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Chilled Beet and Apple Soup

May 12, 2015

by Kristy Del Coro, Senior Culinary Nutritionist

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Sr. Culinary Nutritionist Kristy Del Coro shares her bright and nutritious Chilled Beet and Apple Soup recipe.

Chilled Beet and Apple Soup

Serves 6

For the soup:

3 large beets, peeled & halved
4-5 cups water   
¾ Tbsp + 2 Tbsp olive oil
1 large Granny Smith apple, sliced into ¼" thick wedges
½ cup thinly sliced red onion
½ cup thinly sliced fennel
1 ¼ tsp kosher salt
Ground black pepper, to taste  
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 Tbsp + 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

For the garnish:

2 Tbsp fresh dill
1 ½ Tbsp minced chives
1 ½ cup Greek yogurt (seasoned with pinch of salt and thinned out with touch of water)
1 ½ cups sautéed apples (Peel 2-3 honeycrisp apples and small dice (¼") to yield 1 ½ cups. Add ½ Tbsp oil to saute pan, warm until shimmering and add diced apples. Saute until just tender.)

Directions

Place beets in pot with 3 cups of water (enough to cover). Bring to a boil and cook for 30-40 minutes so that they start to soften.

Heat ¾ Tbsp olive oil in a stock pot over medium heat. Add the onion and fennel and season with ½ tsp salt. Sweat over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until the fennel and onion start to soften. Deglaze with 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar. Add the apple and season with 1/4 tsp salt and some black pepper. Add the thyme to the pot and continue to cook for another 5 minutes until apples start to soften.

Add the beets along with all their cooking liquid to the stock pot. Add an additional 2 cups water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for approximately 30 minutes or until beets are soft enough to puree.

When ready to blend, remove sprigs of thyme, and transfer soup ingredients to a blender. In batches, blend with 2 Tbsp olive oil, 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar and 1 tsp salt. When soup is blended, place in refrigerator to chill. After it has cooled and before serving, check seasoning and consistency and adjust if necessary with more water.

Serve 1 cup of soup garnished with1 tsp picked fresh dill, ½ tsp minced chives, 1 Tbsp Greek yogurt  and 1 Tbsp sautéed apples

Nutrition information per serving:

Calories: 120kcal
Fat: 7g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Fiber: 3g
Protein: 3g
Carbohydrates: 13g
Sodium: 280mg
Potassium: 270mg

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