“Green Borscht” (Zeleniy Borsch).How we cook it in Odessa.

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Low calories healthy soup with spring season taste. Spring seasonal greens are coming and it is time to enjoy it.  We can name it “Spinach soup” as well. It is match with vegetation diet.

green borscht

It is good to serve with sour cream and boiled egg.

green borscht to serve

Do not afraid to damp all greens to the pot.
green borscht in pot before

It will fit later.
green borscht in pot after

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“Green Borscht” how we cook it in Odessa. (Zeleniy Borsch)

“Green Borscht” how we cook it in Odessa. (Zeleniy Borsch)

Ingredients:

For 4 L pot:
• 2 litres of pure water, about
• 2-3 potatoes, Russet, medium, peeled, cubes. 300 g / 11 oz
• 1 head of onion, medium 200 g / 7 oz
• 1 bay leave
• 2 bunches of spinach, cut (or 1 bunch of spinach and 1 bunch of dock (it is almost impossible to find in Vancouver)) 700 g / 2 LBS
• 1 bunch of baby dill 250 g / 9 oz
• 1 bunch of parsley 200 g / 7 oz
• 2 bunches of green onion 200 g /
• 2 tsp. salt to taste
• 1 tbsp. of sour cream to serve 30 g / 1 oz
• 1 boiled egg, chopped to serve

Directions:

1. Add 2 liters of water into a 4-liter pot, bay leaf. Place it on the stove and start to boil water.
2. When water start to boil, reduce heat to medium.
3. Add cubes of potatoes and well-chopped onion to boiled water and cook it until you will have almost tender potatoes (cooked around 20-30 minutes).
4. Add the rest of chopped greens
5. Mix it well.
6. Simmer on the medium heat until start to boil (around 15 minutes).
Serve with sour cream and chopped boiled egg
Dangerous!
Never add water at the end of the cook process. It is completely killing taste.
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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving – 1 plate = 350 ml:

Without sour cream and egg and
Nutrition Facts
User Entered Recipe
Calories 113.5
Total Fat 5.1 g
Saturated Fat 1.5 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.0 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
Sodium 134.6 mg
Potassium 694.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate 14.9 g
Dietary Fiber 3.1 g
Sugars 0.7 g
Protein 4.2 g

With 1 tbsp. of sour cream and 1 boiled egg per serve:

Amount Per Serving 1 plate = 350 g

With 1 tbsp. of sour cream and 1 boiled egg
Calories 197.1
Total Fat 11.1 g
Saturated Fat 4.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.9 g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.1 g
Cholesterol 169.5 mg
Sodium 203.2 mg
Potassium 774.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate 15.9 g
Dietary Fiber 3.1 g
Sugars 0.8 g
Protein 10.2 g

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