Okroshka is Russian's one of the favorite cold soup. A lot of fresh vegetables and greens make it healthy and it it very refreshing for the hot summer weather.

1. RUSSIAN COLD
SOUP “OKROSHKA”

2. WHAT IS OKROSHKA
Okroshka is a Russian traditional summer soup, summer
because you eat it cold, it contains a lot of greens and
fresh vegetables which make it full of vitamins.

3. WHY OKROSHKA
The name “okroshka” comes from the russian verb
“kroshit” which means “to chop”. Nobody knows when
exactly the soup was made first, but the earliest time it
was mentioned is year of 985.

4. LEGEND
The legend says that “Okroshka” was first cooked by barge
haulers on the Volga. Back to the time they ate dried vobla
(Caspian roach) and drank kvass ( fermented beverage made
from black or regular rye bread) for dinner. Because some
barge haulers had problems with their teeth therefore they
dipped dried vobla into kvass and then ate it. Later, to make the
dinner more nourishing they started to add potatoes, eggs and
all kind of vegetables they could get.

5. OKROSHKA TODAY
Nowadays the soup got some modification,
it can be made with kvass, kefir or just
water. Some peope add sour cream and
vinegar. But it still remains the favorite
summer soup of Russian people.

6. Ingredients
10 cups cold water
1 cup sour cream
4 tbs vinegar
black pepper
Blended horseradish
3 boiled potatoes
3 hard boiled eggs
1 lb. boiled beef
4 fresh cucumbers
8 radishes
1 bunch green
onion
1 bunch dill

7. DIRECTIONS
Dice potatoes, eggs and beef into small , same size cubes•

8. DIRECTIONS
Dice potatoes, eggs and beef into small , same size cubes
Shred cucumbers
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9. DIRECTIONS
Dice potatoes, eggs and beef into small , same size cubes
Shred cucumbers
Slice radishes
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10. DIRECTIONS
Dice potatoes, eggs and beef into small , same size cubes
Shred cucumbers
Slice radishes
Mix all this ingredients in a large soup pot
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11. DIRECTIONS
Dice potatoes, eggs and beef into small , same size cubes
Shred cucumbers
Slice radishes
Mix all this ingredients in a large soup pot
Add water into the pot
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12. DIRECTIONS
Dice potatoes, eggs and beef into small , same size cubes
Shred cucumbers
Slice radishes
Mix all this ingredients in a large soup pot
Add water into the pot
Add sour cream, vinegar, horseradish, salt and pepper
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13. DIRECTIONS
Dice potatoes, eggs and beef into small , same size cubes
Shred cucumbers
Slice radishes
Mix all this ingredients in a large soup pot
Add water into the pot
Add sour cream, vinegar, horseradish, salt and pepper
Mix everything well
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14. DIRECTIONS
Dice potatoes, eggs and beef into small , same size cubes
Shred cucumbers
Slice radishes
Mix all this ingredients in a large soup pot
Add water into the pot
Add sour cream, vinegar, horseradish, salt and pepper
Mix everything well
Cut green onion and dill , add it to the soup
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