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Cold Soups: Chilling Out with Cold Soups

A refreshing complement to a summer cookout

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Mention cold soups and a lot of people respond with a "Blech!" I suspect many of them are imagining something like cold chicken vegetable soup or cold minestrone - neither of which particularly appeals to me either. But there are indeed soups that are intended to be eaten cold. Such soups are particularly welcome at cookouts, barbeques, and even picnics where you're outside in the summer heat. So I've posted a few of my own recipes and included some of the favorites of other About.com guides.

Cold Cucumber Soup: Tart, Tangy, Tingly

This is a wonderfully cool and refreshing recipe for cucumber soup with a nice touch of exotica from the curry. Serve as a first course at dinner – particularly with fish – or with a sandwich for lunch. Serves 2.

Cold Asparagus Soup: A Spring Delight

When I snap off the woody ends of asparagus for one dish or another I collect the ends in a plastic bag and freeze them. At the end of the season I make this asparagus soup recipe using the woody ends to make stock. Serves 4.

Gazpacho: Light, Lucious, Lusty

My recipe for gazpacho is somewhat untraditional, but it rich, lucious, and packed with the bright flavors of summer - everything one could ask for in a gazpacho recipe. Serves 4.

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