Cold Beetroot Soup (Svekholnik)
A refreshing chilled soup made with boiled beets, cucumber, potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, and fresh herbs. Served cold with a dollop of sour cream.
- Time
- 2 h
- Serving
- 262 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $1.81
- Protein
- 12 g
Ingredients
- 1 Beetroot≈ $2.50 per kg 120 g
- 2 Cucumbers≈ $3.67 per kg 100 g
- 3 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 1 pcs
- 4 Potatoes≈ $2.19 per kg 80 g
- 5 Green onionspack 50 g ≈ $1.30 10 g
- 6 Dillpack 50 g ≈ $1.80 8 g
- 7 Sour cream 15%pack 300 g ≈ $1.60 30 g
- 8 Lemon≈ $4.70 per kg 15 g
- 9 Salt 2 g
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Wash the beets1, cover with water, and simmer for 40 minutes until tender; add diced potatoes4 20 minutes before the end. Meanwhile, hard-boil an egg for 10 minutes.
Cool the beets1, potatoes4, and egg, then peel them. Grate the beets coarsely; cut the potatoes, egg, and cucumber2 into 1 cm cubes.
Make the dressing: mix 400 ml cold water or cooled beet1 broth with lemon8 juice and salt until dissolved.
Finely chop the green5 onion and dill6. In a bowl, combine the beets1, potatoes4, cucumber2, egg, and herbs; pour in the cold dressing and gently mix.
Taste and adjust salt if needed. Chill in the fridge for 1–2 hours to let flavors meld and soup fully cool.
Serve cold, topped with a spoonful of sour7 cream per bowl.
Tips
- Why it works
- Roast the beets at 180°C to soften them evenly without burning; overcooking turns them mushy and bitter. Cool before grating to avoid steam making the broth watery.
- Substitutions
- Use 100g yogurt instead of sour cream for tanginess; swap cucumber for 100g radish if you prefer sharper flavor.
- Common mistakes
- Overchilling (more than 2 hours) makes the eggs watery; check by tasting. If broth separates, stir again.
- Storing and reheating
- Keeps 2 days in the fridge; reheat by stirring in 1 tbsp sour cream to restore creaminess. Eat fresh for best texture.
- Serve with
- Pair with 1 slice of rye bread and a handful of sunflower seeds for crunch and protein.
In short
- Marked healthy: the planner picks it more often for the goals “lose weight” and “eat well”.
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