Name: Healthy Beetroot Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Ingredients: 600 g fresh beetroot (peeled and grated); 1.5 litres vegetable stock; 1 onion (chopped small); 2 celery stalks (chopped small); 1 tbsp freshly chopped dill; 300 g potatoes (peeled and diced); salt and pepper; 100 ml soured cream

Healthy Beetroot Soup

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 35 mins

Course Soup

Servings 5 /6

Equipment

Large saute pan with lid
Hand blender or liquidiser

Ingredients

600 g fresh beetroot peeled and grated
1.5 litres vegetable stock
1 onion chopped small
2 celery stalks chopped small
1 tbsp freshly chopped dill
300 g potatoes peeled and diced
salt and pepper
100 ml soured cream

Instructions

Firstly heat the sunflower oil in a large pan and gently fry the celery, potatoes, onion and beetroot for around 5-6 minutes. Stir constantly.
Next add the vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Cover the pan and simmer for around 35 minutes.
Using a liquidiser or hand blender, blend the soup until nice and smooth. Return to the pan / heat and warm through again. Stir in the dill and season to taste.

Notes

When you are ready to serve the beetroot soup, add a tablespoon of soured cream in the centre of each soup and top with a sprig of dill for garnish.

Photo credit : Fred Fred

Healthy Beetroot Soup