Creamy Beet With Dill Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan set over moderate heat cook beets and onion in butter, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add broth, thyme, bay leaf and salt and pepper to taste and simmer soup, covered, for 15 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Transfer to a food processor or blender and puree, in batches if necessary, until smooth. Return soup to saucepan, stir in cream and vinegar and bring soup to a simmer, stirring, until heated through. Garnish each serving with cream and dill, if desired.;

Steps:

• Combine 4 cups broth, beets, onions, carrot and garlic in medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 35 minutes. Cool slightly. Puree in blender in batches until smooth. Transfer to bowl. Thin with additional broth if soup is too thick. Mix in sugar. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill until cold, at least 4 hours or overnight. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with dill and chives. Top with sour cream.

Steps:

• Combine 4 cups broth, beets, onion, carrot and garlic in medium saucepan.
• Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 35 minutes.
• Cool slightly.
• Puree in blender in batches until smooth.
• Transfer to bowl.
• Thin with additional broth if soup is too thick.
• Mix in sugar.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cover and chill until cold, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• (Can be prepared 2 days ahead, keep refrigerated).
• Ladle soup into bowls, sprinkle with dill and chives. Top with sour cream.

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a 4-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until they're tender-crisp. Add the potato and garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Drain the liquid from the beets and reserve 1 cup beet juice. Add the beets and broth to the saucepan and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 15 minutes more or until the potato is tender.
• Place 1/2 of the broth mixture into an electric blender or food processor container. Cover and blend until smooth. Pour into a medium bowl. Repeat the blending process with the remaining broth mixture. Return all of the pureed mixture to the saucepan. Stir in the reserved beet juice, dill and black pepper. Cook over medium heat until the mixture is hot.
• Serve with sour cream.

Steps:

• Peel and grate 1 pound beets.
• Make a dressing with 1 minced shallot, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, 1/4 cup sour cream, lemon juice to taste and chopped dill.
• Garnish: Dill.