Summer Borscht With Tzatziki
Ready In: 45 mins
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 2 lbs beets (5, without tops and scrubbed)
- 2 cups homemade chicken broth or 2 cups store-bought low sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- 1 English cucumber, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch dice
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill, plus
- 8 small dill sprigs (to garnish)
- fresh ground pepper
TZATZIKI
- 1 English cucumber, peeled and grated 3/4 cup
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1⁄2 small garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill
Directions
- Place beets in a medium saucepan, and cover with water by 2 inches. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until tender, 30-35 minutes.
- Remove beets with a slotted spoon, reserving cooking liquid. let beets cool, about 20 minutes. Strain cooking liquid through a cheesecloth-lined sieve and refrigerate, covered until chilled, about 2 hours. Peel beets, and cut into a quarter inch dice.
- Whisk together stock, sour cream, yogurt, lemon juice, the salt and 1 1/2 cups cooled beet liquid in a large bowl. Stir in beets, cucumber and dill. Season with pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or up to 1 day.
- TZATZIKI:
- Toss cucumber with salt in a colander and let drain for 20 minutes. Press lightly to extract water, then add cucumber to a medium bowl. Stir in yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, and dill. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour, or up to 1 day.
- Stir soup then divide among 8 bowls. Spoon 1 tablespoons Tzatziki onto each serving, and top with a sprig of dill.
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