Ukrainians have many tasty recipes for main dishes using seasonal veggies and herbs. In spring and summer, Ukrainians like to cook soups using sorrel that is called in Ukrainian schavel (щавель). Schavel is a garden plant with a sour taste and pleasant flavor resembling spinach.
Sorrel soup (schavel borscht) with chicken
Roasted beet soup with kidney beans
Rich in taste and full of goodness, this amazing borsch soup with baked beets will become one of your favorite ones.
It is earthy and comforting thanks to the root veggies like potato and cabbage, while bright and nutritious beetroots and carrots give the...
Bograch soup with paprika – The king of Hutsul cuisine
Bograch is a Hungarian gulyash/ goulash (meat soup) a la Carpathian style. This dish is one of the most widespread and favorite ones in the Carpathian Hutsul cuisine.
The recipe for bograch has a countless number of variations which Carpathian people adjusted to their...
Cold beet soup – Cool version of summer borsch
Kholodnyk or svekolnyk is the chilled version of Ukrainian borscht. This soup is so light and refreshing that is just perfect for hot summer months. Beets, cucumbers, potatoes, and eggs are combined to create an amazing combination of a mouth-watering beet soup.
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Meatless borsch with kidney beans – Vibrant ruby-colored Ukrainian beetroot soup
Light. Rich. Tempting.
This is a light version of a traditional Ukrainian beet soup that is very hearty and usually cooked with meat and served with salo. Most recipes have a beetroot as the main ingredient which gives borsch a rich dark-red color and...