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Beet Soup – Super-Easy and Super-Tasty

Roses? Rubies? If you want to show Mom some truly brilliant shades of red and pink for Mother’s Day, serve her a beautiful beet soup. That’s right, beets.

Even though we live on a different coast from our mom, we know she’d love this brightly hued beet soup. It’s super-easy and super-tasty – simple enough for Dad to make with the kids. And since it’s served cold, you can simply store it in the fridge until it’s time for your big feast. (Don’t worry, we didn’t waste the beet greens – we sauteed them and served them with pasta!)

beet soup

Beet Soup

A cheery bright red beet soup - delicious and easy!

Course Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword beet, beets, soup
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 3 cups vegetable stock
  • 4 large fresh beets
  • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Yogurt and fresh rosemary or chives for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Bring the vegetable stock to a boil in a medium-sized soup pot. Meanwhile, scrub the beets, peel off any rough edges, (it's OK if you leave on a little bit of skin), and remove the tops. Chop the beets into roughly 1- to 2-inch cubes.

  2. Add the beets to the stock, return to a boil, and then lower the heat to a simmer. Cover and continue simmering for about 45 minutes or until the beets are soft.

  3. Let the beet mixture cool slightly, then puree in a food processor (or using an immersion blender) until smooth. Add the yogurt and salt and continue processing until evenly pink. Chill soup until serving. Garnish with additional yogurt and rosemary if desired.

This is actually one of our favorite kinds of soups – the kind that you process in a food processor or immersion blender. You’re not exactly sure what it’s going to look like when it’s all blended up. And then – ooooooh – the most beautiful color emerges.

This soup is smooth, rich, and creamy. In fact, we are pretty sure that this soup can win over even the most skeptical beet-eaters. Tip: Serve it in tiny bowls (shooter size) to give kids just enough of a taste to tempt them.

Like vegetable based soups? Check out these tasty and easy soups:

Coconut Carrot Soup

Pumpkin Sweet Potato Soup

Purple Cauliflower Coconut Soup

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8 Responses to Beet Soup – Super-Easy and Super-Tasty

  1. Anne Louise Bannon May 7, 2013 at 1:09 pm #

    My mom would totally love this soup. I might even like it and I am not a big fan of beets.

    • Jeanne May 7, 2013 at 1:35 pm #

      Thanks, Anne! Actually, this soup is what made me like beets for the first time. ; )

  2. Nick May 8, 2013 at 12:13 pm #

    It is beautiful Jeanne! I can’t believe how bright red this soup came out! =) Thank you for sharing!

    • Jeanne May 8, 2013 at 10:53 pm #

      Thanks, Nick! It was delicious!

  3. Bobbie May 9, 2013 at 1:32 am #

    The mom on this coast loved it. I thought you used sour cream but certainly more nutritious with Greek yogurt. Hope you make it again soon for the family.

    • Jeanne May 9, 2013 at 9:13 am #

      Thanks, Bobbie! Good memory! Yes, I used sour cream at first but I tweaked it a few times since then. I also put in a little bit less than I did at Passover so it’s more red than pink this time. Still tasty!

  4. Suzi May 9, 2013 at 7:09 am #

    Yes it was delicious!!!! We were fortunate to have Jeanne serve this at our Passover Seder.
    Thanks Sis.

    • Jeanne May 9, 2013 at 9:12 am #

      Thanks, Suzi!

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