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Vegetarian Beetroot Soup (Borscht)

Vegetarian Beetroot Soup (Borscht) – easy to make, healthy and absolutely packed with flavor! Serve with crusty bread and sour cream – yummy!

  • Serves 4 servings
  • Prep 5 minutes
  • Cook 1 hour
  • Total 1 hour
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Vegetarian Beetroot Soup (Borscht)

Vegetarian Beetroot Soup (Borscht) – easy to make, packed with flavor and delicious hot or cold. Serve with sour cream, fresh dill and puff pastry hearts ❤️

If you are heeding the health advise of not just eating more vegetables but eating a wider variety of vegetables, then this beet soup recipe is for you. This vibrant soup is loaded with beetroot, carrot, onion, tomatoes and even apple. Talk about variety!

And if you are not familiar, Borscht (also known as Borshch and Borsht) is wildly popular in Eastern European countries where there’s probably as many versions of this recipe as there are cooks.

Borscht Ingredients

Some Borscht recipes call for beef broth and have meat in them – this simple version is made only with vegetables. Let’s take a look at the key ingredients:

  • Beetroot: use fresh raw beetroot and scrub it clean before peeling and grating. Pickled beetroot is not suitable for this recipe.
  • Vegetable broth: low sodium canned vegetable broth or stock made using stock cubes or bouillon powder.
  • Sour cream is traditionally paired with beetroot soup. Replace with a plant-based alternative or leave out altogether for a vegan variation of this recipe.

The soup is incredibly simple to make if you employ a food processor to grate the vegetables. It is not all that complicated, but certainly more laborious, to make by hand… but be warned that beets have a tendency to stain everything. So use the food processor or wear gloves to avoid bright red hands!

Serve as a starter or a light lunch with plenty of crusty bread and sour cream.

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Recipe

Vegetarian Borscht (Beetroot Soup)

  • Serves 4 servings
  • Prep 5 minutes
  • Cook 1 hour
  • Total 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 3 large beetroot (peeled)
  • 2 celery sticks
  • 1 large onion (peeled)
  • 1 large carrot (peeled)
  • 1 small crisp apple (peeled (optional))
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 14 oz (400g) crushed tomatoes
  • 8 ½ cups (2 lt) vegetable broth (or stock made with cubes / bouillon)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • pinch ground cloves
  • pinch ground allspice
  • salt and freshly ground pepper (to season)
  • fresh dill (to garnish)
  • sour cream (to serve)
  • a little olive oil (to drizzle)

Method

  1. 1

    Coarsely grate all the vegetables and apple – ideally using a food processor. If grating by hand, use a large box grater and take care to take as beetroot can stain your worktop (and certainly your hands).

  2. 2

    Add the butter and olive oil to a large pot and heat until butter melts.

  3. 3

    Tip all the grated vegetables/apple into the pot and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.

  4. 4

    Add the tomatoes, bay leaves, cloves and allspice and season with salt and pepper.

  5. 5

    Add the broth / stock and bring to the boil. Lower heat to a simmer, partially cover the pot and cook for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Remove the bay leaves.

  6. 6

    Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Stir in a good handful of chopped fresh dill or add a little as a garnish.

  7. 7

    Serve with a dollop of sour cream, a drizzle of olive oil and the puff pastry hearts if using.

Notes

To make the puff pastry hearts, use pre-rolled puff pastry and cut out shapes using a small heart cutter. Brush with egg wash and cook in a preheated oven (220C/425F) for about 8 minutes or until puffed and golden.

Equipment

  • Food Processor

Nutrition

  • Calories162 kcal
  • Carbohydrates25 g
  • Protein5 g
  • Fat6 g
  • Saturated Fat2 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat3 g
  • Trans Fat0.1 g
  • Cholesterol8 mg
  • Sodium184 mg
  • Potassium481 mg
  • Fiber6 g
  • Sugar13 g
  • Vitamin A2966 IU
  • Vitamin C15 mg
  • Calcium57 mg
  • Iron2 mg

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