Beet And Fennel Soup With Kefir

Serves: 2

Weldon Lockman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

48

Sweetness

56

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Olive Oil

1.5 tsps

Fennel Seed

Directions:

1

Heat olive oil in large saucepan over medium heat

2

Add chopped onion, chopped fennel, and fennel seeds

3

Sauté until vegetables soften, about 5 minutes

4

Add cubed beets and stir to coat

5

Add chicken broth and bring to boil

6

Cover; reduce heat to medium-low

7

Cook until beets are tender, 18 to 20 minutes

8

Puree soup in batches in blender

9

Return to same saucepan

10

Whisk in 1 cup unflavored kefir and season soup with salt and freshly ground black pepper

11

Rewarm soup

12

Ladle soup into bowls

13

Drizzle with additional unflavored kefir; garnish with fennel fronds

14

Heat olive oil in large saucepan over medium heat

15

Add chopped onion, chopped fennel, and fennel seeds

16

Sauté until vegetables soften, about 5 minutes

17

Add cubed beets and stir to coat

18

Add chicken broth and bring to boil

19

Cover; reduce heat to medium-low

20

Cook until beets are tender, 18 to 20 minutes

21

Puree soup in batches in blender

22

Return to same saucepan

23

Whisk in 1 cup unflavored kefir and season soup with salt and freshly ground black pepper

24

Rewarm soup

25

Ladle soup into bowls

26

Drizzle with additional unflavored kefir; garnish with fennel fronds