Cold Kvass Soup

Name: Cold Kvass Soup (Okroshka)
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 15 ml/1 tbsp mustard; 100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup smetana or crème fraîche plus 60 ml/4 tbsp, to serve; 100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup smetana or crème fraîche plus 60 ml/4 tbsp, to serve; 1 litre/1¾ pints/4 cups kvass or buttermilk (see Cook’s tip); 1 litre/1¾ pints/4 cups kvass or buttermilk (see Cook’s tip); 250 g/9 oz cooked meat, such as unsmoked ham or roast pork, or cooked sausages; 250 g/9 oz cooked meat, such as unsmoked ham or roast pork, or cooked sausages; 250 g/9 oz cooked meat, such as unsmoked ham or roast pork, or cooked sausages; 250 g/9 oz cooked meat, such as unsmoked ham or roast pork, or cooked sausages; 1 cucumber, total weight 250 g/9 oz; 1 bunch spring onions (scallions); 1 bunch spring onions (scallions); 15 ml/1 tbsp sugar; 45 ml/3 tbsp finely chopped fresh dill; salt

Okroshka

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes from My Russian Grandmother's Kitchen

By Elena Makhonko

Published 2015

About

Kvass is a fermented drink, low in alcohol, which is made from wheat. It can also be used as a basis for this soup, known as okroshka. This soup is very easy to make and is perfect on a lazy summer day. Chilled, tasty okroshka will cool you even on the hottest day.

Ingredients

2 eggs
15 ml/1 tbsp mustard
100

Europe
Russia
Soup
Low carb
High protein
Summer

Method

Put the eggs in a pan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Drain and put under cold running water. Shell the eggs and separate the yolks from the whites.
Put the egg yolks in a soup tureen o

Energy 353kcal/1473kJ; Protein 27.6g; Carbohydrate 17.6g, of which sugars 17.3g; Fat 19.8g, of which saturates 10.3g; Cholesterol 169mg; Calcium 363mg; Fibre 0.8g; Sodium 305mg.