Botwinka (Polish Vegetable Soup with Beet Greens)



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Prep Time:
20 mins

Cook Time:
35 mins

Total Time:
55 mins

Servings:
3

Yield:
3 servings


Ingredients

  • 2carrots, peeled and diced
  • 1parsnip, peeled and diced
  • ½celery roots (celeriac), peeled and cubed
  • 1leek, sliced
  • cold water to cover
  • 5beets with leaves and stems – beets peeled and chopped, leaves sliced
  • 3potatoes, diced
  • 1cubevegetable bouillon
  • 1tablespoonwhite sugar
  • 1dashlemon juice, or to taste
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3tablespoonsheavy cream
  • 2tablespoonsall-purpose flour
  • 3eggs, hard boiled
  • 1tablespoonchopped fresh dill, plus more for garnish

  • Directions

    Combine carrot, parsley root, celeriac, and leek in a large pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and stock cube. Add beet and beet leaves and cook until beet and beet greens are tender, about 25 minutes. Season with sugar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Simmer until flavors are well combined, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

    Combine cream, flour, and 3 tablespoons of soup and mix until smooth. Add to pot and stir in well. Place pot back on stove and bring to a boil. Add dill and remove from heat.

    Divide hardboiled eggs among 3 bowls. Ladle soup on top of eggs and garnish with dill.



    Cook's Note:

    If you like you can add a dollop of cream to each soup bowl.


    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    482 Calories
    11g Fat
    84g Carbs
    16g Protein

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