Easy Breezy Summer Borscht | Chilled Beet Soup Inspired by the Barefoot Contessa 

Easy Breezy Summer Borscht | Chilled Beet Soup Inspired by the Barefoot Contessa
I LOVE beets and I love a good chilled soup. This Summer Borscht was inspired by the recipe in Ina Garten's cookbook - Barefoot Contessa, Cooking At Home.
The recipe (kinda)
• 5 medium beets, peeled and quartered
• 2-3 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Enough water to cover
*Cook the beets in the water with bay leaves and salt until they are tender and allow to cool. Keep the liquid to help thin out the soup.
*Once cooled, add a splash of cooking liquid to a blender, followed by 2/3's of the beets, the yogurt, a pinch of salt, and blend. Adjust as needed with the beet cooking liquid, salt, and/or more yogurt.
Then add:
• Fresh dill (a bunch)
• A handful of chopped pickled red onion (or 1/4 raw red onion, or shallot)
•The rest of the beets, chopped into a small dice
Stir to combine, chill thoroughly, and enjoy with a few extra bits of beets, dill, a drizzle of yogurt or olive oil, and a crack of pepper.
I hope you love this ice cold chilled beet soup as much as I do! Thanks for watching!
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