I would like to sharing some of my favorite recipes I found from pinterest here:
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Borscht – Beetroot Soup from Green Kitchen Stories:
2 tbsp ghee or cold pressed olive oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 lbs / 500 g raw beetroots, any color, coarsely grated
4 cups / 1 l vegetable broth
2 bay leafs
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
sea salt & freshly ground pepper
Horseradish Yogurt
4 tsp freshly grated horseradish, or more to taste
1/2 cup / 120 ml plain yogurt
Heat ghee in a large saucepan on medium heat, add mustard and cumin seeds and stir constantly to prevent from burning. Fry until fragrant. Then add onion and fry until soft, stirring occasionally. Add the grated beetroot, vegetable broth and bay leafs. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and let simmer for 30-40 minutes. Meanwhile prepare the Horseradish Yogurt by combining both ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Add apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper to the beetroot soup and let simmer for another minute or so. Adjust seasoning to taste. Serve in bowls with a dollop of Horseradish Yogurt.
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This is from Oliver Magazine - beautiful photography of Russian food by A. Montgomery:
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You can make this authentic Russian potatoe salad called “Olivie” and it is delicious! If you love shrimp or chicken, you’re going to love this dish! And it’s so easy that if you can buy some pickles, a can of peas, boil 6 eggs, peel a few potatoes and cut up some carrots…..your friends will think you’ve become a master chef!
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So, the true Soviet version of salad Olivier includes the following basic 5 ingredients:
- hard boiled eggs, diced
- boiled sausage, diced (or use dised canadian bacon)
- boiled potatoes (usually boiled with peels, my Mom also boils carrots in peels, and then the peels are removed), diced
- marinated (or fresh) cucumbers (usually home-made freshly salted , from home-grown cucumbers), diced
- canned green peas, whole
- green onion, diced
Dice everything, except for peas=), season to taste …
and add loads of mayonnaise, the amount depends on your decency (which can also be ‘lightened’ with sour cream or greek yogurt)Enjoy! Let me know if you tried this and what is your opinion on it)
Have a great week!
This is it for now! Stay with me and do more recipes, stories, hotel tips, and more in my part 3 of Russian trip next week,
xx, Lana
