Soups

Peas not only lend colour and sweetness to this soup – when roasted with spices, they add texture as a crunchy garnish too

Open a bottle of rioja and tuck into this refreshing Spanish classic

A vibrant soup with Eastern European origins, topped with filling dumplings. Beetroot is a great source of most of the vitamins and minerals your body needs.

A super-quick and easy soup using frozen veg as the base, with lots of fresh basil and a little Parmesan to give that pesto vibe

Earthy cauliflower pairs well with sweet pears, creating a silky-smooth soup with added crunch from the seeds and salty, cheesy toasts

You can’t get much easier than this soup. There’s not even any need to sauté the onion – you simply dump all the ingredients in the pot and simmer until the lentils have softened

Packed with cannellini beans and oodles of spring gems, this vibrant soup is full of zingy freshness

Colder weather brings a bounty of seasonal root vegetables, and there is no better time of the year to make a warming vat of soup. This low-waste recipe manages to be both fancy and homely. Carrots and parsnips are a must, but you can swap the swede for celeriac, turnips or kohlrabi

This is a soup that relies on a good stock for the best flavour, so use a fresh, or even homemade, stock instead of from a cube. Mix and match spring veg as you wish