Chilled Borscht

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Hot borscht is a grand affair, but chilled borscht is much simpler, with the beets taking center stage.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 1½ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

While developing our chilled borscht recipe, we found that cooking beets in water was the best method since it produced a liquid base on which to build a soup. We boiled whole beets until tender so they retained as much of their flavor as p...

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