Cold Borscht, a cool, summery take on the classic Easy borscht recipe soup, is one of several modernized recipes in San Francisco chef Anna Voloshyna’s debut cookbook, “Budmo! August 29, 2022 at 6:40 a. Growing up in Ukraine, San Francisco chef and blogger Anna Voloshyna ate a bright pink, kefir-based cold borscht called kholodnyk — kholod means cold in Ukrainian — to cool off during the scorching-hot days of summer. Persian cucumbers, dill, parsley and extra-virgin olive oil for added color and texture.
DIRECTIONS In a medium saucepan, combine the beets with water to cover by about 2 inches. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until the beets are easily pierced with a knife, 30 to 40 minutes. Drain the beets and let them sit for about 10 minutes. When they are cool enough to handle, peel them and then coarsely grate them.
Coarsely grate two of the eggs and add them to the beets. Mix together everything with a spoon and then add a bit of the chilled water, if the mixture is too thick. It should be the consistency of a yogurt soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover the pot and chill for at least 30 minutes or for up to 2 hours before serving. When ready to serve, halve the remaining three eggs lengthwise.
Top each serving with some of the remaining cucumbers and radishes, the green onions, an egg half, a dollop of yogurt, some dill and parsley, and a generous drizzle of oil. The soup needs to be eaten very cold, right from the fridge. It tastes best the day it is made. Jessica Yadegaran is a food and dining writer for The Mercury News and East Bay Times, covering dining culture, restaurants, travel and more for the Eat Drink Play section. Jessica previously worked for the San Luis Obispo Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune and Seattle Magazine, where she was the food and dining editor. She graduated from San Diego State University with a B. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request.
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