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How is this different from Borscht? What does soup with beets taste like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You may have heard of Borscht, a delicious sour soup, associated with Eastern Europe cuisine. In Ukraine, Borscht is made with beetroots, beef and pork (or other meat), and other vegetables (zucchini, beans, but also apples...).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, I cannot \"afford\" to call my recipe Borscht, because it's definitely not like the original recipe. My vegan beetroot soup is creamy, velvety, and doesn't have \"chunks\" of veggies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What does it taste? Beetroot has an earthy flavour<\/strong>, that you either do like or don't. If you cook it, it tastes sweet<\/strong>. Therefore, this beet soup tastes...sweet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Though it has this particular flavor, you can easily transform it by balancing out (in fact, this beet soup doesn't only taste sweet, but also sour and spicy!). How? Keep reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Very simple and basic ingredients (if you ask me):<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fun fact: I almost used to \"hate\" beets. I've always seen mom eating them (raw), but I had never had the courage to try. In recent years though, I started eating and liking them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I've tried making a decent soup with beets for quite a few times, and every time I ended up disliking<\/span> it. Yep. As soon as I started eating and actually liking<\/span> beetroot, I started messing up with unbalanced preparations lol<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n But then I found out I was simply not balancing the flavors. Cooking my beets and simply blending them with a bit of water and\/or milk and salt was basically just like making a smoothie. Problem was: I wanted a soup, not a smoothie. Let's see how to make beet soup:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a medium pan, over medium heat, add oil and minced onion and slightly fry until golden. Then add cubed potatoes. The smaller the cubes, the quicker they will cook. Let them become golden brown, this will also add flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Add water and cover, cook until tender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the potatoes are cooked, add cubed beets, salt, hot water and then blend using an immersion blender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alternatively, transfer to a food processor and blend. Add balsamic vinegar, try the soup and adjust to your taste. If you don't like the beetroot soup that creamy and thick, add water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lastly, garnish with yogurt, mustard, thyme and (optional) sliced almonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, that's how you create balance when you have a dish like this: just think of its flavour first (earthy and sweet<\/strong>), and then of its opposite (sour and\/or salty<\/strong>). A typical pairing is goat cheese, but I didn\u2019t have it (you can crumble it on top, on the finished dish).<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this case to balance sweetness, I've used balsamic vinegar\/yogurt<\/strong> and ginger<\/strong>. The firsts give sourness<\/strong>, the latter gives a bit of spiciness<\/strong>. I then wanted to give a nutty crunchy<\/strong> touch so I added almonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And that's how the best beet soup ever was created, by combining different flavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n YES YES YES. Please remember I'm not a nutritionist, but I can tell you for sure that beets are so good for our bodies. They are such an amazing source of minerals (just like iron) and vitamins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Baguette](\"https:\/\/healthylittlecravings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/beet-soup-Healthy-little-cravings-6.jpg\")
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How to make beets soup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1. Cook onion and potatoes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2. Add beets and blend<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Are beets good for you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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