Soups
Cold beetroot soup
This cold soup is full of freshness, acidity and the typical color of beetroot. Just when it's well chilled, it seems light, summery and yet filling enough to be more than just a small appetizer.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 20 minutes
- Cooling time: at least 1 hour
- Total: approx. 1 hour 20 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 340 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 16.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 27.6 g
- Fat
- ≈ 16.7 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 1 bunch of beets or cooked beets · ≈ 400 g
- 1 cucumber · ≈ 400 g
- 1 bunch of radishes · ≈ 200 g
- 500 ml cream yoghurt · ≈ 500 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
- 100 ml beetroot juice · ≈ 100 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of beets or cooked beets
- 1 cucumber
- 1 bunch of radishes
- dill
- chives
- 1 liter of milk
- 500 ml cream yoghurt
- 100 ml beetroot juice
- Salt
- pepper
- optional: boiled eggs for serving
Instructions
- Cut the beetroot, cucumber and radishes into small pieces or grate them coarsely.
- Finely chop the dill and chives.
- Place vegetables and herbs in a large bowl.
- Add milk, cream yoghurt and beetroot juice and mix everything well.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Chill the soup for at least 1 hour so that it infuses well.
- Stir again before serving and serve with boiled egg if desired.
