Borscht
By: Yuna Wu
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/2 cup sour cream or lowfat yogurt
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 clove garlic, finely minced
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 can 16 oz. no salt or sugar added canned shoestring 3 cups water

Preparation

1 Melt butter in saucepan; add onions and garlic. Saute until tender, about 6 minutes.   2 Add bay leaf, thyme, pepper, vinegar, beets with their liquid and water. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes. 3 Stir in sour cream.  4 Serve hot or chilled.\

About


Borscht is a classic Eastern European soup. This version has about 127 calories per serving with sour cream and 86 calories per serving with yogurt.

Comments:
Corrinne

YUM!  I love beets!  Just a quick tip, top this with a fresh goat cheese and it will just be wonderful!  I work with Chavrie and it's completely all natural and contains 30% less fat than sour cream.  Besides, beets +goat cheese=Heaven!
Helen Pitlick

Oooh, I've never tried it with goat cheese but that is a great suggestion! Beets and goat cheese compliment eat other wonderfully.