A variety of cold soups are one of the oldest traditions of Russian cuisine and a great option for lunch in the height of summer. Mineral water okroshka (recipe with mayonnaise) will delight your family and help you quickly restore strength, thanks to the vitamins and nutrients it contains. And preparing such a dish is a sheer pleasure, because it is one of the most democratic recipes, which uses only familiar and familiar products.

Of course, we will not argue with the statement that classic okroshka requires only kvass. However, we should not forget that this dish was traditionally prepared from what was at hand: pieces of boiled meat (usually of different types), vegetables from the garden, tender young onions and a wide variety of greens.

So we’ll prepare okroshka from what’s in the refrigerator. And even if there is no keg of real kvass, but a bottle of chilled mineral water, this is not a reason to refuse to prepare an amazing summer soup.

Before we figure out in detail how to prepare okroshka with mayonnaise in mineral water, let’s make sure we have the necessary products.

Okroshka with mineral water mayonnaise: a classic recipe

Ingredients

• Mineral chilled water— 1 l + -
• — 4-5 pcs. medium size + -
• Boiled meat (such as beef)— 400 g + -
• - 5 pieces. + -
• - 4 things. + -
• - 1 PC. + -
• - 1 bunch + -
• Herbs (dill, parsley or other aromatic herbs)- 1 bunch each + -
• — 200 g + -
• - 2 tsp. + -
• - taste + -
• Spices - to taste + -

Cooking okroshka in mineral water with mayonnaise

Before moving on to preparing okroshka, it should be noted that beef can be successfully replaced by any other type of lean boiled meat, ham, and even boiled sausage.

1. It is better to boil the meat in advance. Let it cool and then cut it into small cubes.
2. Wash the potatoes thoroughly and boil them in salted water. Let cool (you can pour the boiled tubers with cold water), peel and cut into small cubes.
3. Cool hard-boiled eggs in cold water and peel them. Separate the whites and chop finely. Mash the yolks with a fork - they will become the basis of the dressing for our okroshka.
4. Wash the cucumbers thoroughly and, if necessary, peel them. You can cut them into cubes, or grate one of them on a coarse grater.
5. Chop the washed green onions and other greens, then lightly grind them with salt and lemon juice.
6. Add egg yolks, mustard, half of the mayonnaise and spices to the grated greens - this will be the dressing for our wonderful okroshka.
7. Mix the dressing with chopped vegetables, egg whites and meat (or sausage), and let the ingredients soak.

8. Mix the remaining mayonnaise with chilled mineral water and season the prepared ingredients with this. That's all - our refreshing, light, but satisfying okroshka is ready, you can call everyone to the table. Serve it with rye bread, crackers, toast or small pies.

Of course, this is just one of the options for such okroshka. Recipes for preparing it in mineral water with mayonnaise (or without) are becoming more and more popular. This is not surprising, because at the height of summer you won’t find a better cooling budget dish.

Mineral water okroshka with quail eggs

Let's allow ourselves to move a little away from the established stereotype. If we are using an unusual base, then why not experiment with the ingredients? Let's start with the fact that in this version of okroshka we will abandon the usual radishes. But we will replace it with a not quite familiar product.

Ingredients

• Chilled mineral water - 1 l;
• Meat - 350 g;
• Corn - 1 cob;
• Quail eggs - 10 pcs.;
• Potatoes - 3 tubers;
• Green onions - 1 bunch;
• Dill, parsley - half a bunch;
• Salt, pepper mixture - to taste;
• Mayonnaise - 150 g.

How to make okroshka with corn and quail eggs using mineral water

1. Boil lean meat (beef, chicken or turkey - whatever you like) until fully cooked. Cool and cut into small cubes.
2. At the same time, let's cook the potatoes, corn and eggs. All these steps can be performed in the evening: completely cooled products are much easier to cut into neat pieces.
3. Peel the finished potatoes and cut them into cubes.
4. Peel and cut the eggs (or grate them).
5. Using a sharp knife, cut off the grains from the boiled, cooled cob.
6. Wash the cucumbers thoroughly, peel and finely chop.
7. Wash the green onions and aromatic herbs, chop them finely, add salt and lightly grind until the juice appears.
8. Mix all the ingredients and give them just a little time to soak in the aromas of spices and herbs.
9. In the meantime, mix mineral water with mayonnaise, and then season the okroshka with the resulting mixture - our masterpiece is ready!

Secrets of making okroshka with mineral water

• Despite the fairly accurate recipe, it should be remembered that the size of eggs, potatoes or cucumbers may vary. But this is not a problem, since you can adjust the thickness of your okroshka with more or less water.

