Recipes · Ukrainian · Soups and Broths
Green Borscht (Sorrel Soup)
One serving has 314 kcal and 14 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (130%), vitamin A (103%), magnesium (63%), riboflavin (54%), pyridoxine (50%) and copper (47%). Ready in 45 minutes.
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- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (736 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Gluten-free
- Contains: celery, dairy, egg, poultry
Ingredients
- 150 g Sorrel, raw
- 100 g Potatoes, raw
- 25 g Onions, raw
- 30 g Carrots, raw
- 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 200 g Chicken broth
- 8 g Butter, unsalted
- 20 g Sour cream
- 1 g Salt
- 2 g Dill, fresh
- 150 g Water
Method
- Wash the sorrel well and roughly chop it; dice the potato and carrot, and finely chop the onion.
- Melt the butter in a pot and sauté the onion and carrot for 4-5 minutes until soft.
- Pour in the broth, add the potato, and simmer for 15 minutes until the potato is tender.
- Add the chopped sorrel and simmer for 3-5 minutes more, just until it wilts and turns the soup a deep olive-green; season with the salt.
- Boil the egg for 9 minutes, then cool, peel and halve it.
- Ladle the soup into bowls, add half a boiled egg to each, and top with the sour cream and dill.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 314 kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 29.8 g | |
| Water | 669 mL | |
| Fiber | 7.8 g | 26% |
| Protein | 13.8 g | 29% |
| Tryptophan | 0.12 g | |
| Threonine | 0.58 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.62 g | |
| Leucine | 1 g | |
| Lysine | 0.84 g | |
| Methionine | 0.3 g | |
| Cystine | 0.19 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.65 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.47 g | |
| Valine | 0.8 g | |
| Histidine | 0.31 g | |
| Fat | 16.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.4 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.03 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.1 g | |
| Saturated | 7.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.18 g | |
| Cholesterol | 219 mg | |
| Calcium | 161 mg | 16% |
| Copper | 0.42 mg | 47% |
| Iron | 5.7 mg | 32% |
| Magnesium | 196 mg | 63% |
| Manganese | 0.83 mg | 46% |
| Phosphorus | 295 mg | 42% |
| Potassium | 1,289 mg | 27% |
| Selenium | 18.9 µg | 34% |
| Sodium | 1,249 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.6 mg | 20% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.24 mg | 22% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.59 mg | 54% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.7 mg | 19% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.4 mg | 27% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.65 mg | 50% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 72.9 µg | 18% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.54 µg | 23% |
| Choline | 171 mg | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 718 µg | 103% |
| Vitamin C | 97.2 mg | 130% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 41 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 7.1 µg | 8% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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