Borscht with Beet Greens

Make a bright, appetizing summer soup for lunch for the family you love! Borscht with beet greens is a truly summery, vivid dish. It comes out delicious and satisfying, and it's good for you too — beet greens are packed with vitamins!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 14 % 1 g
Fats 29 % 2 g
Carbohydrates 57 % 4 g
36 kcal
GI: 75 / 0 / 25
    1. Peel the potatoes, cut them into large cubes, cover with water, and cook for 20 minutes.
    1. Peel the onion and chop it finely.
    1. Cut the peeled carrot and beet into small cubes.
    1. Mince the garlic.
    1. Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet, add the onion, carrot, beet, and garlic, and sauté for 10 minutes, until softened.
    1. Add the tomato paste to the vegetables, stir, and cook for a couple more minutes.
    1. Add the skillet's contents to the pot with the potatoes and cook everything together for 5–7 minutes.
    1. Meanwhile, wash the beet greens, shred them, and add them to the borscht.
    1. Season with salt, pepper, and sugar, and taste.
    1. Cook the borscht a few more minutes, then stir in the lemon juice and turn off the heat.
  • Serve the finished borscht with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of finely chopped dill.
  • Enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Ripe potatoes - 80  kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70  kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380  kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82  kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in uniform - 74  kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream with 30% fat content - 340  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream of 25% fat content - 284  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream with 20% fat content - 210  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream of 10% fat content - 115  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream - 210  kcal/100g
  • Beetroot - 40  kcal/100g
  • Dried beetroot - 278  kcal/100g
  • Boiled beets - 49  kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33  kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275  kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38  kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Tomato paste - 28  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g
  • Lemon juice - 16  kcal/100g
  • Beet leaves - 12  kcal/100g

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