Beet is your best friend! In Poland that is. Beets are served as hot borscht, warm side sadad and cold summer soup. From June through August, 'chłodnik", or cold beet soup was an frequent item on our menu. My parent cultivated a small, sustainable garden outside of Warsaw, where potatoes and beets took a prominent place in our veggie basket. The best cold beet soup is made of smaller plants, with soft leaves ans medium size beetroot. It takes longer to chill and to cook this soup. You can make more and serve the next day. It tastes best with boiled potatoes, hard-boiled eggs and grilled crawfish.

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