Šaltibarščiai

Electric pink cold beet soup with kefir and dill.

Ingredients

• 500 g Beetroot
• 4 cups Kefir
• 2 Cucumber
• 4 Hard-boiled eggs
• ½ cup Dill
• 4 Spring onions
• 2 tbsp Lemon juice
• 1 tsp Salt
• 4 Potatoes

Method

1. Cook the beets — Boil the beetroot whole until tender, then cool, peel and grate coarsely.
2. Combine — Mix the beet with cold kefir until the colour turns bright pink.
3. Add fresh — Stir in diced cucumber, chopped dill, spring onion and lemon.
4. Chill — Refrigerate at least 2 hours — it must be served properly cold.
5. Šaltibarščiai is ready — Serve with halved boiled eggs and a plate of hot boiled potatoes on the side.

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