Cucumber Beet Buttermilk Soup
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
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This recipe makes 4 servings
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Nutritional Info |
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Per serving: about |
- |
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cal |
138138 cal |
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pro |
9 g9g pro |
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total fat |
3 g3g total fat |
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sat. fat |
2 g2g sat. fat |
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carb |
19 g19g carb |
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fibre |
2 g2g fibre |
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chol |
11 mg11mg chol |
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sodium |
496 mg496mg sodium |
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% RDI: |
- |
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calcium |
2727 calcium |
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iron |
1111 iron |
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vit A |
44 vit A |
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vit C |
2222 vit C |
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folate |
1919 folate |
Cold soup makes a refreshing start to a dinner party on a hot summer evening. Canned beets are the key to this convenient, pretty soup, which becomes pinker the longer it sits.
Ingredients
- 1 can (14 oz/398 ml) beets 1 1can (14 oz/398 ml) can (14 oz/398 ml)beetbeets
- 3 cups buttermilk 3 3cups cupsbuttermilk
- 1/2 cup light sour cream 1/2 1/2cup cuplight sour cream
- 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tspeach salt and pepper
- 1-1/2 cups diced English cucumbers 1-1/2 1-1/2cups cupsdiced English cucumberEnglish cucumbers
- 2 green onions , sliced2 2green oniongreen onions, sliced
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill 2 2tbsp tbspchopped fresh dill
- 1 tsp grated lemon rind 1 1tsp tspgrated lemon rind
- 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 1tbsp tbsplemon juice
- Fresh dill sprig Fresh dill sprigFresh dill sprigs
Preparation
Drain beets and dice; set aside. In large bowl, whisk buttermilk, sour cream, salt and pepper. Add beets, cucumber, green onions, chopped dill, and lemon rind and juice. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 4 hours.) Serve garnished with dill sprigs.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: August 2003