Prepare the beets by removing and dicing the stems up to the leaves
Add the chopped stems to a large soup pot
Peel and grate the remaining beet roots, add to the pan
Add enough water just to cover the beets, add salt
Simmer until tender, about 15 minutes
Cool the beet mixture
Add the cucumbers, radishes, dill, green onions, yogurt, kefir, and sour cream.
Season with salt and pepper
Chill and serve garnished with hard boiled egg
Reviews
Yana Greenman on 2014-07-22 (5 stars): Thank you for a great and easy (!) recipe.
In this hot weather this was the only soup I could think about, so obviously I looked in the Polishhousewife.com and it was Wonderful! Even my picky 5 years old ate it.( He was so exited to add all the vegetables and eggs by him self so he forgot to resist :)
Suzanne Guida on 2016-07-26 (5 stars): I used the old fashioned box grater and it worked fine of course. Since I was only grating a few beets it seemed more work to use the food processor. I also had concerns about controlling the texture.
Dolly on 2017-06-03 (5 stars): I absolutely hate the regular hot Russian Borscht but this was delicious, better than my old favorite cold soup, gazpacho. I made this with fresh beets and the jarred beets and cannot tell the difference. I used some big Daikon from market in my 2nd batch....just as good as regular radish. It is also very pretty, my granddaughter thought it was a dessert and insisted on trying some....she was quite surprised and upset it wasn't, lol! I wish I had a photo of her face.
Jean on 2017-12-02 (5 stars): My family loves this soup. My husband immigrated from Lithuania in 1951 where this is a summer staple. We have been married 50 years so my children and now my grandchildren can't wait for a hot summer day to enjoy "salta barscia" or otherwise known as "pink soup".
Shimon on 2020-09-16 (5 stars): Probably, you refer to barsc czerwony. Borsh, in Russian
Shimon on 2020-09-16 (5 stars): Polish food is so delicious! This recipe fits well for a hot day. I just use to cook it in a somewhat different way. First, I use to cook 4 beets together, 2 for barsc and 2 for this one. Then, I mix the other ingredients and it's ready. Quite easy and so tasty, thanks for sharing, and smacznego.
Cliff on 2021-08-04 (5 stars): I come from a polish background and am very excited I found your recipes! I just made the dish and it's tasty and bright thank you for posting.
Dane on 2024-07-02 (5 stars): My wife is a Kolodziey. She loves, loves, loves this! Used fresh grated beets. Only adjustment I made was leaving out the sour cream and added a small amount of chopped dill pickles. Thanks!
