Golden Beet Soup
From dond 16 years ago
- 100 minutes to make
- Serves 8
I love beets and especially recipes that use beets in unusual ways, or use unusual beets in customary ways. This recipe capitalizes on the delicacy and sweetness of golden beets, which are a little tougher to find in some areas (e. Read more g., the Maryland suburbs where I live), but it's worth the extra effort. See less
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter shopping list
- 9 2½-inch-diameter golden beets, peeled, cut into ½-inch cubes (8 to 9 cups), green tops reserved shopping list
- 4½ cups chopped onions shopping list
- 4 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger shopping list
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest shopping list
- 6 cups (or more) low-salt chicken broth shopping list
- 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice shopping list
How to make it
- Melt butter in large pot over medium heat.
- Add beets, onions, ginger, and lemon zest.
- Cover; cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add 6 cups broth and bring to boil.
- Cover; reduce heat and simmer until beets are very tender, 1 hour. Remove from heat; let stand 20 minutes.
- Purée soup in blender in batches until smooth. Return purée to pot. (NOTE: Be VERY careful when you purée hot soup in a blender -- make certain the blender is NEVER more than a third full before you switch it on and hold the top down with a towel.)
- Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice to soup and thin with more broth, if desired. Season with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice.
- Slice enough beet greens to measure ¾ cup. Microwave greens 1 minute to wilt; place in blender. Add ¾ cup soup; purée greens until smooth.
- NOTE: This soup can be made 1 day ahead. Cover soup and purée separately; chill. Rewarm both separately before using.
- Ladle soup into bowls. Drizzle some of greens purée over soup and serve.
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I have never tried golden beets before, But I will keep an eye out for them when I shop at the farmer's market. Would this work with regular betts? The recipe sounds great, thanks for sharing and high-five!
angelinaw
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I only used 2cups onions/6cups chopped beets/4cups broth. Turned out great! A good kick from the ginger with a nice hint of lemon. Yum!
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