Russian Borscht Soup - Karen's Way - A Zest for Life

Ingredients

• 3 medium red beets, scrubbed and trimmed
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• ½ cup red onion, or sweet onion, 1/3"dice
• 1 cup leeks, whites and light greens, cleaned- 1/3" dice
• 6 large cremini mushroom, cleaned, 1/3" dice
• 1 cup potatoes, peeled, 1/3" dice
• 3 cloves fresh garlic, peeled, minced
• 1 cup turnips, peeled, 1/3" dice
• 1 cup parsnip, peeled, 1/3" dice
• ¾ cup celery, peeled, 1/3" dice
• 2 teaspoons tomato paste
• ¼ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
• ¼ teaspoon himalayan pink salt
• 7 cups home made vegetable broth, or chicken broth for non-vegetarian
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon cane sugar
• 3 tablespoons sour cream, or light sour cream
• ¼ cup fresh dill, cleaned, dried and chopped