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borscht with toppings
Recipes

Borscht with dill-yoghurt

by Anna Dernis
Berlin
Preparation time:20 min
Cooking time:40 min
Portions:10
Season:
Diet:Vegan
borscht with toppings
A ruby-red beet soup full of vegetables, topped with a cool dill yoghurt for a comforting and nourishing meal.

Ingredients

200g

Carrot
Carrot

300g

Potato
Potato

350g

red cabbage

900g

Beetroot
Beetroot

250g

Onion
Onion

2 cloves

Garlic
Garlic

40ml

Sunflower oil
Sunflower oil

40g

Concentrated tomato purée
Concentrated tomato purée

8g

Cumin
Cumin

2,5l

vegtable stock

3

Bay
Bay

450g

white beans (canned, drained weight)

5g

Pepper
Pepper

40ml

lemon juice

7g

salt

1 bunch

Dill
Dill

400g

soy yoghurt

Why we love the recipe

We love this borscht for its vibrant, comforting flavor. It honors Eastern European heritage, uses seasonal root vegetables, and provides a nourishing, healthy plant-based meal for winter!
Anna Dernis

Steps

1.

Wash and cut the carrots and potatoes into medium-sized cubes.

2.

Wash and cut the red cabbage in fine strips.

3.

Wash and grate the beetroot coarsely.

4.

Peel and cut the onion in cubes.

5.

Peel and chop the garlic into fine pieces.

6.

Add the oil into a big pot and slowly brown the onions. Add the garlic slightly after the onions.

7.

Add tomato puree and cumin powder and the other vegetables to slightly brown everything.

8.

Add the vegetable stock to the browned vegetables.

9.

Add the bay leaves and cook for 30min.

10.

10 min before the end of the cooking time add the white beans.

11.

Taste the soup and add pepper, salat and lemon juice to your own liking.

12.

Serve borscht with soy-yoghurt and dill.