Note that the choice of water is a matter of personal preference. Water can be regular or sparkling, you can try both options - and choose the best one for yourself.

• In addition, if the okroshka seems too bland to you, then add the juice of half a lemon or a couple of tablespoons of apple cider vinegar.
• Also use spices and seasonings that you like.
• Avoid fatty meats or sausages.
• All ingredients that must be cooked can be prepared in advance, this will speed up the cooking process.

• All fresh vegetables must be perfect. However, if cucumbers or radishes seem a little lethargic to you, do not rush to refuse to use them, just hold them a little in cold water so that they “perk up”.

And most importantly, follow your inspiration and don’t be afraid to use your imagination.

Bon appetit!

Okroshka is perhaps the most popular summer dish. Today we will talk about cold soup prepared with mineral water. If you prepare the food in advance (boil eggs, potatoes, pick herbs and cucumbers from your own garden, buy sausage), then the cooking process will take a maximum of 10 minutes. The calorie content of the soup will depend on the meat or sausage used, the amount of sour cream or mayonnaise for dressing.

Classic okroshka in mineral water with sausage

What could be more pleasant than a cooling dish on a hot summer day? Okroshka – hitting the top ten! Its nutritional value is 87.8 kcal/100g.

Compound:

• 5 potatoes
• 4 eggs
• 400 g sausage
• 3 cucumbers
• 3 radishes
• 30 g each - dill, green onions, parsley.
• 1l mineral water
• 3 tbsp. l. sour cream/mayonnaise

Preparation:

1. We will need boiled potatoes. Let it turn out intact and not fall apart.
2. Eggs - I wish they had a bright yolk, it’s summer! Cool them until completely cool. Let's cut everything into small cubes.
3. You can’t do without sausage in the classic version. We also chop it finely and evenly.
4. We do the same with cucumbers and radishes - finely chopped, they will add flavor to the dish.
5. We choose greens - more and the ones you like. Parsley, dill, onion – also chop with a knife on a board.
6. We combine everything and fill it with mineral water. Season with sour cream. Let's not forget to add salt.

If you like spicy foods, season the okroshka with allspice.

A pleasant, refreshing, low-calorie and inexpensive dish is at your service!

Meat option

Did you think that okroshka with sausage is quite a high-calorie product? Yes, sausage adds kilograms to us, so let's consider the option with meat.

It will contain significantly fewer kilocalories - from 60 to 73, depending on the type of meat and dressing. Whether you add mayonnaise or sour cream is up to you.

Suitable meats include chicken, pork, beef, and turkey. You can take smoked chicken. This is the option we will now try to prepare.

Products:

• 6 potatoes
• 6 eggs
• 2 smoked legs
• 2 cucumbers
• 200 g radishes
• Sour cream
• Lemon acid
• Mineral water – 3 l
• A bunch of onions, parsley, dill

How to cook:

1. We remove the smoked legs from films and bones and chop them finely.
2. We turn the boiled and thoroughly cooled potatoes and eggs into even small cubes.
3. Prepare the greens - onion, dill, parsley. We chop them finely to experience their taste and aroma to the fullest.
4. Cucumbers and radishes have the same property - creating a harmony of flavors, so you can’t do without a fine shredder. The cubes are a good size. This is how we cut vegetables.
5. Mix everything, add salt, citric acid, flavor with sour cream.

A wonderful, cooling first that will delight you and your family with its aroma and taste.

Okroshka with kefir

We will get a more high-calorie dish - almost 128 to 164 kcal if we decide to cook okroshka with sausage and take kefir and mineral water in approximately equal quantities. The main ingredients do not change.

• Kefir – 1l
• Mineral water – 900 ml
• Potatoes – 4 pcs.
• Eggs – 4 pcs.
• Salami – 150 g
• Cucumber – 5 pcs.
• Radish – 220 g
• Green onions – 2 bunches
• Dill – 1 bunch
• Sour cream - to taste
• Vinegar

What to do:

1. Cut the boiled potatoes into beautiful cubes.
2. Eggs with bright yolks (naturally, not the law) are also carefully crushed into cubes.
3. Sausage - any boiled sausage, but this time we will use salami - cut finely and carefully.
4. We turn cucumbers and radishes evenly (and not very) into cubes.
5. Chop the onion and dill responsibly.
6. Connecting and filling is not difficult. Add salt, citric acid (or maybe vinegar) and fill it all with kefir and mineral water.

This cool summer soup will certainly please the eye and satisfy us all!

Okroshka with sour cream or mayonnaise

We will try to prepare okroshka that will please and even surprise your guests and family. Because this time we use young corn instead of radishes. Fresh, cut from the cob with a sharp knife. And let's take quail eggs. They are dietary and will not cause allergies.

