Creamy Beet With Dill Soup Food

CREAMY BEET WITH DILL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large, deep saute pan until shimmering.
• Add beets, then onion; saute, stirring very little at first, then more frequently, until squash start to turn golden brown, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and add butter, sugar and garlic; continue cooking until all vegetables are a rich spotty caramel color, about 10 minutes longer.
• Add caraway seeds and cayenne pepper; continue to saute until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute longer.
• Add broth; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, until beets are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Using an immersion blender or traditional blender, puree (adding fresh dill) until very smooth, 30 seconds to 1 minute. (If using a traditional blender, vent it either by removing the lid's pop-out center or by lifting one edge of the lid. Drape the blender canister with a kitchen towel. To 'clean' the canister, pour in a little half-and-half, blend briefly, then add to the soup.)
• Return to pan (or a soup pot); add enough half-and-half so the mixture is souplike, yet thick enough to float garnish. Taste, and add salt and pepper if needed. Heat through, ladle into bowls, garnish and serve.

CREAMY ROASTED BEET SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan set over moderate heat cook beets and onion in butter, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add broth, thyme, bay leaf and salt and pepper to taste and simmer soup, covered, for 15 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Transfer to a food processor or blender and puree, in batches if necessary, until smooth. Return soup to saucepan, stir in cream and vinegar and bring soup to a simmer, stirring, until heated through. Garnish each serving with cream and dill, if desired.;

CHILLED BEET SOUP WITH DILL CREAM

Steps:

• Combine 4 cups broth, beets, onions, carrot and garlic in medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 35 minutes. Cool slightly. Puree in blender in batches until smooth. Transfer to bowl. Thin with additional broth if soup is too thick. Mix in sugar. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill until cold, at least 4 hours or overnight. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with dill and chives. Top with sour cream.

CHILLED BEET SOUP WITH DILL CREAM

Steps:

• Combine 4 cups broth, beets, onion, carrot and garlic in medium saucepan.
• Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 35 minutes.
• Cool slightly.
• Puree in blender in batches until smooth.
• Transfer to bowl.
• Thin with additional broth if soup is too thick.
• Mix in sugar.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cover and chill until cold, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• (Can be prepared 2 days ahead, keep refrigerated).
• Ladle soup into bowls, sprinkle with dill and chives. Top with sour cream.

CREAMY BEET SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a 4-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until they're tender-crisp. Add the potato and garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Drain the liquid from the beets and reserve 1 cup beet juice. Add the beets and broth to the saucepan and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 15 minutes more or until the potato is tender.
• Place 1/2 of the broth mixture into an electric blender or food processor container. Cover and blend until smooth. Pour into a medium bowl. Repeat the blending process with the remaining broth mixture. Return all of the pureed mixture to the saucepan. Stir in the reserved beet juice, dill and black pepper. Cook over medium heat until the mixture is hot.
• Serve with sour cream.

RAW BEETS WITH CREAMY DILL

Steps:

• Peel and grate 1 pound beets.
• Make a dressing with 1 minced shallot, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, 1/4 cup sour cream, lemon juice to taste and chopped dill.
• Garnish: Dill.

CHILLED BEET, ORANGE AND DILL SOUP

Steps:

• Combine half of beets, half of reserved beet liquid and half of orange juice in blender. Blend until smooth. Blend in half of buttermilk and 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped dill. Transfer to large bowl. Repeat with remaining beets, beet liquid, orange juice, buttermilk and 1 1/2 tablespoons dill. Season with salt and pepper. Chill at least 3 hours. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep chilled.)
• Garnish soup with cucumber and additional dill. Ladle into bowls.