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Quick Borscht

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients and directions for this recipe

1 cn Beets, sliced (247 ml), 2 tb Yellow onion, chopped
-- undrained 2 ts Sugar
1 c Chicken broth 1/2 ts Dill weed
3/4 c Sour cream, divided Salt to taste
2 tb Lemon juice

Using a food processor or electric blender, puree sliced beets with
their liquid for one minute. Add broth, 1/2 cup sour cream, lemon
juice, onion, sugar, and dill to the beets. Season with salt and
puree the mixture until it is smooth, stopping occasionally to scrape
the sides of the container with a rubber spatula.

Pour the soup into a medium-sized saucepan and heat gently over
moderate heat until it is hot but not boiling, about 5 minutes. Ladle
the soup inot bowls and swirl a dollop of the remaining sour cream
into each serving. Serve immediately.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Origin: Reader's Digest, October, 1994

From the Collection of Candis Compton

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