The Seven Best Homemade Recipes

About how to cook okroshka at home correctly, every hostess should know. It is hearty and cool okroshka that will save you from the summer heat, replenishing the necessary energy reserve.

How to cook okroshka at home Okroshka is sometimes called cold soup. The first mention of this traditional Russian dish appeared in the literature of the XVIII century. The main advantages of okroshka are ease of preparation and satiety.



Of course, in most cases, okroshka is prepared in the summer. At this time, it is much easier to get fresh greens and vegetables. Secondly, cool okroshka perfectly saturates in the summer heat. Although, it is possible that there are enthusiasts who cook okroshka at any time of the year.



If you want to supplement your daily diet with this dish or replace it with your usual dining soup, we have seven amazing recipes for you.

Okroshka on kefir

The ingredients

• 2 potatoes
• 1 bundle of green onions
• 1 bundle of dill or parsley
• 2 eggs
• 6 radish
• 2 medium cucumbers
• 1l kefir
• 400g ham

Boil the potatoes, cool them and peel them off. Wash the cucumbers, hard-boiled eggs and peel them. Eggs, ham, potatoes and cucumbers are cut into cubes, and radishes into quarters. Cut the greens finely and mix everything in one deep container. Sell it to taste and pour it over with kefir.

Variant on kvass

The ingredients

• 1.5 liters of dark kvass
• 1 kg of potatoes
• 3 eggs
• 350g sausage
• 200g radish
• 300g cucumbers
• 200g sour cream
• 1 Bulgarian pepper
• 1 bundle of green

Boil the potatoes and eggs. Sausage, pepper, radish, cucumbers, peeled potatoes and eggs cut in small cubes. Mix all the ingredients and fill with kvass. Pour okroshka on plates and decorate with greens and sour cream.

Okroshka in Azerbaijan

The ingredients

• 300g matzoni
• 100g beef
• 1 bundle of green onions
• 2 cucumbers
• sugar
• 1 bundle of cilantro or dill
• salt

Dilute the matzoni with water, add some chopped cucumbers to it. Add some sugar to your taste. Complement the okroshka with boiled meat and greens.

Cold soup on chicken broth

The ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 2 potatoes
• 400g chicken fillet
• 5 radios
• 5 tbsp mayonnaise or sour cream
• 2 cucumbers
• 1 bundle of dill
• 1 bundle parsley
• salt
• pepper

Boil the chicken meat and take it out of the broth. Cube the boiled potatoes and eggs. Slice the radish in mugs and rub the cucumber on a large grater. Mix all prepared ingredients and fill them with cold broth. Add finely sliced meat, as well as salt and pepper to taste. Decorate it with sour cream and greens.

Okroshka on beer

The ingredients

• 2 radishes
• 1 bundle of green onions
• 2 cucumbers
• 400g sausage
• 2 potatoes
• 2 eggs
• 1 l beer

An option that your man will definitely like. The preparation of all the ingredients is the same as in ordinary okroshka, only here they are poured at the end with chilled dark beer.

Option with mineral water

The ingredients

• 4 potatoes
• 150g salami
• 4 eggs
• 5 cucumbers
• 200g radish
• 2 bundles of green onions
• 1l kefir
• vinegar
• 200g sour cream
• 1 litre of mineral water

Prepare all the components and fill them with kefir. Add finely chopped greens and some vinegar. Add mineral water at the last minute. Kefir and mineral water should be cooled.

Okroshka with crab sticks

The ingredients

• 1l bread kvass
• 1 pack of crab sticks
• 5 large radishes
• 2 cucumbers
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbsp mustard
• 1 bundle of dill or parsley
• 3 tbsp sour cream

The last okroshka recipe is quite unusual. The usual boiled meat and sausage in it are replaced by crab sticks, and mustard adds spiciness.

Try each option and choose your favorite!