Ingredients & Directions
2 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup onion, chopped 1 cup fennel bulb, chopped 1 ½ teaspoon fennel seeds 2 large (2 ½ – 3 inch diameter) beets, peeled, cut into ½ inch cubes 2 cups chicken broth 1 cup unflavored kefirHeat olive oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped onion, chopped fennel, and fennel seeds. Sauté until vegetables soften, about 5 minutes. Add cubed beets and stir to coat. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Cover; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until beets are tender, 18 to 20 minutes. Puree soup in batches in blender. Return to same saucepan. Whisk in 1 cup unflavored kefir and season soup with salt and pepper. Reheat soup. Ladle warm soup into bowls. Drizzle with additional unflavored kefir; garnish with fennel fronds. Yield: 4 servings.
Recipe adapted from Bon Appetit