We have come to one of my favorite seasons. The season when we begin to harvest our garden and process our homegrown vegetables! One of my yearly staples that I make from our garden produce is Simple Vegetarian Beet Borscht. This vegetarian borscht recipe is made up of a combination of root vegetables with some stock.
We love to spread some of my homemade beet borscht on a freshly toasted piece of homemade sandwich bread. If you are looking for a delicious sandwich bread recipe, you can check out my recipe for Homemade Soft Sandwich Bread.
Ingredients
- Beets- The best red beets to use for this recipe are ones that are fresh beets from the garden. You will want two medium sized beets for this recipe.
- Carrots– There are so many different kinds of carrots. You can choose what color carrot you want to use, as long as you use the proper ratio. We commonly use orange carrots for simple vegetarian borscht.
- Cabbage– Cabbage comes in both green cabbage and red. This recipe is not picky as to what color cabbage you use, but I tend to use red cabbage.
- Potatoes– Just like most vegetables, you can use any color potato for this recipe. We tend to use Golden potatoes.
- Onions– The kind of onion you use, also, doesn’t matter. As long as it is a mature onion with blemishes removed. Keep in mind that white and yellow onions will be dyed in color due to the beets.
- Parsley– There is nothing like fresh parsley. Parsley can add that slightly bitter, yet green taste to your vegetable dish.
- Stock– We tend to use beef broth or stock for our recipe, but you can also use water or vegetable stock. If you are looking to keep your borscht vegetarian, I recommend using either water or vegetable broth.
Step-by-Step Directions
- Prepare the vegetables by peeling and chopping the beets, potatoes, and onions. Shred the carrots and cabbage in a food processor, and chop the parsley.
- Once the vegetables are prepared add them to a large soup pot, then add your stock so that it just covers the vegetables.
- Cook the vegetables over medium-high heat until they are tender. According to Grandma you will know when they are cooked when they smell just right.
- The final step is to add salt and black pepper to the borscht soup and serve topped with sour cream, fresh dill and a chunk of bread.
Simple Vegetarian Beet Borscht
Ingredients
- 2 parts beets peeled and chopped or grated if you prefer
- 2 parts carrots shredded long
- 2 parts cabbage shredded
- 2 parts potatoes cubed
- 2 onions chopped- I find this amount is good no matter the size of the batch
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped, stalks and all
- Enough stock or water to cover the vegetables.
Nutrition
Variations
This recipe can be served as a delicious soup and topped with fresh herbs. You can also add in some beet greens if you want to use the whole plant.
Try to add some green bell peppers, red kidney beans, and tomato paste and serve it with a dollop of sour cream and a side of rye bread.
You can also experiment with all vegan ingredients to create a vegan borscht recipe.
How to Store and Reheat
You can store Simple Vegetarian Beet Borscht in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. To reheat the beet borscht add it to a stock pot over medium heat and warm, stirring constantly, until heated through.
FAQs
- Where did beet borscht originate?
Beet borscht originated from the Eastern European Countries. It is commonly served as a Ukrainian cuisine and considered a traditional beet soup. . - Should I make beet borscht the day before?
When making your own borscht recipe, I recommend making it the night before so that all the flavors have time to blend together. - Can I make beet borscht using meat, so that it is not vegetarian?
You can try any variation of this you want. Try using meat stock and adding some meet to it. Doing this can make it a protein filled soup.
2 thoughts on “Simple Vegetarian Beet Borscht”
I just made beet borscht two days ago. It is delicious. My recipe is just a not vegetarian I use ground pork and Diced tomatoes and tomato paste I made last year. All ingredients came from my small home farm.
I will try yours next time.
Love your channel.
Tonya
Hi Tonya,
Adding pork to this sounds like a delicious additive. There are so many ways to make it, this just happens to be a family staple for us.