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    Creamy Beet Soup (Hungarian Céklakrémleves)

    Last Modified: December 28, 2020

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    Beet Soup (Céklakrémleves) hails from Transylvania with tarragon, lemon and sour cream. You don’t have to be Transylvanian Hungarian, but if you use tarragon, lemon and sour cream for a soup, you qualify. A popular Christmas dinner start with stunning red color.

    Creamy Beetroot Soup Main 11-Dec-20

    Creamy Beet Soup (Hungarian Céklakrémleves)

    Chief Desirist Dr Hanna
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    Recipe developed by Diet Desires.

    Servings: 3
    Course: Soup/Stews
    Cuisine: Hungarian
    Calories: 224
    Keywords: authentic, Easy-to-prepare, Freezable, Make Ahead, one-pan, Stove top
    Diets: Diabetic (low glycemic), Gluten-free, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Vegetarian
    Keto-Low-Carb
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 1 hour
    Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
    Serving: 1cup | Sodium: 297mg | Calcium: 72mg | Vitamin C: 6mg | Vitamin A: 353IU | Sugar: 8g | Fiber: 4g | Potassium: 398mg | Cholesterol: 85mg | Calories: 224 | Saturated Fat: 6g | Fat: 17g | Protein: 6g | Carbohydrates: 13g | Iron: 2mg
    You don’t have to be Transylvanian Hungarian, but if you use tarragon, lemon and sour cream for a soup, you qualify. A popular Christmas dinner start with stunning red color.

    Ingredients

    • 250 g beetroot, in whole
    • 2-3 cups water
    • 1 TBSP olive oil
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • ¼ cup onion, diced
    • 1 garlic, minced
    • 400 ml vegetable broth, (low-salt)
    • ½ tsp Vegeta
    • ½ tsp tarragon
    • 1 egg yolk*
    • ½ cup sour cream*
    • ½ tsp lemon juice
    • 2 TBSP pumpkin seeds, freshly roasted

    Instructions

    • Wash the beetroots and chop off the two ends. Don’t peel them. Pour over the veggies just enough water to cover, then cook them for 50 about minutes.
    • Strain the beetroots. Save half cup of the cooking water, discard the rest. Set aside.
    • Peel the beetroots and roughly dice them.
    • In a medium pot, sauté the diced onion on the oil till it becomes glassy, about 3 minutes. Add minced garlic, sauté it about 30 seconds.
    • Add diced beetroot, vegetable broth, the half cup cooking liquid, Vegeta and tarragon. Cook the soup for 5 minutes.
    • Pour it into a blender and blend till smooth, about 1-2 minutes.
    • In a cup mix the sour cream and egg yolk. Dilute mix with a half a cup soup. Add to the rest of the soup, along with the lemon.
    • Pour the sour cream mix into the soup, stir it well.
    • Serve it hot. Garnish with roasted pumpkin seeds. (No need to use oil for the seeds.)

    Notes & Ingredients

    *Substitute sour cream with coconut cream for vegan version, and skip adding egg yolk.

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    Former PhD chemist turned to chocolatier. Now in New Hampshire USA starting a food business in my 3rd country, after NZ and AU. I’m very committed to sustainability, defined as buying locally, shunning preservatives & artificial ingredients, and using only natural fruits and herbs and highest cocoa content possible for chocolates

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