Borscht Soup

Ingredients

• 4 qts vegetable stock
• 4-5 potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cabbage grated or sliced very thinly
• 2 bay leaves
• 8 beet greens, chopped
• 3 peeled large beets, peeled and grated
• 4 large carrots, grated
• 1 red onion, chopped fine
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1/4 c olive oil, 1 T butter or plant based butter
• salt and pepper to taste
• Plant-based sour cream topping
• When the beet mixture is caramelized, add it to the potatoes and cabbage in the stock.
• Add 3-4 T ketchup and lots of fresh dill (or dried) to the pot. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring all to a boil and simmer until you like the texture. About 10 - 15 min. Adjust seasonings.
• Serve with a plant-based sour cream or yogurt topping with a sprinkling of dill.