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. In Ukraine, the soup with schavel (sorrel) is called green borscht. If you love the red Ukrainian beet soup but just slightly tired of it, why not cook a tasty green alternative – sorrel soup? This soup can be cooked with any kind of...
Sorrel Soup (Green Borsch)
Each spring Ukrainians cook a sorrel soup with a great pleasure. In Ukraine sorrel is called ‘shavel.’ One more name for the Ukrainian sorrel soup is green borsch. This soup is very popular and is cooked in many different ways. It can include meat and vegetables or simply veggies. The meatless borsch which we are going to cook today is just one variation. It is recommended to serve this green borsch with a slice of rye bread and a dollop of sour cream. Sorrel leaves add the special zest to...