![]() This cold beet soup can be served as an appetizer before the lunch or dinner, or as a standalone dish with some boiled dill potatoes alongside. If you are interested in Lithuanian food and want to learn some dishes, there doesn't exist a better English book than this one. Hot summer is not a threat to you anymore! FIY, I adapted the recipe from the best (or should I say the only one, ha!) Lithuanian cookbook written in English - Taste Lithuania, by the wonderful author Beata Nicholson. I can only say that this pink soup is heavenly! It is so refreshing, you wouldn't believe. The taste? You have to try it by yourself. If you can't find it, you can easily substitute it with buttermilk or plain yogurt. The traditional cold borscht is made with kefir, a fermented milk drink. I bet at least 90% of families try this soup at least once during summer. The cold beet soup is insanely popular here. By the way, the translation from Lithuanian is exactly "Cold Borscht". Ask them what they are going to do with all these goodies and 9 out of 10 times the answer will be Šaltibarščiai. Every late spring, when the first fresh cucumbers, chives, and dill appear on the stalls of the farmers' markets, you can see incredibly long queues waiting to get their hands on the fresh produce. People in my country are going crazy over this summer borscht. After all, we have only 1-2 hot months in this part of the globe, while it's chilly or cold the rest of the year. I guess it's the seasonality of the dish to blame for. It's interesting how the older brother of this dish (traditional hot Borscht) is known in so many countries all around the world, while the cold version hasn't gotten so much attention. I also read that it's popular in Poland, but surely not to such level. However, today, the popularity of this chilled beet soup is the highest here, in Lithuania. From what I can tell the roots lead to the former USSR from which it spread throughout all the country members. It's really hard to tell whether this cold beet soup was born in Lithuania or not. Let me present you, my dear sweaty readers, this Cold Beet Soup, or Cold Borscht, or Šaltibarščiai in Lithuanian. ![]() ![]() It's been my savior for over 20 years now (I am only 27). ![]() But you gotta eat something, right? Luckily, I know a secret dish which stretches me a helping hand every time the hot weather approaches. It's 35 degrees outside (95✯) and I can barely move. For example, I love pork cutlets, but today, right now, I don't even want to think about them. Is it familiar to you? You are actually starving, but when you think about something and picture the process of putting it in your mouth, you get the “yuck!” effect. That feeling when you don't know what to eat during blazing hot summer days. Plus, it's really easy and quick to make! Place in the refrigerator and chill for 30-60 minutes.A big summer hit in Lithuania, this Cold Beet Soup aka Cold Borscht aka Summer Borscht is guaranteed to freshen you up on a hot day. Place the beets in a food processor with the greek yogurt, vegetable stock, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Remove from the oven, open the foil and allow the beets to cool 10-15 minutes. Wrap the foil around the beets and place in the oven for 45-60 minutes. Place the beets in a “foil basket” with the olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Yes, Mother’s Day is Sunday, go buy your Mom something amazing because Mom’s are the best! □ It would also make a beautiful start to a Mother’s Day Menu this weekend. Then I thought to myself, “I should make that for the blog” and so I did!Īs soon as I made it and began to slurp it up, I immediately envisioned little shot glasses of this chilled soup served at a summer party, cool, refreshing and delicious! Since I was on my “I want to put beets in everything” kick at the time, I suggested a chilled beet soup. It’s perfect for a spring or summer appetizer!Īfter creating the amazingness that is Beet Hummus, ( now my favorite snack, I’m totally addicted!) I became obsessed with making other recipes with roasted beets.Īs I was chatting with my friend that works at my favorite neighborhood spot, Queenstown Public House, he mentioned they were wanting to add a chilled soup to their appetizer list for the summer. Creamy chilled beet soup is a refreshing vegetarian and gluten free recipe.
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