Soup in the Summer? Why Not! Here Are 4 Recipes That Make the Most of Fresh Veggies

A selection of summer soups. At top: Sweet Pea soup, middle row: Asparagus and Shiitake Mushroom soup, left, and Cream of Zucchini and Almond soup, bottom: Beet-Fennel-Ginger soup. Hillary Levin/St. Louis Post Dispatch/TNS

By Daniel Neman From St. Louis Post-Dispatch

When the produce at your local store, farmers market or your own garden is at its peak, it’s time to make fresh vegetables the star of your meal.