• Potatoes – 3 pcs.
• Quail eggs – 10 pcs. (can be chicken)
• Meat (to your taste) – 300 g
• Cucumbers – 4 pcs.
• Corn – 1 cob
• Mayonnaise - to taste
• Mineral water
• Greens (to your taste)
• Pepper

How to cook:

1. The secret of delicious okroshka is in the cutting method; all ingredients must be well chopped. We do exactly this with potatoes, eggs, sausage and vegetables - we turn them into small cubes. Well, the greens – chop them smaller with a sharp knife.
2. In a separate container, mix mineral water and mayonnaise, add salt, pepper, and taste. Ready? Do you like the taste? Pour in the vegetable and meat mixture.

The original summer dish is ready. Please, come to the table!

If you would like to reduce the calorie content of cold soup to 35-38 calories, remove meat products and dressing with sour cream or mayonnaise. Kefir with a fat content of 1%, on the contrary, is welcome. For the same purpose, it is better to use Borjomi or Essentuki as a mineral water, rather than any mineral water.

Mineral water without carbonation is for classic okroshka, and carbonated mineral water is better for adding spiciness. Mustard diluted with liquid will add piquancy.

It is better to pre-grind the greens and onions with salt - the soup will be softer and more flavorful.

Okroshka served with black bread is a traditional Russian dish.

Instead of citric acid or vinegar, it is good to use lemon. Cut it and place it on a plate nearby - each eater will decide for himself whether to add it or not.

Okroshka is traditionally considered a dish of Russian cuisine. Whether this is true or not is not known for certain, but it is known that okroshka appeared in Rus' a very long time ago. Mentions of this dish have been preserved since the reign of Prince Vladimir.

It is believed that okroshka was invented by peasants. They took kvass and added radishes and onions to it. This soup perfectly quenched both hunger and thirst. A little later, okroshka began to be served in rich families, adding eggs, various types of meat and sour cream to the soup.

Nowadays, not a single summer can go without this soup. And this is not at all surprising. Few people can deny themselves the pleasure of eating delicious, cold soup on a hot day. Okroshka will perfectly quench both thirst and hunger, and after eating it you will not feel heaviness like from fatty dishes.

Nowadays there are a huge number of okroshka recipes. It is prepared with kvass, kefir, brine, and some inventive housewives even use beer. One of the most common recipes is okroshka with mineral water. Sausage, meat, poultry are used as a “filling”; various vegetables and herbs are added to it. Below we will look at the most delicious and popular recipes for okroshka with mineral water.

Calorie content of okroshka with mineral water

Before moving on to recipes, you need to understand the benefits of okroshka and its calorie content. Okroshka is a very healthy, and most importantly low-calorie dish. Depending on the recipe, it contains from 38 to 100 calories.

In addition to the fact that okroshka is a low-calorie soup, it is also very healthy. Vegetables contain vitamins and microelements necessary for our body. Herbs are very helpful when losing weight, getting rid of excess mass, as well as restoring the healthy functioning of the body. Meat also contains a large amount of proteins and carbohydrates that our body needs. So okroshka is just a godsend, both for adherents of a healthy lifestyle and for people watching their figure.

Okroshka with mineral water and mayonnaise

One of the versions of everyone’s favorite soup is okroshka with mineral water and mayonnaise. This okroshka turns out no worse than the well-known okroshka made with kefir or kvass. This recipe has a huge advantage, because almost everyone has mineral water and a little mayonnaise in their refrigerator. This soup is prepared very quickly, because we only have to cook eggs and potatoes. The finished dish turns out very tasty.

Products:

• Six medium potatoes
• Six eggs
• Half a salad cucumber
• Two hundred and fifty grams of doctor's sausage
• Two hundred grams of mayonnaise
• Dill, parsley, green onions
• Radish
• Mineral water
• Lemon juice to taste
• Salt, pepper to taste

If you add a little vinegar to the water when boiling eggs, the eggshells will not crack.

Mineral water okroshka with sour cream

Who wouldn't want to have a tasty okroshka snack on a hot day? Of course, no one. Especially if it’s okroshka made with mineral water and sour cream. A huge advantage of this recipe is the excellent taste of the dish and, of course, its benefits. In this recipe, meat is used instead of sausage, and sour cream is used instead of mayonnaise, which cannot but please adherents of a healthy diet.

Products:

• Three hundred grams of lean pork
• Two chicken eggs
• Four potatoes
• Two cucumbers
• Seventy grams of greens (onion and dill)
• Two hundred grams of sour cream
• Salt, hot pepper to taste

If the cucumbers have a bitter peel, be sure to cut it off, otherwise it will completely ruin the taste of the finished dish.

