Description
Green Borscht is a traditional Ukrainian spinach soup made with broth, potatoes, zucchini, fresh herbs, and hard-boiled eggs, finished with lemon juice and served with sour cream.
Ingredients
Scale
- 64 oz chicken or vegetable broth
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, minced
- 1 medium carrot, grated
- 3 large potatoes, cubed
- 4 cups spinach, chopped
- 1 zucchini, cubed
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, cubed
- 1/2 cup parsley or dill, chopped
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Sour cream for serving
Instructions
- Bring broth to a boil in a large pot and add cubed potatoes. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and carrot and sauté for 10 minutes.
- Add sautéed vegetables, zucchini, and spinach to the pot. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir in lemon juice, cubed eggs, and chopped herbs.
- Remove from heat and serve with sour cream.
Notes
- To hard-boil eggs, boil for 10 minutes, then transfer to cold water before peeling and chopping.
- Use vegetable broth for a vegetarian version.
- Add extra lemon juice for a brighter flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Ukrainian, Russian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 307 kcal
- Sugar: 5.5 g
- Sodium: 1048 mg
- Fat: 12.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9.6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35.1 g
- Fiber: 5.9 g
- Protein: 14.7 g
- Cholesterol: 124 mg