7 Quick Autumn Soups

Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Roasting the peppers makes this soup sweet, smoky, and irresistible.

Recipe: Roasted red pepper soup

Spicy greens meet tender ham in this restorative soup.

Recipe: Broccoli rabe and ham in ginger broth

Good old vichyssoise, but with spinach and without cream―so it’s a beautiful electric green and kind to your waistline.

Recipe: Spinach, leek, and potato soup

We’ve used the beet to its fullest: sweet golden slices of the root, paired with dark, earthy leaves.

Recipe: Golden Beet and Beet Greens Soup

A smooth, silky, understated first course―the Greta Garbo of soups.

Recipe: Fennel apple bisque

Use whatever mushrooms you like in this delicate yet earthy soup, but use at least four types.

Recipe: Mushrooms in sherry shallot broth

Kabocha (Japanese winter squash) has deep orange, sweet, smooth flesh that makes a terrific soup―especially when tinged with curry.

Recipe: Curried roasted squash soup