Okroshka – Russian Summer Soup

Name: Okroshka – Russian Summer Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 Servings
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: Water: 8 cups cold; Sour cream: ⅓ cup; White vinegar: 3 tbsp; Salt: 2 tsp; Dill: 3 tbsp; Green onion: ½ cup; Ham: ½ lb; Potatoes: 5 medium; Eggs: 3; Cucumbers: 4

Russian, Cool, Summer Soup

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Ingredients

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	8 cups cold Water
	⅓ cup Sour cream
	3 tbsp White vinegar divided
	2 tsp Salt
	3 tbsp Dill fresh or frozen, chopped
	½ cup Green onion finely chopped
	½ lb Ham chopped
	5 medium Potatoes peeled and diced in ¼-inch cubes
	3 Eggs
	4 Cucumbers diced

Nutritional information

281

Calories

8.6g

Fat

38.9g

Carbohydrate

14.2g

Protein

109mg

Cholesterol

1335mg

Sodium

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Cuisine:

Russian Recipes

Ingredients

8 cups cold Water
⅓ cup Sour cream
3 tbsp White vinegar
divided
2 tsp Salt
3 tbsp Dill
fresh or frozen, chopped
½ cup Green onion
finely chopped
½ lb Ham
chopped
5 medium Potatoes
peeled and diced in ¼-inch cubes
3 Eggs
4 Cucumbers
diced

Directions

Feel no guilt with this Russian inspired Okroshka, most commonly described as a light and cool, cold Summer soup. Using a sour cream base seasoned with salt and vinegar and filled with chopped dill, green onion and diced ham, cooked potatoes, hard-boiled eggs and cucumbers for some crunch.

It’s absolutely fabulous and all your easy to make family dinner, needs.

To make Okroshka, you will need the following ingredients:

Okroshka - Russian Summer Soup recipe-How to make Okroshka-Okroshka - Cold Summer Soup

So, how to make Okroshka?

This video may vary from the original cook.me recipe

Steps

1 Done 30	Boil potatoes In a medium pot, place diced potatoes in water and 1 tablespoon vinegar and bring to a boil. Boil until the potatoes are cooked, but not falling apart.
2 Done 15	Drain Once cooked, drain well and set aside to cool.
3 Done 10	Boil eggs In a pot of water, boil 3 eggs until hard-boiled, then remove from heat and cool in ice water.
4 Done 5	Prepare soup ingredients Place the peeled, diced eggs, cucumbers, chopped ham, dill and green onions in a large pot or bowl.
5 Done 2	Prepare sour cream base In a separate bowl, stir the 8 cups cold water, sour cream, 2 tablespoons vinegar and salt together until mixed.
6 Done 2	Prepare Okroshka Add the mix to the bowl of soup ingredients. Stir to mix through.
7 Done	Serve Serve immediately.

This Okroshka is a dinner for the whole family. A cool soup dish with ingredients that everyone loves. Ham and potatoes in a sour cream bas, yum! Serve it to your loved ones and share it with us! Tag #cookmerecipes in your own homemade cooking posts.

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