Okroshka - 33 cooking recipes

It will replace soups and borscht, perfectly quench thirst and help maintain vigor and health on hot days. The name of this dish comes from the word “crumb”, since all the ingredients are finely chopped. The exact date of birth of this original Russian dish is unknown, but its recipes are mentioned in Domostroy. There are many variations of this cold summer soup. You can prepare vegetarian okroshka, with sausage, with meat, with boiled beef tongue. It can be seasoned with kvass, kefir or mineral water. But there must be cucumbers and a large amount of greens. They will replenish the deficiency of vitamins and microelements that are actively lost by the body in hot weather. Okroshka recipes are simple and varied, and almost all components are interchangeable. Fans of healthy and dietary nutrition can use kefir or whey instead of kvass, and replace sausage with lean boiled meat. Among the wide variety, everyone will find their ideal recipe.