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Beetroot Soup
June 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Search for a different soup to try. Beetroot is thought to assist blood circulation when served as a soup. In this recipe, it is combined with carrots and lemon juice to provide a refreshing, nourishing soup for healthy blood. Can be served cold topped with the yoghurt and lemon mixture.
Ingredients:
1 kg (2 lb 4oz) fresh, raw beetroot (pickled ones are not suitable)
2 large carrots, trimmed and peeled
1 clove garlic, peeled
1 medium white onion, peeled
5 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil
1.5 litres (55fl oz) vegetable stock
Juice of 1 lemon
400 ml (14fl oz) yoghurt
Method:
Grate the beetroot, carrots, onion, and garlic.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
Add the vegetables to the oil and sweat gently for ten minutes.
Add the stock to the pan and simmer, covered, for forty minutes.
Strain the liquid into a clean saucepan and bring back to a simmer.
Meanwhile, stir the lemon juice into the yoghurt and set aside.
When the soup is ready to serve, add a spoonful of the yoghurt and lemon mixture on top of each serving.
Alternatively Serving Suggestion:
Serve cold with the yoghurt and lemon mixture.
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