I love soup and need to get back into the habit of making it more often - soup is usually very healthy. I need to lose weight and have been thinking of making up a load of soups and put them in the freezer so I just have to get a portion of soup out for lunch each day.
My favourites have mostly been mentioned on this thread, but Im just marking my place as I will be back to read it properly.
Chicken or prawn noodle soup add spring onions/mushrooms/carrots/courgettes/whatever, chicken or veg stock, fine rice noodles and soy and coconut milk. A splash of chili sauce if you want it spicy. A few bits of dried seaweed is also a good addition.
The above can be done with seared tuna or wontons on top instead of the chicken or prawns, or a chopped up omelette if vegetarian.
Also cauli/broccoli and blue cheese
a Scots Broth type thing pearl barley, lamb or bacon and grated carrot/onion/swede in a stock.
Minestrone type bacon, cannellini beans, orzo or other small pasta shapes, or just broken spaghetti, with veg cut up small carrot/onion/courgette, green bean, cabbage etc - I put some tomato but not loads in.
Ive also made up a type of Spanish fish soup, after having it in Tenerife a couple of times I couldnt find a recipe, but I just simmer some finely chopped onion and garlic in fish stock until nearly soft and then add some pasatta and a handful of rice. When the rice is nearly cooked 10 to 15 mins, add any type of fish I usually use a bit of white fish, some prawns, a few scallops and maybe some mussels (I have bags of all these in my freezer and just take a bit of each out to defrost) this will all cook in 2/3 mins then just serve.
The other soups I have been thinking of making is a spicy tomato/chick pea/cous cous soup I saw a picture in a recipe book but didnt buy it I just need to get round to experimenting to get the quantities right.
I have two Covent Garden soup books and need to get them out to use again but there are some great ideas on this thread.