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Šaltibarščiai (Elvyra's Style)

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Ingredients

For soup

  • 3 onion leaves (chopped)
  • 1 large (or 3 small, or 200 g)  cucumber (grated)
  • 2-3 (or 200 g) boiled beetroots (grated)
  • 1 bunch of dill (chopped)
  • 1 l kefir (1.5l kefir-drink)
  • mineral water for dilution
  • Salt, pepper

For serving

  • 2 eggs (boiled, peeled, then cut in halves)
  • 500 g potatoes, boiled

Preparation

  1. Put to potatoes to boil. Optionally, after 10-15 minutes, put it on a backing tray and shove to the oven (200 C) for the next 10-15 minutes.
  2. Put all ingredients in a pot. Leave some dill for garnish.
  3. Add kefir.
  4. If the consistency is too thic, dilute it with mineral water.
  5. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Serving: poor the soup in a bowl, garnish with dill, then 1 half of an egg. Serve with potatoes on a separate bowl.