Svekolnik

Ingredients

• 3 beets, peeled
• 1.5 litres (6 cups) water
• 2 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 cucumbers, diced
• 2 potatoes, boiled and diced
• Spring onions and dill
• Salt

Method

1. Simmer the whole beets in the water for 35 to 40 minutes.
2. Lift them out and grate them back into the broth. Add lemon, sugar and salt. Chill.
3. Divide the cucumbers, potatoes and herbs into bowls.
4. Ladle the cold beet broth over.

Tip. Bright pink and refreshing on hot fast days.