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Cold pink beetroot soup

Lithuanian-style chilled beetroot soup with kefir, Greek yogurt, cucumber, eggs and dill, served with hot potatoes.

Ingredients

  • 2–3 boiled purple beetroots
  • 3/4 cucumber, cut into 1 cm cubes
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs, diced
  • 200 g spring onion greens
  • 200 g fresh or frozen dill
  • 1 litre kefir
  • 250 g Greek yogurt
  • 1.5–2 tsp salt, adjusted to taste
  • 200 ml water
  • Ice cubes
  • Hot fried or boiled potatoes, to serve

The kitchen spell

  1. Grate or dice the beetroot and chop the other vegetables, eggs and herbs.
  2. Combine them with kefir and yogurt in a large bowl.
  3. Mix in the salt, water and ice.
  4. Refrigerate for several hours, preferably overnight.
  5. Check the salt, garnish with egg and dill and serve cold alongside hot potatoes.