Chilled Buttermilk Soup
Chlodnik
Polish cooks serve this soup (pronounced "hu-WOHD-neek") as a cooling first course for summer meals. It's a delicious alternative to gazpacho.
Recipe information
Total Time
30 min
Yield
Makes 4 first-course servings
Ingredients
3 cups well-shaken chilled buttermilk
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped bottled pickled beets plus 1/4 cup pickled beet liquid
1 cup chopped seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped)
1/2 cup chopped radish
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
Preparation
Whisk together buttermilk, sour cream, and salt in a bowl, then stir in remaining ingredients. Chill 15 minutes before serving.
Recipe notes
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