Okroshka Vegetable soup with kvas
Ingredients (4 servings)
· 2 potatoes (boiled in skin)
· 1 English cucumber of medium size (or 2-3 baby cucumbers)
· 0.5lb of bologna (can be replaced with the same amount of boiled veal or beef)
· 4 eggs
· 1 small bunch of radish
· 2 bunches of green onions
· 1 bunch of fresh dill (optional)
· 3 tbsps of Dijon mustard
· 1.5-2 quarts of kvas (Russian bread drink), you may replace it with buttermilk diluted with cold boiled water or mineral water (You can buy kvas in a Russian store or make it yourself - see recipe for kvas below)
· Salt to taste
Directions:
Chop the first 6 ingredients in cubes, pour kvas over the mixture, add Dijon mustard (1 tbsp per serving) and serve.
Kvas is a Russian bread drink, and you can buy it in Russian stores. You can also make it yourself. Here's the recipe:
Kvas:
Ingredients:
Rye bread - 1 loaf
Water- 1 gallon
Sugar - 3 cups
Yeast - 2 pkgs (1/4 oz each)
10 raisins
Instructions for home-made kvas:
Break bread in pieces, pour hot boiled water, mix, cover and leave for 3- 4 hrs stirring occasionally. Strain, discard bread, add liquid sugar (dissolved in a bit of warm water), add yeast, and leave for 7-12 hrs. When it begins to foam violently, strain it again, pour into 1-gallon bottle, add raisins, cork it tightly, and after 2-3 hrs at room temp, put it in refrigerator. Kvas will be ready in 3-4 days. Serve with ice.
