Chlodnik Recipe ✓ Chlodnik - Cold Polish Beet Soup

Cold Polish beet soup is a refreshing soup that can be easily prepared the day before.

Ingredients

• 3 beets with leaves and stems - beets peeled and chopped, leaves sliced
• water to cover
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 small cucumber, grated
• 1 hard-cooked egg, chopped
• ⅓ cup chopped fresh dill
• 3 small green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 pint buttermilk
• ½ cup sour cream
• ⅓ lemon, juiced
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Cooking Directions

1. Cover beets with water in a pot and bring to a boil; cook until tender about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in chicken stock. Allow beets to cool.
2. Mix cucumber, egg, dill, and green onions in a bowl. Whisk buttermilk and sour cream until smooth in another bowl. Stir egg mixture and buttermilk mixture into cooled beets. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

Nutrition Facts

• calories169.9
• carbohydrateContent15.7 g
• cholesterolContent71.8 mg
• fatContent8.7 g
• fiberContent2.2 g
• proteinContent8.2 g
• saturatedFatContent4.9 g
• sodiumContent454 mg
• sugarContent11.3 g