Summer Borscht With Tzatziki

  1. Place beets in a medium saucepan, and cover with water by 2 inches.
  2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until tender, 30-35 minutes.
  3. Remove beets with a slotted spoon, reserving cooking liquid.
  4. let beets cool, about 20 minutes.
  5. Strain cooking liquid through a cheesecloth-lined sieve and refrigerate, covered until chilled, about 2 hours.
  6. Peel beets, and cut into a quarter inch dice.
  7. Whisk together stock, sour cream, yogurt, lemon juice, the salt and 1 1/2 cups cooled beet liquid in a large bowl.
  8. Stir in beets, cucumber and dill.
  9. Season with pepper.
  10. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or up to 1 day.
  11. TZATZIKI:.
  12. Toss cucumber with salt in a colander and let drain for 20 minutes.
  13. Press lightly to extract water, then add cucumber to a medium bowl.
  14. Stir in yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, and dill.
  15. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour, or up to 1 day.
  16. Stir soup then divide among 8 bowls.
  17. Spoon 1 tablespoons Tzatziki onto each serving, and top with a sprig of dill.

beets, chicken broth, sour cream, plain yogurt, lemon juice, coarse salt, cucumber, fresh dill, dill, fresh ground pepper, cucumber, coarse salt, plain yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, fresh dill

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/summer-borscht-with-tzatziki-341744 (may not work)

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