Šaltibarščiai
Šaltibarščiai, from above
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Šaltibarščiai

Neon pink cold beet soup. The most photogenic thing Lithuania eats in summer.

30 minTime
19 gProtein each
mildSpice
Pink soup2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayKefir and beet, hot potatoes alongside.
The original
331kcalsame
19 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
30minutessame

Šaltibarščiai.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Buttermilk4 cups kefir
Beetroot (beet)2, boiled and grated
Cucumber1 large, diced
Dill leaveschopped
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)chopped
Egg4, hard boiled
Saltto taste
Potatohot boiled potatoes, to serve

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Mix kefir with grated beetroot until bright pink.
  2. 2Add cucumber, dill, spring onion and salt.
  3. 3Chill well. Serve with halved eggs and hot potatoes on the side.
Serve it like this

Serve in white bowls to show the pink, egg halves on top, dill scattered, potatoes on a side plate.

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What goes with Šaltibarščiai: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Cepelinai90 min
On the side Beans thoran20 min
On the side Baingan bharta40 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
Something sweet Sakkarai pongal45 min
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