3 Unforgettable Soup Recipes to Warm Your Soul

Cream of Mushroom Soup (All the recipe links are below)
The best cream of mushroom soup recipe you will find. Perfect for those cold wintery days by the fire. Serve it with a grilled piece of toast coated with butter, olive oil or even grilled cheese. Made with button mushrooms and dried shiitake or porcini for that intense taste. Use a high speed blender to get the creamy consistency you love, and all without cream.

Garlic Soup Italian style
I know what you’re thinking, two heads of garlic, are you crazy! You can relax as the slow cooking of the garlic will dissipate the pungent flavor and leave a pleasing smooth note. This soup really has to be served with croutons or a slice of bruschetta, plus some coarsely chopped parsley for that freshness. A simple soup with amazing flavor and fantastic if you have a cold!

Hearty Minestrone Soup
Minestrone soup which means “Big Soup” has always been a favourite of mine. It has so many goodies and can be served as a first course or a main meal as it’s quite thick. There’s no real set recipe for minestrone as it was usually made up using available vegetables in poorer times. I personally prefer it simpler as it has a fresher taste. It can be made as a vegetarian meal with vegetable stock or by using meat stock, this recipe uses chicken stock. You can also add pancetta for a different style flavour. Cook the hardy vegetables first and add the rest last, this will retain some bite. Add the basil leaves at the very end to get the full fresh aromas. Buy yourself the best rustic bread loaf, toast it and lace it with olive oil for a fantastic minestrone meal Italiano style. What an awesome comfort food!