Vegan Borscht

Name: Vegan Borscht
Prep time: 3 h 5 min
Cook time: 3 h 5 min
Total time: 3 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Eastern European, European
Ingredients: 3 beets, including greens, diced; 118 milliliters canned peeled and diced tomatoes; 2 carrots, finely chopped; 2 Tbsps dried dill weed; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 potatoes, quartered; 8 servings salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 454 grams package silken tofu; 237 milliliters shredded Swiss chard; 473 milliliters vegetable broth; 946 milliliters water

Vegan Borscht might be a good recipe to expand your soup repertoire. One portion of this dish contains roughly 5g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 146 calories. This recipe serves 8. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet. This recipe is typical of Eastern European cuisine. If you have garlic, tomatoes, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 5 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Vegan Blender Borscht, Vegan Beet Borscht, and Borscht II.

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Set aside.

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Olive Oil

Garlic

Onion

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Frying Pan

Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in the celery, carrots, bell pepper, beets including the greens, whole tomatoes, diced tomatoes, potatoes, Swiss chard, and the onion mixture. Cook and stir until the chard begins to wilt, 4 to 8 minutes. Stir in the vegetable broth, water, dill weed, and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 1 hour.

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Salt And Pepper

Vegetable Broth

Tomato

Bell Pepper

Swiss Chard

Dill

Olive Oil

Potato

Carrot

Celery

Greens

Beet

Onion

Water

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Pot

Strain half the beets from the broth and place in a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the beets moving before leaving it on to puree.

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Beet

Broth

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Kitchen Towels

Blender

Add the tofu, and continue pureeing until smooth. Stir the tofu mixture back into the pot. Simmer until the mixture is reduced by a third, about another hour.

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Tofu