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Hedden Family Recipes

Beet soup

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2-2½ pounds beets, cut into 1 inch cubes
6 cups vegetable bouillon
1-3 teaspoons lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
1 bay leaf, either loose or in a sachet garni

Directions:

Put olive oil into large pot
Add chopped onion and saute until soft (5-7 minutes)
Add beets and saute another 10 minutes or so
Add broth and simmer for about 20 minutes
Once beets are cooked, remove bay leaf or sachet garni and put soup into a blender in batches (never fill more than half way!) and puree
Put blended soup into another pot (hint: use the pot used to prepare the bouillon)
Warm pureed soup over low heat