spices for this warming and healthy vegetarian soup

Thai green chicken soup

Use chicken thighs for this – they are tastier and better value than breasts

Easy pea & mint soup

This chilled, no-cook dish makes a refreshing starter

Chunky Mediterranean fish soup

Hoki has a firm white flesh which works well in this warming soup

Jellied rhubarb & vanilla soup

This is a great way to cook rhubarb so that it retains structure and bite – plus it’s a unique fruit jelly to serve up at a dinner party

Moroccan tomato & chickpea soup with couscous

This filling soup is healthy and packed with the flavours of North Africa: harissa, ginger, lemon and coriander

Salsa soup

Superhealthy – counts as 2 of your 5-a-day

Frothy cannellini soup

Lesley Waters’ impressive soup makes a stylish, frothy and easy starter – try serving in a cappucino cup

Real tomato soup

Creamy tomato soup is the stuff of childhood, and it’s easy to make yourself. Emma Lewis shows you how