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Cold borscht with beetroot in Siberian style

Siberian Cold Beet Soup with Kefir

An inexpensive summer dish from budget-friendly ingredients! This quick, easy recipe makes a Siberian cold beet soup with fresh herbs in kefir — sure to please and to surprise you with its wonderful flavor! (Kefir is a tangy cultured-milk drink; you'll find it in most grocery stores.)

Siberian cooks

Recipe author

Cold borscht with beetroot in Siberian style

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Potatoes

Beet

Cucumber

Onion

Kefir

600

Eggs

Green onion

Dill

Mixed ground peppercorns

Salt

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 21 % 3 g

Fats 7 % 1 g

Carbohydrates 71 % 10 g

53 kcal

GI: 89 / 0 / 11

Cooking method

Cooking time: 15 min

Step 1:

Want a quick, easy Siberian beet soup with fresh herbs that everyone will love? Start by gathering all your ingredients and spices for this cold summer kefir soup.
Step 2:

For the side that goes with this wonderful summer dish, fill a saucepan halfway with water, set it on the stove, add 4 rinsed, unpeeled potatoes, and boil them over medium heat until fully cooked.
Step 3:

Finely chop the dill to taste and put it in a large bowl.
Step 4:

Finely chop the green onion (in equal amount to the dill) and add it to the bowl.
Step 5:

Add salt to the bowl of herbs, then crush the herbs well with a pestle. Set aside about 2 tablespoons of the herbs in a small bowl.
Step 6:

Cut one cucumber into thin rounds and add them to the bowl with the herbs.
Step 7:

Grate one boiled beet into thin shreds and add it to the bowl.
Step 8:

Slice one small onion into thin rings and add it to the bowl, then add a blend of red and black pepper to taste.
Step 9:

Pour 600 ml of cold kefir into the bowl, mix everything together well, and let the soup rest for a little while.
Step 10:

Ladle the cold beet-and-herb kefir soup into bowls, then add half a hard-boiled egg to each.
Step 11:

Serve this summer dish with the boiled potatoes, sprinkled with herbs. Cook together, keep it simple, and make the tastiest dishes at home from everyday ingredients with our recipes. Enjoy!

Here's a quick, easy recipe for a refreshing, light, very tasty Siberian-style cold beet soup. When it's sweltering out and you don't feel like heavy food, this cold summer beet soup made with plain kefir is just the thing. Served with herb-sprinkled boiled potatoes, this Siberian summer beet soup is light yet filling — and for many people, even tastier than okroshka! Enjoy!