Daniel Krech

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds small beets, trimmed and scrubbed
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• coarse sea salt
• 1 small leek, white and light green parts only, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, smashed
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger, or more to taste
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups water
• juice of 1 lemon, or to taste
• 1/2 english cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and chopped into 1/8 inch cubes crème fraîche, for serving