Description

Chilled Borscht

Ingredients:

greens from 4 fresh beets

2 cups cooked, diced beets

1/2 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced

4 thinly sliced radish

1 tbsp scallions, thinly sliced

3/4 cup tomato juice

1 1/2 cup water

3 tbsp red wine vinegar

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 tsp dill weed

3/4 cup sour cream

Instructions:

Wash and stem beet greens. Steam in a small amount of water until tender. squeeze dry in a kitchen towel and chop. Combine cooked beet greens in a bowl with diced beets, cucumber, radish and scallions. Add tomato juice, water, vinegar, salt, pepper and dill weed. Serve cold with a dollop of sour cream.