Given the ridiculous amount of beetroots I'd just harvested, Jamie suggested we make borscht.
"Or I could meet beetroot soup" I said contrarily.
"Yes, borscht", he said, thinking he was clever.
"No, beetroot soup" I said, splattering beetroot on my top like a boss idiot. To me, the Russian or Ukrainian beetroot soup was heartier, using beef stock and likely beef. I wasn't doing that. I was making a more delicate, healthier garden soup.
That meant roasting beetroot along with zucchini from the garden, to bring out the flavour. I also added some freshly seeded coriander seeds, fennel seeds, and a good sprinkling of cummin. Once nearly roasted, I added some spring onions too.
Then it was just about blending it with some vegetable stock to make it the desired thickness. I had some liquid stock I'd picked up for free from the Food is Free stall. But here's the kicker - I then added two big tablespoons of miso, balancing out the flavour and adding a nice kick of umami.
So. Bloody. Good.
I'm also a big, big fan of toppings on soup, so on went a good dollop of greek yoghurt, and some finely chopped garden greens - silverbeet, lovage, parsley - plus some fennel flowers, fennel tops, calendula petals, a fine sprinkle of chilli and some black onion seeds.
Served with seedy bread (which I'll talk about another day) it really was next level.
"This is better than borscht I reckon" says Jamie. Of course it is. It's my beetroot soup.
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That really looks delicious, I might try it to change things up in the coming weeks.
Also really professional pictures !
Thanks
Soup needs toppings for sure, that is what makes it the dish as you would hope it would be. So the beetroots in the garden are doing swell as it seems? :D
Yeah....we all need more stock packed in the freezer ready to use. I really just hate making it.
I'm a fan of soup, but I'm not really a fan of beetroot. However, I might try making it into soup this week. What extra ingredients did you use to enhance the flavor? =)
I love beetroot, never tasted borscht but this sounds fresh and light. Your toppings add the final touch, yum @riverflows! The colour is beautiful.
Well, yes, it is beetroot soup - in Russia and Ukraine it is prepared, but not so often (mainly if they want to get a more dietary dish). By the way, if you like beets, there is a popular beetroot salad with the addition of walnuts and a little garlic, which is also very tasty!
I am intrigued with the taste of that soup. It seems that I want to taste it. One of the healthiest food that everybody could have in a day.
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