christmas soups

French onion soup is very easy to make and is deeply savoury and hearty - and cheesy croûtons make it extra special!

French onion soup

butter

onions,

garlic cloves, chopped

milliliters/3½fl oz white wine

tbsp Madeira, plus extra once cooked, to taste (optional)

beef stock

salt and black pepper

parsley

French bread

garlic,

grams/3½oz gruyère

Our simple step-by-step recipe video for delicious French onion soup.

How to make French onion soup

Cullen skink is a classic Scottish smoked fish soup with velvety leeks and potato. Perfectly warming for winter.

Cullen skink

grams/2½oz butter

vegetable oil

leeks, roughly chopped

onions, peeled, roughly chopped

fennel bulbs, roughly chopped

250 milliliters/9fl oz white wine

500 grams/17½oz smoked haddock

750 milliliters/1 pint 7fl oz water

leeks, finely chopped

shallots, peeled, finely chopped

garlic cloves, peeled, crushed

300 grams/10½oz potatoes, peeled, chopped

500 milliliters/17½fl oz double cream

tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley

nutmeg

Here’s an unusual way to use up leftover Christmas turkey – a Mexican-influenced soup garnished with baked tortillas and other tasty bits and bobs. 


Turkey tortilla soup

tomatoes

garlic cloves, unpeeled

ancho chillies

olive oil

red onions,

red pepper, diced

green pepper, diced

celery,

tsp cumin

thyme

bay leaves

oregano

coriander,

turkey stock

black beans

sweetcorn

300 grams/10½oz leftover turkey meat,

lime, juice only (optional)

6-8 corn tortillas,

avocados, peeled, stones removed, diced

lime, juice only

salt,

grams/3½oz cheese

A warming winter pumpkin soup; the kick of ginger and chilli is set off by soothing coconut milk. If you can't get hold of pumpkin, try butternut squash.

This meal, if served as six portions, provides 177kcal, 3g protein, 14g carbohydrate (of which 8g sugars), 11g fat (of which 10g saturates), 3.5g fibre and trace salt per portion.

Pumpkin, chilli and coconut soup

medium pumpkin, or butternut squash

white onion, chopped

2.5cm/1in piece of root ginger, finely chopped

garlic cloves, finely chopped

Scotch bonnet chilli, seeds removed, chopped

400 milliliters/14fl oz coconut milk

sea salt and black pepper

breadfruit or sweet potato chunks, to taste (optional)

A classic French fish soup, perfect for dinner parties. Marcus Wareing’s version is flavoured with smoked paprika, saffron and pastis, an aniseed-flavoured spirit. 

For this recipe you will need a stick blender.

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Simple bouillabaisse

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