Can you recommend some good dairy-free soups?

[LaBelleDameSansPatience]

Hi. I need a couple of really good soups, dairy free but to share with other peoplke with no intolerances. Any recommendations?

[ByTheWay1]

carrot and red pepper is good - sweat off an onion and 2 peppers in a little olive oil, add 3 or 4 carrots and a pint of stock (I use 1 chicken/1 veggie oxo cubes) simmer for 20 min, liquidise, eat hot or cold.

[ceeveebee]

Spicy butternut squash soup which uses coconut milk, serve the basil cream in a jug
www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/recipes/recipe_directory/t/thai_pumpkin_soup_with_basil_cream.html

[racingheart]

Spiced lentil and vegetable
Spiced parsnip and apple
Chicken noodle with soy, chilli, baby corn and lemon verbena

[missmartha]

Leek and potato. Chop leeks and potatoes, one medium leek per two people, plus two medium spuds.

Sweat in a little oil, add stock, chicken or veg, and cook until the spuds are done.

I don't puree this soup. I like it chunky and it's so tasty and easy.

[DharmaBumpkin]

Roast butternut squash (unpeeled but cut into chunks).

Sweat 1 medium onion in butter for 7 mins, then add 1 tap ground cumin & a clove of chopped garlic. Cook for another minute until fragrant.

Add roast squash & 600ml stock. Boil for 10 mins then blitz.

Really really good!

[LaBelleDameSansPatience]

These sound fantastic! How to choose?