Šaltibarščiai – cold beetroot soup with potatoesIllustration

Illustration – not a dish we made, so it may look a little different. Photo: Bearas, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Šaltibarščiai – cold beetroot soup with potatoes

Lithuania's pink pride. In our version: more cucumber, with the potatoes on the side.

⏱ 20 min · serves 3 · Lithuanian home cooking · Not spicy at all

413kcal
20 gprotein
56 gcarbs
12 gfat
6 gfibre

Per serving, out of 3. Worked out from the grams of each ingredient using a food database – so it's approximate.

Allergens: Milk and Eggs

Ingredients (serves 3)

  • Kefir 2.5%1,000 ml
  • Beetroot (cooked)300 g
  • Cucumber200 g
  • Egg (2 pcs, boiled)110 g
  • Potatoes, boiled450 g

Also: Dill, spring onions, salt

Method

  1. Get ready: keep the kefir (1 l) in the fridge right up until you mix it in. Wash the cucumber, and chop the dill and spring onions.
  2. Peel the cooked beetroot (300 g) and grate it coarsely or cut it into thin matchsticks. Prepare the cucumber (200 g) the same way.
  3. In a large bowl, mix the beetroot, cucumber, dill and spring onions.
  4. Pour in the cold kefir and mix well. Season lightly with salt, and if it's too thick, add a splash of cold water.
  5. Peel the boiled eggs (2 pcs) and cut them in half. Put the boiled potatoes (450 g) on a separate plate.
  6. Ladle the šaltibarščiai into bowls, add egg halves to each and serve the potatoes on the side. Keep leftover soup in the fridge, and the potatoes separately.

Tips

  • Boil or roast the beetroot the night before – or buy it ready-cooked.
  • The kefir must be cold – that's what makes the soup refreshing.
  • Keeps for 2 days in the fridge, but store the potatoes separately.
  • Want it hotter? A teaspoon of grated horseradish – and the šaltibarščiai warm up (in flavour, at least).
  • Want it lighter? Fewer potatoes, more cucumber.

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We haven't tested this recipe in our own kitchen yet – if you spot something off, let us know. Dumpli is a dumpling, not a doctor: for health questions, talk to your doctor.