OkroshkaCold Kefir Soup

Name: Okroshka (Cold Kefir Soup)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: 1000 ml Kefir (well chilled); 500 ml Water (well chilled); 250 g Cucumber (finely diced); 150 g Radish (finely sliced); 300 g Potato (peeled); 4 pcs Egg; 250 g Doctors Sausage (finely diced); 15 g Fresh Dill (finely chopped); 20 g Mustard; 8 g Salt; 2 g Black Pepper

Okroshka is a cold Russian soup with chopped potato, cucumber, radish, egg, herbs, and a tangy liquid base. This kefir version should be kept refrigerated and served well chilled.

Prep

25m

Cook

20m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

468kcal

Calories

25g

Protein

29g

Fat

31g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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Soup

1l
Kefir (well chilled)
500ml
Water (well chilled)
250g
Cucumber (finely diced)
150g
Radish (finely sliced)
300g
Potato (peeled)
4pcs
Egg
250g
Doctors Sausage (finely diced)
15g
Fresh Dill (finely chopped)
20g
Mustard
8g
Salt
2g
Black Pepper

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Method

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6 steps

01
Cook the potato until tender, then cool it completely and dice it small.
02
Cook the eggs until hard-boiled, then cool, peel, and chop them.
03
In a large bowl, combine the cucumber, radish, potato, eggs, doctor's sausage, and fresh dill.
04
In a separate bowl, whisk together the kefir, water, mustard, salt, and black pepper until smooth.
05
Pour the kefir mixture over the chopped ingredients and stir until evenly combined.
06
Chill the soup thoroughly before serving so it is very cold.

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