Chłodnik Botwina (Cold Summer Beet Leaf Soup) is a traditional Polish recipe for a classic cold soup of beetroot greens, beetroot, and radishes in a sour cream and yoghurt base with hard-boiled eggs. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Polish version of: Cold Summer Beet Leaf Soup (Chłodnik Botwina).
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Ingredients:
2 bunches young beetroot leaves
2 medium beetroot
2 bunches radishes
1 bunch chives
1 bunch dill
juice from 1/2 lemon
750ml kefir (or soured cream)
250ml yoghurt
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
3 hard-boiled eggs parsley, to garnish
Method:
Finely shred the beet leaves and stems then peel any of the small beetroot attached to the leaves along with the two medium beetroot. Quarter the two medium beetroot then place all the beetroot (and their leaves) in a pan with 250ml water. Bring to a simmer and cook until soft (about 20 minutes). When ready, add the lemon juice.
Chop the dill, chives and radishes (along with their leaves) very finely. Combine the kefir and yoghurt in a bowl then stir in the dill, chives and radishes. Grate the cooked beetroot then add them, their leaves and the water in which they were cooked to the bowl. Mix thoroughly then season to taste with salt and black pepper (also, optionally, with lemon juice, cider vinegar and garlic). Serve garnished with hard-boiled egg greens and parsley.
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