Beating the summer heat is easy when you have cool summer soups at your side. Considering many of us avoid heavy foods during summer, many of these summer soups can be a complete meal on their own especially when combined with something substantial like whole grain breads. Here are some awesome summer soups for the soul.
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Gazpacho
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The king of all awesome summer soups, the Gazpacho soup is originally of Spanish ancestry. While the original version of this cold soup is tomato based, many new and modern versions have emerged that are made with tropical fruits like avocados and melons.
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Fruit Explosion Soup
This cold soup made of refreshing fruits is perfect to cool down on a hot summer day. It contains watermelon, blueberries, honeydew, ginger, nutmeg and other flavors that make this soup absolutely delectable. You can experiment with other fruits that you may like to add including strawberries, raspberries, oranges and grapes amongst other fruits. I have found that any citrus fruit makes for a great addition to the flavor of this soup.
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Creamy Bean Soup
This is certainly one of the more substantial as well as awesome summer soups. Green beans and fresh cream are its primary ingredients and when combined with a loaf of your favorite bread, it makes a perfect meal during hot summers.
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Hawaiian Chicken Chili
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This is a soup that your whole family is sure to enjoy. It is sweet, spicy and tangy in the most heavenly way. The soup is made up of chicken chili, pineapple and a few selected spices that help in intensifying the flavor. Just combine this soup with your favorite bread and your summertime meal is ready.
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Spicy Cucumber Soup
There is no doubt that cucumber is one of the most favored food items during summer. Make a spicy cucumber soup that gives your taste buds a flavor of the spice, yet cools your system down even as you eat it.
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Corn Pork and Prawns Soup
For those of you who prefer meat even on hot summer days, this is a great way to have meat that is light on your digestive system. This soup has diced pork, skinned prawns and fresh corn combined together in a way to provide a strong flavor. With this soup too, all you need is a loaf of bread to make a complete meal.
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Avocado Soup
One of the most important reasons that this soup makes it to my list of awesome summer soups is that it requires no cooking at all. Just throw in avocados, cucumber, green onion, yogurt and water into the blender and you soup is ready!
These awesome summer soups are filling as well as very satisfying. None of them require you to spend a long time cooking in a hot kitchen. They are easy to make and all their ingredients are easily available. Make some of these soups during the summer and see your family enjoying them to the last spoonful.
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