Chilled Orange Honey Roasted Beet Soup - O'Connell Family Wines

Ingredients

• 3 medium red beets with stems and leaves
• 1½ Tbsp. all-purpose Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 tsp. + 1 Tbsp. GC Napa Valley Natural Wild Fennel Finishing Sea Salt *
• 3 large organic eggs, hard-boiled
• 1 medium cucumber or English cucumber, peeled and deseeded, diced ¼”, need 1 cup + 1 cup
• 1 medium celery stalk, chopped, need ½ cup
• 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
• 4 green onions, need 3 Tbsp. white part chopped and 4 Tbsp. green tops finely chopped
• 2½ Tbsp. GC Napa Valley Natural Orange Infused Honey
• 1 tsp. GC Napa Valley Natural Tarragon Pink Peppercorns
• 1 cup + 3 cups plain Kefir (a tart cultured milk drink) or plain nonfat yogurt (not Greek)
• 1½ Tbsp. fresh dill, chopped (reserve 6 small sprigs for garnish)
• 3 Tbsp. GC Napa Valley Buttery Proprietary Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil **
• *Can substitute with GC Napa Valley Natural Lemon Finishing Sea Salt or GC Napa Valley Pink Himalayan Citrus Finishing Salt
• ** Can substitute with GC Napa Valley Natural Lemon Olive Oil