Okroshka (Chilled Kefir Soup)

Name: Okroshka (Chilled Kefir Soup)
Ingredients: 4 cups plain kefir or buttermilk; 1 ½ cups sour pickle brine (homemade or store-bought); 1 clove fresh garlic, finely minced; 2 tablespoons fresh dill, roughly chopped; Juice of ½ lemon; Black pepper to taste; ¾ cup chilled seltzer or sparkling water; Use any combination (or all) of the below to your okroshka just before serving:; Diced fresh cucumber, thinly sliced radishes, cooked, chilled, diced potato, Halved hard-boiled egg Fresh dill, cilantro or chives; Unrefined aromatic Sunflower oil (optional)

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4 cups plain kefir or buttermilk
1 ½ cups sour pickle brine (homemade or store-bought)
1 clove fresh garlic, finely minced
2 tablespoons fresh dill, roughly chopped
Juice of ½ lemon
Black pepper to taste
¾ cup chilled seltzer or sparkling water
Use any combination (or all) of the below to your okroshka just before serving:
Diced fresh cucumber, thinly sliced radishes, cooked, chilled, diced potato, Halved hard-boiled egg Fresh dill, cilantro or chives
Unrefined aromatic Sunflower oil (optional)