Okroshka
Refreshing, tangy, comforting, savory, and smoky. This is one of those dishes that makes memories.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs boiled, cooled, and peeled
- 1 medium potato boiled, cooled, and peeled
- 2 small cucumbers
- 6 oz kielbasa
- 4 small radishes
- 2 C kefir
- 2 C water
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 C mix of fresh green onion, parsley, and dill
Instructions
Cooking Eggs
- Cover eggs with water in a small pan, cover, and bring to boil over high heat.
- Once the water is boiling, uncover, and turn the heat down to medium-high.
- Let boil for 10 minutes.
- When finished, keep under running cold water to cool down.
- Transfer to a plate and set aside.
Cooking Potatoes
- Rinse unpeeled potatoes.
- Cover with water, cover, and bring to boil over high heat.
- Once the water is boiling, uncover, and turn the heat down to medium.
- Cook until easily pierced with the knife.
- Drain the water, and set potatoes aside to cool completely.
Peel, slice, cube, chop
- Once eggs and potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel and cut in 1/4 inch cubes.
- Proceed with cucumber and kielbasa.
- Grate the radish on a medium size blade and squeeze the excess liquid.
- Chop the greens.
- In a pitcher or a bowl, mix kefir and water. Sprinkle with salt, whisk, and taste. Salt until it tastes more salty rather than tart. You can always add more salt at the table.I add a lot of salt. As a reference, it’s about 2 tsp total. Start by adding 1/2 tsp and tasting it.
- In a separate bowl, combine eggs, potatoes, cucumber, kielbasa, radish, and greens. Divide between 4 bowls.
- Top with the kefir & water mix and freshly ground black pepper.
- Serve and enjoy! :)