Okroshka is a famous cold soup in Russian cuisine which mostly served in summer. Okroshka is made of variety of raw vegetables such as cucumbers and spring onions, boiled potatoes, eggs, and a cooked meat such as beef, veal, sausages, or ham with kvass. Usually, Okroshka is garnished with sour cream.
Ingredients :
• ½ can of sweet peas (water drained)
• ½ cup of cilantro chopped
• ¼ cup of dill chopped
• ¼ cup scallions chopped
• ½ medium cucumber chopped
• 3 beef franks (8 oz. boiled/cooked meet of beef is highly preferred)
• 3 hard boiled eggs
• 1 medium carrot boiled
• 2 potatoes cooked
• 2 cups of plain yogurt or kefir
• 1,5 cups of water (if you are using kefir, use less water)
• black pepper
• salt to taste
Directions :
1. Place all chopped ingredients in a large bowl. Cut the meat or beef franks thinly.
2. Chop up the eggs, boiled carrot and previously cooked potatoes. Add everything to the bowl.
3. Dilute yogurt with water and pour over the remaining ingredients. Add black pepper and salt as needed.
4. Serve.
