Best Red Beet Soup Recipes

BEET, GINGER AND RED CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the potato, ginger, thyme, rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring, until the potatoes are well coated, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in the broth and bring to a simmer.
• Add the beets and cabbage and simmer until the potatoes and vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed to maintain a simmer. Remove from the heat, discard the herbs and let cool at least 5 minutes. Carefully puree until smooth with a handheld immersion blender or in 2 to 3 batches in a blender (do not fill the blender more than halfway full).
• Reheat the soup if necessary and adjust the consistency with water and seasoning with salt and pepper as needed
• Serve hot with a dollop of sour cream and toasted chopped walnuts sprinkled on top.

SWEET RED PEPPER-BEET SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots, and cook, stirring occasionally, until shallots are translucent and tender, about 4 minutes. Add bell peppers and beets, and stir to coat. Add water and chicken stock, and bring to a boil. Cover partially, and reduce heat. Simmer until beets are tender when pierced with a knife, about 1 hour.
• Remove saucepan from heat, and let cool slightly. Stir in lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper. Working in batches, puree mixture in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl, and refrigerate until chilled, up to overnight.
• Divide soup evenly among 6 to 8 bowls. Sprinkle each with goat cheese. Season with pepper, and serve with lemon wedges.

MY POLISH FAMILY'S RED BEET SOUP

Steps:

• Place beef short ribs, salt and pepper in a stock pot.
• Cover with water (at least 3 quarts) and bring to a boil.
• Let simmer until the meat falls off the bone.
• Skim off any "scum" and visible fat.
• Add cubed red beets, ensuring that there is enough liquid to cover them.
• Bring back to the boil.
• Simmer until red beets are tender.
• Take out about 3 cups of the soup mixture including red beets but excluding meat, and place in blender. Blend until mostly smooth.
• Add the blended mixture back to the pot.
• Add cubed potatoes and simmer until tender.
• Add half and half, and sour cream.
• Mix well.
• Be certain to not let the soup come to a boil once the dairy products have been added.
• Check for seasoning. Adjust with salt and pepper as necessary.
• Serve and enjoy.

RED HOT MAMA (CURRIED BEET AND POTATO SOUP)

Steps:

• Place beets into a pot, cover with water, and add vinegar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until halfway tender, about 30 minutes. Drain. Let cool until safe to handle, at least 15 minutes.
• Place beets on a cutting board. Remove skin and chop beets.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir potatoes, onion, red chile flakes, and curry until potatoes are slightly softened, about 15 minutes. Add the boiled beets, chicken stock, and brown sugar. Increase heat to high; bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover; cook until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Season with salt.
• Fill blender halfway with soup. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to puree. Pour into a pot. Repeat with remaining soup.

RED BEET SOUP

Steps:

• Cook beets 30 min or until tender. Keep water (broth).
• Peel beets and julienne; return to pot.
• Add sugar, salt, lemon juice to taste. Cool.
• When ready to serve, add cucumber, scallions and one-half egg to each bowl.
• Garnish with a dollop of sour cream, dill and parsley.
• NOTE: You can use red wine vinegar instead of lemon juice.

SWEET RED PEPPER AND BEET SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium. Cook shallots, stirring occasionally, until translucent and tender, about 4 minutes. Add bell peppers and beets, and stir to coat. Add the water and broth, and bring to a boil. Cover partially, and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until beets are very tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, about 1 hour.
• Let cool slightly. Stir in lemon juice; add 1 teaspoon salt, and season with pepper. Working in batches, puree soup in a blender or food processor, filling no more than halfway each time. (Alternately, use an immersion blender.) Transfer to a large bowl, and refrigerate until chilled, up to overnight (covered).
• Divide soup among bowls. Sprinkle evenly with goat cheese, season with pepper and more salt, if desired, and serve with lemon wedges.
• Nutrition Information
• (Per Serving)
• Calories: 125g
• Saturated: 2.6g
• Unsaturated Fat: 2g
• Cholesterol: 6.5mg
• Carbohydrates: 13.9g
• Protein: 6.7g
• Sodium: 374mg
• Fiber: 3.4g

CHILLED RED PEPPER AND BEET SOUP WITH YOGURT AND CARAWAY SEEDS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, ginger, and caraway seeds. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft, about 7 minutes. Stir in bell peppers and beet, and cook until peppers begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add stock and 3 cups water; bring to a boil. Stir in salt; season with pepper. Reduce heat; simmer, partially covered, until peppers and beet are tender, about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in dill, cilantro, and lemon juice. Let cool completely. Refrigerate, covered, until cold, about 1 1/2 hours. Divide soup among 4 bowls; top each with 1 tablespoon yogurt. Garnish with dill sprigs.