First, be sure to add sour cream, and then pour in soda. This will significantly affect the taste of your dish.

Okroshka with mineral water and kefir

The most classic recipe for okroshka is okroshka in mineral water with the addition of kefir. In addition to its wonderful taste, this okroshka is also dietary. Boiled chicken breast contains only 137 calories. Kefir is very healthy and has a very beneficial effect on the body. Okroshka in mineral water with kefir is also famous for its simplicity and speed of preparation.

Products (per serving):

• One potato
• Small piece of chicken breast
• One egg
• A pair of green onions
• One cucumber
• One radish
• A couple of sprigs of parsley
• Kefir
• Sparkling water
• Salt to taste

Okroshka on sparkling water with kvass

Okroshka is a dish that you want to start preparing in the spring with the appearance of the first vegetables and herbs. And in the summer it is simply irreplaceable. It serves both as food and drink. Cold okroshka with mineral water is a rather original, but very tasty dish. And if you add kvass to mineral water, you will lick your fingers. You and your loved ones will definitely like this dish.

Products:

• Six chicken eggs
• Two cucumbers
• One hundred and fifty grams of semi-smoked sausage
• Six potatoes
• Greens to taste
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Mayonnaise
• Eight hundred milliliters of kvass
• Five hundred milliliters of mineral water

Okroshka on mineral water with fish

Okroshka in mineral water with fish is, at first glance, a very unusual combination. But in fact it is very tasty and loved by many. In this recipe you will be asked to prepare okroshka with canned food in tomato. This dish is very easy to prepare and will take no more than 15 minutes. This soup will definitely delight you and your family with its taste.

Products:

• Four potatoes
• One can of sardines in tomato
• Four cucumbers
• Fresh herbs to taste
• Five eggs
• Two liters of sparkling water
• One hundred and fifty grams of mayonnaise
• Salt and citric acid to taste

1. Pre-boil the potatoes. Peel and cut into cubes.
2. Boil hard-boiled eggs. We peel them and cut them into small cubes.
3. Wash the cucumbers and cut them into cubes.
4. Wash and finely chop the greens.
5. Place all ingredients in a deep saucepan and add canned tomato sauce to them.
6. Salt, pepper and add a little citric acid. Pour in cold mineral water and mix thoroughly. Okroshka is ready. Bon appetit!

The well-known summer cold soup is often prepared with kvass or kefir, but okroshka with mineral water also turns out very tasty, perfectly refreshing, and at the same time it is light and low-calorie. Mayonnaise helps the dish fully reveal its flavor palette.

Classic recipe for okroshka in mineral water with mayonnaise

• Time: 40 minutes.
• Number of servings: 6 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 69 kcal/100 grams.
• Purpose: for lunch.
• Cuisine: Russian.
• Difficulty: easy.

The basis of the cold soup is vegetables, boiled chicken eggs, meat and fresh herbs. The mineral water dressing gives the dish a pleasantly tangy flavor thanks to the bursting gas bubbles. For a slight sourness, add a little mayonnaise to the soup, and those who like something sour and spicier add citric acid, vinegar or fresh sorrel, flavor the dish with hot spices or sauces.

Ingredients:

• boiled potatoes – 4 pcs.;
• boiled carrots – 1 pc.;
• cucumbers – 2-3 pcs.;
• hard-boiled eggs – 4 pcs.;
• fresh greens - a large bunch;
• cooked chicken fillet (boiled, baked or smoked) – 300 g;
• mayonnaise – 3-4 tbsp;
• mineral water – 1.5 l;
• salt - to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Peel boiled vegetables and eggs, cut into small cubes.
2. Also cut the cucumbers, tear the meat into thin fibers.
3. Chop the greens with a knife, grind with salt, add to the okroshka base.
4. Add mayonnaise to the chopped ingredients and stir.
5. Pour in mineral water, stir, put in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to infuse.

With sausage and radishes

• Time: 50 minutes.
• Number of servings: 4 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 71 kcal/100 grams.
• Purpose: for lunch.
• Cuisine: Russian.
• Difficulty: easy.

The classic recipe for okroshka with mineral water can be simplified a little if you put sausage in the cold soup instead of meat. Both boiled and smoked, even sausages or sausages, are suitable, the main thing is without large pieces of lard, which, in combination with ice water, can spoil the appearance and taste of the finished dish. If you don’t find the spiciness in the dish enough, add a little mustard to the soup.

