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lithuanian pink soup in a brown bowl in a saucer on a wooden table.

Cold Beetroot Soup a.k.a Lithuanian Pink Soup

A fresh, filling and delicious soup for a hot summer day! Slightly sour pickled beetroot and refreshing cucumber in cold yoghurt-style Kefir, topped with lots of spring onion and dill, this is one of the most famous summer dishes in Eastern Europe. Just like Spanish Gaspacho, Lithuanian Beetroot Soup is served cold with some warm potatoes on the side!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine Lithuanian
Servings 4 portions
Calories 355 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

For the Soup:

  • 1 cucumber (approx. 300g) diced
  • 1 jar pickled grated beetroot (510g) see details above
  • 4 eggs
  • 5 g dill finely chopped
  • 2 spring onions sliced on the diagonal
  • salt & pepper
  • 1 l kefir

For the Potatoes:

  • 500 g baby potatoes
  • knob of butter
  • 5 g dill finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • Boil potatoes until tender. Then drain, add a knob of butter and fresh chopped dill and shake the pan to cover the potatoes in dill butter.
  • Hard boil the eggs. It will take about 12 minutes in boiling water. Cool the eggs under cold running water in the sink. Peel and slice the eggs into rounds.
  • Add the grated beetroot (together with most of the pickling liquid), cucumber, dill and half of the spring onions to a large mixing bowl. Pour in the fridge-cold kefir, season with salt and pepper, and mix. Add the eggs, scatter the remaining spring onions on top and serve with hot boiled potatoes.

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Nutrition

Calories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 17gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 203mgSodium: 229mgPotassium: 726mgFiber: 3gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 1156IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 378mgIron: 2mg
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