Do they put tomatoes in okroshka?

Now we immediately need to rinse the cucumbers in clean water and cut them into thin strips. If the crust is bitter, you can cut it off immediately.
Then we need to hard boil the eggs and place them in cold water to cool. Peel the eggs and cut them into small cubes. It is better if you use firm tomatoes.
In the meantime, thoroughly wash the onion and dill. They also need to be dried and chopped with a knife. You can add other greens.
The garlic needs to be peeled and passed through a garlic squeezer.
And so, now we need to pour kefir, cold water into a saucepan and add garlic to it.
In the second bowl we need to mix all the chopped vegetables and herbs. Greens can be added separately.
Now we put all the chopped vegetables on plates and mix them. Pour the kefir-garlic mixture into each plate.
All we have to do is add salt and ground black pepper to taste. Then mix and serve.

That's all. Delicious okroshka with tomatoes is ready. So quick and easy. You can quickly prepare it right before your loved ones arrive. By the way, it’s best if you can let the okroshka steep for at least 15 minutes in the refrigerator before serving. Then all products will reach the same temperature, and the taste will be much more pleasant!

Can you guess the name of the first dish, which is extremely popular in the summer and is based on boiled vegetables cut into small cubes?

Probably, almost everyone knows cold soup in the classic version, but today we will try to prepare it a little differently - and one of the unusual recipes will be okroshka with tomatoes and kvass. It won’t take much time to prepare, and you will certainly like the result, because there is nothing tastier on a hot afternoon than a light soup.

Currently, there are many options for okroshka, so you can choose any one to suit your taste. According to the following recipe, the dish turns out to be extremely light, it contains only herbs and vegetables. A good option for those who want to get rid of a couple of kilograms.

Ingredients

- 3 pcs. + -
- 5 pieces. + -
- 3 pcs. + -
- 2 cloves + -
Green onions - 1 bunch + -
- 1 bunch + -
Kefir - 2 l + -
— 750 ml + -
- taste + -
- taste + -
- taste + -

How to cook okroshka with tomatoes on kefir

Place chicken eggs in a saucepan, add water and cook until fully cooked (hard-boiled) 10 minutes after boiling. If the eggs are large, cook 1-2 minutes longer than small ones.
Place under cold water for a few minutes to cool and make the shells easier to separate. Peel the shells and cut into small cubes.
Wash fresh cucumbers thoroughly and cut them into strips or small cubes.
Wash the tomatoes and cut them into cubes.
Wash green onions and dill. Finely chop.
Peel 2 cloves of garlic and chop it using a garlic mince.
Place chopped vegetables, eggs and herbs in a bowl.
Mix kefir, cold boiled water and garlic in a separate bowl.
Pour the prepared kefir mixture over the vegetables, eggs and herbs.
Add pepper and salt to taste.
Mix thoroughly and place in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to cool the okroshka.

You can serve this okroshka with sour cream or mayonnaise, or you can leave them out to reduce the calorie content of the dish; it will still be delicious.

If you put boiled chicken meat in okroshka with tomatoes, it will be more satisfying, but at the same time it will not cease to be light. For such a dish, it is advisable not to spare any greens - onions, dill, parsley - it will only benefit from this.

Some tomato varieties have rough, thick skin. It is advisable to remove it before preparing okroshka. To do this, you need to scald the tomatoes with boiling water, then the skin can be removed very easily.
If the peel of cucumbers is hard or bitter, it is also advisable to peel them.

And now we move directly from the secrets to the recipe.

Ingredients

Boiled chicken fillet - 200 g;
Boiled eggs – 2 pcs.;
Tomatoes – 2 pcs.;
Cucumbers – 1-2 pcs.;
Green onion – 1 bunch;
Dill – 1 bunch;
Parsley – 1 bunch;
Garlic – 2 cloves;
Lemon juice - to taste;
Kefir – 400 ml;
Carbonated mineral water – 100-150 ml;
Ground black pepper, salt to taste.

How to cook okroshka with chicken and tomatoes

Cut the boiled chicken fillet into small pieces.
Wash tomatoes and cucumbers and cut into small cubes.
Grind the boiled eggs - cut into cubes or finely chop.
Grind all the greens and garlic in a blender, adding a little kefir.
Add salt and pepper to taste, mix carefully.
Dilute kefir with cold sparkling water and pour in the mixture.
Add lemon juice to taste.

Place the finished dish in the refrigerator for a while and serve it chilled.

Okroshka with tomatoes and kvass

The classic okroshka recipe uses kvass as a base. Let's not deviate from traditions. Which kvass is better to choose? Of course, unsweetened, specially intended for making okroshka. You can make it yourself, or you can buy it in a store.

Ingredients

Boiled (or baked) potatoes – 3 pcs.;
Cucumbers – 2-3 pcs.;
Tomatoes – 3 pcs.;
Boiled sausage – 300 g;
Boiled eggs – 4 pcs.;
Radishes – 4-5 pcs.;
Green onions – 1 bunch;
Dill – 1 bunch;
Salt - to taste;
Kvass – 2 liters;
Sour cream - to taste.

Boil or bake potatoes in their skins. When cool, peel and cut into cubes.
Boil eggs hard, add cold water. Peel the shell, cut into cubes or pass through an egg slicer.
Wash the cucumbers and tomatoes and cut them into cubes.
Cut the sausage into small cubes.
Wash the radishes and grate them.
Wash the dill and green onions thoroughly and chop finely.
Mix all ingredients and place on plates.
Salt to taste, add kvass, add sour cream.

The best option for lunch in hot summer weather is a cold soup - such as okroshka with tomatoes - light, tasty and, at the same time, nutritious.

Bon appetit!

The name of this ancient Russian dish comes from the word “crumb”, i.e. chop finely.Once upon a time, meat, poultry, game were used in the preparation of okroshka - leftovers from previously prepared dishes, however, as in many cuisines of the world (various salads, hodgepodges, casseroles, etc. were made from the leftovers).

They also made fish okroshka from sturgeon, pike perch, tench, and cod. Pickled mushrooms, cucumbers, fresh spices were added to any variety and seasoned with special light kvass and sour cream. Potatoes were added later.
Today okroshka, the recipe for which is described below using kvass, can also be prepared with kefir, mineral water, tomato juice, whey, ayran, etc.

Products

boiled potatoes – 3 pcs. (depending on size);
radishes – 7-8 pcs.;
fresh cucumber – 1-2 pcs. (depending on size);
tomato – 1-2 pcs. (depending on taste preferences);
boiled egg – 4 pcs.;
low-fat sausage – 250-300 g;
dill – 20 g;
green onion – 30 g;
mayonnaise – 200 g;
kvass – 1.5-2 liters;
salt.

Preparation

2. You can start shredding. The egg was peeled and cut into cubes.

9. Chop the dill and green onions. You can use any greens to suit your taste. It could be parsley, celery, cilantro, etc.

11. All ingredients were mixed.

12. Pour in kvass and mix again. Okroshka with kvass sausage is ready.

Now it’s better to put it in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours so that it brews and cools, but if you don’t have time, you can just add ice.

Diet dish

Okroshka for weight loss is an ideal option because it is low in calories, but sufficient in volume. If you use more raw vegetables and less boiled ones, and replace sausage and mayonnaise with boiled chicken breast and low-fat sour cream, respectively, then there will be even fewer calories.
Due to the large volume of liquid, okroshka quickly fills the stomach and creates a feeling of fullness. Due to its low energy capacity, okroshka in any quantity will not harm your figure.
This dish is good to eat in the summer heat - it quenches both hunger and thirst at the same time.