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Roasted Beet Soup

Posted By Cenk On September 10, 2006 @ 6:59 pm In Soup,Vegetarian | 13 Comments

Last night I went to sleep hoping that I would wake up to a rainy day. I missed staying at home on a rainy day curled up with a hard disk filled with many episodes of my favorite TV series. Contrary to my heavy Sunday morning sleeping ritual, my eyes opened at 8:30 a.m. The heavy sleeper I am, I think I imagined the sound of wind was in fact the rain I was expecting. My happy soul made me close my eyes and I went to sleep again, thinking what I should cook on this perfect rainy day. When I opened my eyes three hours later, I was craving beet soup.

Strange. After a quick run to the supermarket and an online search for recipes, I decided on a roasted beet soup recipe from Epicurious. I took out a few ingredients, added garlic and adjusted some amounts. Below is the adapted recipe.

The result was exactly what I wished for. A hearty, satisfying soup. Serving with sour cream makes a nice contrast to the sweet-ish flavor of the beet. Unfortunately, it didn’t rain today, but I think I came up with a perfect recipe for the next rainy Sunday.

ROASTED BEET SOUP RECIPE

Ingredients

  • 2.5 pounds beets
  • 3 medium onions, chopped
  • 3 celery stalks, chopped
  • 12 garlic cloves
  • 5 cups of water
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp white pepper

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Wrap beets and garlic in foil and roast for an hour (should be tender when pierced with a fork). Transfer the beets and garlic to a plate and let cool. Peel the beets and cut into small cubes.
  3. In a large pot, melt the butter and olive oil and sautee onions and celery until they begin to brown.
  4. Add ground ginger, ground white pepper, garlic cloves and beet cubes.
  5. Add 5 cups of water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and let simmer for half an hour. Let cool.
  6. Working in batches, puree soup in a blender. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  7. Serve with a dollop of sour cream.

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