Šaltibarščiai

Favourite Lithuanian summer recipe

LT, savoury, cooked, vegetarian


  • 500 g Kefir
  • 100 g beets, boiled or marinated
  • 100 g cucumber
  • 10 onion leaves
  • dill
  • 1 eggs

Finely chop the vegetables: cucumbers, beets (you may grate these), onion leaves and dill. Mix them all in a large bowl.

Pour the kefir over the vegetables, flavor with salt according to taste, mix and let stand for several minutes (the longer the mixed vegetables stand, the tastier the soup will be).

Pour the soup into bowls, cut the boiled egg in pieces into the bowls. The cold soup is served with hot boiled potatoes flavored with dill.