I always loved beets.
When I was a kid I loved pickled beets on more or less everything.
I could eat them directly from the jar.
I know, strange kid!
I still love beets, but you might be happy to know that I have stopped eating them directly from the jar.
Now I'm more likely to use them in something like this:
Beet soup
My take on the classical Bosch soup.
Can be served hot or cold, I prefer cold.
Serves 4
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
1 leak, only the white part, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons dill, chopped
4 cups chicken stock
6 large beets, roasted, peeled and chopped
salt
pepper
1/2 cup sour cream
Heat the oil in a pan and sauté onion, carrot and leak until soft.
Add dill and stock and bring to a boil.
Add the beets and let the soup simmer for 15 minutes.
Pour the soup into a blander and whiz until smooth.
Taste with salt and pepper.
Photos by Colin Cooke
Love this!!
The colour is amazing!
Posted by: Ash | June 01, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Photo is great! Nice color and great selection of those tall thin glasses
Posted by: MyFoodRocks | June 01, 2009 at 02:43 PM
That sounds so good and what a beautiful picture... the earthy beets at my market never look quite that pretty!
Posted by: Ann | June 01, 2009 at 04:52 PM
This looks and sounds delish! We're big beet fans so I'll be adding this to the recipe list.
Lovely blog (I found it thru farm chicks) your pics are wonderful and all the recipes look fab.
Posted by: Simone Howell | June 02, 2009 at 12:53 AM
Very nice...but you should still enjoy them directly from the jar too!
Posted by: Jill | June 02, 2009 at 01:52 AM
Great post and recipe! Keep up the good work!
Posted by: SNYdesign | June 02, 2009 at 09:08 AM
Have you ever tried a beetrootcake with walnuts and saffron topping!
That´s the only way that I eat beetroots,
but then I can eat a lot!
Posted by: Vintage Fairy Tales Rebecka | June 02, 2009 at 01:34 PM
pretty.
Posted by: Raquel Raney | June 04, 2009 at 01:04 PM
Nice receipt and amazing pictures.
I'm afraid the name of soup lost one letter. In Russia we call it borsch :)
Posted by: Alexander | June 04, 2009 at 01:44 PM
... it's called borscht soup though ... bosch is the german appliance manufacturer ... happy days ...
Posted by: ina and gumby | June 04, 2009 at 08:59 PM
I just made this tonight and it was delicious! Thanks for this recipe. You can't beat how easy it is, plus it tastes great.
Thanks again!
Posted by: Aloja Vera | December 22, 2009 at 08:36 AM