Summer is the perfect time to enjoy raw soups, since they do not need to be cooked and are meant to taste delicious when cold. Making raw soups can help you get in your daily fruits and veggies too. So go out, get some fresh produce, and check out these 15 fresh and cool raw soups for the summer:

1. Raw Asparagus Soup

This soup contains a delicious trifecta blend of asparagus, mushroom, and avocado.

2. Raw Creamy Mushroom Soup With Avocado & Miso

Mushroom lovers, this soup is for you; it features both shitake and portobello mushrooms. Feel free to add another kind for even more mushroom taste.

3. Raw Carrot Avocado Soup

This simple soup is easy to make but tastes much more hearty than you’d think.

4. Raw Green Pea Soup

Peas, avocado, almond milk and spices blend together nicely for this refreshing soup.

5. Raw Tomato Red Pepper Soup

This soup has a beautiful color that is perfect to eat any time of year.

6. Raw White Gazpacho Soup

This soup is a raw version of Bulgarian tarator soup, which is a cold soup made of cucumbers, garlic, and yogurt, served with dill and walnuts.

7. Raw Harvest Soup

This beautiful and creamy soup can be enjoyed all year long and is a great way to use that zucchini that’s in season this summer.

8. Raw Cream of Broccoli Mushroom Soup

This is a great recipe to make for those who love a nice broccoli cream soup, except this one needs no flame.

9. Raw Cauliflower Creme Soup

This soup is rich enough to help provide a filling meal with some added protein, yet it’s also light enough that you could sip on it at an afternoon tea party.

10. Mango Butternut Squash Soup

Mangos are delicious in the summer time. When you combine them with butternut squash, you get a beautiful orange color.

11. Raw Peas, Mint, and Avocado Soup

The green produce in this soup give it a gorgeous green color, and the mint adds a fresh surprise that’s perfect on hot days.

12. Creamy and Raw Butternut Squash Soup with Marinated Mushrooms

Marinate the mushrooms with tamari and olive oil, then place them overtop a creamy soup made of butternut squash, tomatoes and non-dairy milk.

13. Raw Marinated Mushroom Soup

This raw mushroom soup is delicious on its own, or you could serve it over a crisp salad.

14. Raw Corn Cream Soup

Here’s another soup to help you use up that zucchini that’s in season. Combine with avocado, maize grains, salt, olive oil and white vinegar.

15. Chilled Cucumber Dill Soup

Cucumbers are the perfect, refreshing veggie to eat in the summertime. In this soup, cucumbers meet dill for one amazing taste.

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