What could be better than beetroot on hot days and in the season of fresh vegetables? It is good cold or hot, with sour cream or herbs, with and without meat. We have collected 12 gorgeous recipes in one selection so that it is more convenient for you to find your ideal one!
1. Beetroot with chicken
The soup is very easy to prepare, even with the simplest ingredients.
You will need: 300 g of chicken, 3 potatoes, 1 carrot, 3 beets, 1 onion, 0.5 tsp of vinegar, a pinch of sugar, 1.5 tsp of tomato paste, spices.
Preparation: Pour the chicken with water, bring to a boil, and immediately add the peeled whole beets to the boiling broth. After 25 minutes, add the potato cubes, and when everything is cooked, fry the onions and carrots with tomato paste. Take out and chop the beets, put them back in the soup, add vinegar, sugar and spices, and after 10 minutes remove the beetroot from the heat.
2. Beetroot with beef and pepper
Great lunch or dinner for the whole family!
You will need: 500 g of beef, 4 potatoes, 3 beets, 2 carrots, 1 onion, 5 tomatoes, 2 peppers, spices.
Preparation: Boil the meat until tender, and during this time cut the beets, carrots and peppers into strips, and grate the sodium tomatoes. Add potatoes to the broth, and stew the rest of the vegetables along with chopped onions until soft. At the very end, add tomatoes to the frying, and send it to the broth to the finished potatoes. Season the beetroot and boil for another 5-7 minutes.
3. Beetroot with meatballs
There are no potatoes or cabbage here, but it turns out very satisfying.
You will need: 300 g minced meat, 500 g beets, 1 carrot, 2 onions, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon tomato paste, 1 tablespoon vinegar, spices, garlic, herbs.
Preparation: Boil the beets in advance, and during this time grate 1 onion, mix with minced meat, egg and spices, and shape the meatballs. Chop the remaining onions, carrots, garlic and herbs and fry until golden.
Add tomato paste and simmer for a couple of minutes. Put the meatballs in boiling water, and after a couple of minutes add the grated boiled beets and fry. Boil everything together under the lid for 40 minutes.
4. Beetroot without meat
Wonderful vegetarian beetroot with a minimum of calories.
You will need: 300 g of beets, 200 g of potatoes, 100 g of carrots, 60 g of onions, 150 g of cabbage, spices.
Preparation: Cut the potatoes into cubes and the carrots and beets into strips. Fry chopped onions until soft, add beets and carrots to it, add a little water and simmer for 30 minutes.
Then add cabbage and carcass for another 20 minutes. Pour in water, bring to a boil, and send potatoes to the beetroot. When it's done, remove the soup from the heat and season.
5. Beetroot with dumplings
Beetroot with dumplings turns out to be much more satisfying than ordinary vegetable.
You will need: 0.5 cups of flour, 1 egg, 0.5 cups of boiling water, 5 potatoes, 3 beets, 1 carrot, 0.5 tablespoons of vinegar, 1 onion, 1 liter of broth, spices.
Preparation: Finely chop the onion and carrots, fry until soft and add the chopped beets. Pour in the vinegar, season the dish and stew a little all together. During this time, boil the potatoes in the broth, and send the frying to it. After 10 minutes, remove the soup from the heat and season.
Mix flour, egg and boiling water, beat with a fork and put dumplings in water in a separate saucepan. Boil them for 3-4 minutes, and send them to the beetroot just before serving.
6. Beetroot with sauerkraut
Common cabbage is often used in beetroot, but we suggest trying sauerkraut.
You will need: 150 g of sauerkraut, 2 beets, 1 carrot, 1 parsley root, 0.5 lemon, spices.
Preparation: Grate beets, carrots and parsley root on a coarse grater. Pour vegetables with water and boil for 20 minutes after boiling over low heat. Add cabbage, spices and lemon juice and boil for a couple of minutes.
7. Beetroot with rice
This beetroot is best served hot and with herbs.
You will need: 1 liter of broth, 1 pepper, 1 tomato, 2 beets, 2 tablespoons of rice, 2 cloves of garlic, spices.