GOLDEN AND RED BEET SOUP

Steps:

• Trim beets (reserve greens for another use) and peel. Separately cut golden and red beets into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Finely chop onion. In each of two 3-quart saucepans melt 1 tablespoon butter over moderate heat. Add red beets and half of onion to butter in one pan and golden beets and remaining onion to other. Cook beet mixtures, stirring, 5 minutes. Add 2 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt to each beet mixture and simmer, uncovered, 40 minutes, or until beets are very tender.
• In a blender or food processor puree each mixture separately with 1 1/4 cups milk until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Return soups to pans and reheat over moderate heat.
• In a small bowl whisk together crème fraîche or sour cream and dill. Divide soups among 6 bowls, pouring them simultaneously into opposite sides of each bowl.
• Serve soup topped with cream mixture and garnished with dill.

GAZPACHO RED BEET SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Chop onion, fennel, leek and garlic. Let sit for 5 minutes. 2. Peel and dice red beets. Set aside. 3. Chop celery and parsley. Set aside. 4. In a small frying pan, add olive oil and lightly fry onions, fennel and garlic with beets at low heat for 2-3 minutes. This will give the onions and garlic a milder flavor and also lightly soften the beets for blending. 5. Chop tomatoes, add to a blender with coconut cream and blend (or a mixing bowl, using a hand blender). 6. Add all remaining ingredients (except avocados) and blend together with tomatoes. 7. Transport blended ingredients to a large bowl. 8. Stir for about 1-2 minutes. Then add spices (add olive oil if you did not fry onions and garlic). Stir well for another minute or so. 9. Let soup sit for at least 10-15 minutes. You can use this time to prep the rest of your dinner. 10. Once soup has 'marinated', pour evenly into bowls. 11. Peel avocado and cut in slices or pieces. 12. Add avocado to bowls (distribute evenly). 13. Serve and enjoy!

SWEET RED PEPPER-BEET SOUP

Steps:

• 1.Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots, and cook, stirring occasionally, until shallots are translucent and tender, about 4 minutes. Add bell peppers and beets, and stir to coat. Add water and chicken stock, and bring to a boil. Cover partially, and reduce heat. Simmer until beets are tender when pierced with a knife, about 1 hour. 2.Remove saucepan from heat, and let cool slightly. Stir in lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper. Working in batches, puree mixture in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl, and refrigerate until chilled, up to overnight. 3.Divide soup evenly among 6 to 8 bowls. Sprinkle each with goat cheese. Season with pepper, and serve with lemon wedges.

CREAM OF RED BEET SOUP (ROTE RUEBEN CREMESUPPE)

Steps:

• Put the beets in a kettle; add water to cover and salt to taste. Bring to a boil, cover and cook 30 minutes or longer until tender. Cooking time will depend on the size and age of the beets. Drain beets and peel.
• Put two beets into a food processor or electric blender and blend thoroughly. Add 1/2 cup of the beef broth and blend once more. Spoon and scrape the mixture into a saucepan.
• Cut the remaining beet into thin slices. Stack the slices and cut them into thin strips (julienne). There should be about 1/3 cup.
• Put the vinegar, 1/4 cup water and caraway seeds in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the remaining broth and cook 5 minutes. Strain the broth and discard the seeds.
• Heat the puree of beets and pour in the caraway broth. Bring to a boil.
• Cut the ham into very thin strips. There should be about 1/4 cup.
• Whip cream and add it to the soup, beating with a wire whisk. Add salt and pepper; bring to simmer.
• Pour the soup into 6 cups and garnish each portion with thin strips of beet and ham.