French onion soup is the most satisfying thing patience can produce. Onions cooked slowly — genuinely slowly, forty-five minutes to an hour — until they …
Mary Berry French Onion Soup Recipe
Warming soup and starter recipes from Mary Berry, ideal for a light lunch, a dinner party opener, or a comforting bowl on a cold day.
Find classic vegetable and chicken soups, creamy bisques, and simple starters like pâtés and tarts — all easy to prepare ahead of time.
These recipes are designed to set the tone for a meal without keeping you in the kitchen for hours.
Soups & starters
Mary Berry Mushroom Soup Recipe
A great mushroom soup is one of the most deeply satisfying things a bowl can contain. Not the pale, slightly watery version that comes from …
Mary Berry Sweet Potato Soup Recipe
Sweet potato soup is one of the most naturally beautiful soups you can make — a vivid, deep orange colour that looks spectacular in a …
Mary Berry Parsnip Soup Recipe
Parsnip soup is the soup that wins over parsnip sceptics. The vegetable that divides opinion when roasted or boiled becomes something almost universally loved in …
Mary Berry Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
Chicken noodle soup has a reputation as the soup you make when someone is unwell — and that reputation is entirely deserved. A clear, golden, …
Mary Berry Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
Butternut squash soup is the soup that converts people who think they do not like soup. Velvety smooth, naturally sweet, warmly spiced, and a colour …
Mary Berry Celeriac Soup Recipe
Celeriac is one of those vegetables that looks completely uninviting and tastes completely wonderful. Knobbly, rough-skinned, and awkward to peel, it sits in the vegetable …
Mary Berry Pumpkin Soup Recipe
Every October, pumpkins appear everywhere — in shops, in gardens, on doorsteps. Most of them end up carved and then thrown away, which is a …
Mary Berry Carrot and Parsnip Soup Recipe
Carrot and parsnip soup is one of those combinations that makes complete sense the first time you try it. Carrots bring a bright, clean sweetness …
Mary Berry Smoked Salmon Pâté Recipe
There are recipes that take hours and there are recipes that take ten minutes and taste like they took hours. Mary Berry’s smoked salmon pâté …