Nina's Russian Cold Beet Soup (Kholdnyk)

Ingredients

• 15 ounce beets with liquid sliced canned
• 1  cucumber - diced peeled seeded quartered
• 4 cups buttermilk fat-free
• 2 tablespoons optional: dill fresh chopped
• 3  green onions chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons vinegar white to taste

Equipment

• bowl

Directions

1. Mix the buttermilk, cucumber, beets with their juice, green onions, dill, salt, and vinegar in a bowl; stir to mix thoroughly, and chill, covered, in refrigerator at least 2 hours or overnight for best flavor.
2. Serve cold.