Jewish-Style Cold Beet Soup

A cold soup recipe for a hot summer — don't miss it! In summer you can make it with plain water; with broth, it's a wonderful dish for fall and even winter, too — as long as you can find a fresh cucumber and some herbs.

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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 19 % 3 g
Fats 19 % 3 g
Carbohydrates 63 % 10 g
80 kcal
GI: 64 / 0 / 36

Cooking method

  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Peel the beets and boil them together with the potatoes and onion.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Take out the cooked vegetables. Discard the onion, grate the beets on the coarse or medium holes, and return them to the cooking liquid. Mash the potatoes so they blend completely into the broth. Add citric acid, sugar, and salt to taste, then chill.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Cut the cucumbers and eggs into small dice.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Put a mix of egg, cucumber, and chopped cilantro, parsley, and dill into each bowl.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Ladle the cold beet broth over the mixture and add a spoonful of sour cream to each bowl. 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
  • Fresh cucumbers - 15  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream with 30% fat content - 340  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream with 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
  • Chicken egg - 157  kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45  kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542  kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352  kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118  kcal/100g
  • Beetroot - 40  kcal/100g
  • Dried beetroot - 278  kcal/100g
  • Boiled beets - 49  kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Citric acid - 0  kcal/100g
  • Fresh frozen soup greens in a package - 41  kcal/100g
  • Greenery - 41  kcal/100g

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