- prep: 30 min
- cook: 1 hr 20 min
- total: 1 hr 50 min
Summary
This classic Polish soup (which has close cousins across Eastern Europe) is the ultimate in summer refreshment: Cool, creamy, and gently crunchy from cucumbers, with a gorgeous fuchsia color that makes it even more unforgettable.
Ingredients
- 1 pound beets with greens (about 2 medium beets)
- Kosher salt
- 2 Kirby cucumbers, peeled, coarsely grated (about 1 cup)
- 1 kosher dill pickle, coarsely grated (about 1/2 cup), plus 1/2 cup pickle brine
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk or kefir (preferably low- or full-fat)
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped scallions
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, halved
- 4 teaspoons finely chopped dill
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 255 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 14 g 21.23%
- Saturated Fat: 7 g 37.01%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 220 mg 73.39%
- Sodium: 393 mg 16.38%
- Calcium: 213 mg 21.27%
- Potassium: 584 mg 16.68%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 8.82%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 19 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 3 g 13.22%
- Sugar: 14 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 13.44%
- Vitamin C 12.18%
- Vitamin D 11.11%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat2
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables2
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total1 oz-eq