Borscht with Kvas (Beetroot Soup) - Chef In You

Ingredients

• 2 beetroot, peeled
• 1 large carrot
• 1 celery stick
• 1 onion
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• 1/4 cup of tomato puree
• 1 bay leaf
• few sprigs of parsley/cilantro
• 3-4 cloves
• 4-5 whole black peppercorns
• about 3 cups of water/vegetable stock
• 2/3 cup of beetroot Kvas (recipe follows)
• salt and pepper to taste
• few chives to garnish
• 2-3 tsp of fresh lemon juice