Ingredients:

• “Doctorskaya” sausage – 250 g;
• potatoes - 3 tubers;
• chicken eggs – 3 pcs.;
• cucumber – 1 pc.;
• radishes – 5-6 pcs.;
• dill and parsley - several branches each;
• mayonnaise sauce – 2 tbsp;
• mineral water – 1 l;
• salt, spices - to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Boil potatoes and eggs in separate pans, cool, peel, and cut into medium-sized cubes.
2. Also cut the sausage and cucumber.
3. Cut the washed radishes into 2 halves, then cut into thin semicircles.
4. Chop the dill and parsley and mix with a pinch of salt.
5. In a deep saucepan, combine all the prepared products, add mayonnaise, mineral water, mix thoroughly. Add salt and season with spices to taste. Serve after half an hour in the refrigerator.

With green peas

• Time: 55 minutes.
• Number of servings: 5 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 65 kcal/100 grams.
• Purpose: for lunch.
• Cuisine: Russian.
• Difficulty: easy.

Green peas will help make summer soup more filling. Beans can be taken either young, fresh or canned. If you don’t have enough bright colors in such a cold soup, add a tomato previously peeled and cut into pieces, and garnish with halves of quail eggs.

Ingredients:

• boiled potatoes – 3 pcs.;
• ham – 200 g;
• boiled quail eggs – 8 pcs.;
• cucumbers – 2 pcs.;
• peas – 350 g;
• green onion - a bunch;
• dill - several sprigs;
• mustard – ½ tsp;
• mayonnaise – 100 g;
• mineral water – 1.2 l;
• salt, pepper, lemon juice - to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Cut the potatoes and ham into thin strips, grate the cucumbers on a coarse grater.
2. Chop the green onions and dill with a knife and add to the okroshka base.
3. Add green peas, mustard and mayonnaise sauce, stir.
4. Pour mineral water over everything and stir. Add salt, pepper, lemon juice to taste.
5. Place the finished okroshka in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes. Before serving, place 2-3 quail egg halves on each plate.

With corn

• Time: 20 minutes.
• Number of servings: 6 persons.
• Calorie content of the dish: 63 kcal/100 grams.
• Purpose: for lunch.
• Cuisine: Russian.
• Difficulty: easy.

Mineral water okroshka with mayonnaise will have a slightly sweet taste if you exclude radishes from the traditional recipe and add some brightly colored corn grains. You can take fresh young cobs - you first need to boil them in a saucepan on the stove with water added or using a double boiler, and then cut off the grains with a sharp knife. If you don’t have such a product or just don’t want to bother, take a can of canned corn - the taste won’t suffer.

Ingredients:

• boiled beef – 300 g;
• boiled potatoes – 4 pcs.;
• cucumbers – 4 pcs.;
• boiled chicken eggs – 4 pcs.;
• corn grains – 200 g;
• fresh dill - a bunch;
• Mayonnaise sauce – 120 g;
• mineral water – 1.4 l;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

Cooking method:

1. Cut the meat, boiled potatoes and cucumbers into cubes with a side no larger than 0.5 cm. Combine in a deep container, add corn.
2. Divide peeled boiled eggs into white and yolk. Cut the whites into small cubes and add to the rest of the soup ingredients.
3. Pour mineral water over all prepared ingredients.
4. Mash the yolks with a fork, mix with mayonnaise and a little salt.
5. Transfer the resulting sauce into a container with okroshka and mix thoroughly. Add salt and pepper to taste.
6. Before serving, sprinkle a portion of soup with chopped dill.

Secrets of preparing delicious okroshka in mineral water with mayonnaise

To ensure that your summer soup turns out not only beautiful in appearance, as in the photo in a glossy culinary magazine, but also has a rich, harmonious and pleasant taste, remember a few important rules for preparing the perfect okroshka:

• Choose high-quality mineral water, with or without gas - it depends solely on your taste preferences. With a non-carbonated filling, the taste of the soup will be light, with a carbonated one it will be sharper and richer.
• Before adding mineral water to the okroshka base, it is necessary to cool it, because the main thing in this dish is not only its nutritional qualities, but also its refreshing function.
• The basis of this cold soup is the variety of fresh vegetables available during the summer season. Add to okroshka any vegetables that you have in the refrigerator and that are harmoniously combined with each other - cucumbers, radishes, radishes, potatoes, carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes (after removing the skin from them), peas, corn.
• The taste of the finished okroshka greatly depends on the fresh herbs and spices added to it. Add all the greens you have on hand to the cold soup - green onions, parsley, dill, basil, cilantro, leaf celery, etc. Don’t be afraid to experiment with spices, each time making the taste of the dish new, original and piquant.
• A simple technique will help to make the aroma of okroshka as pronounced as possible - you must first grind the chopped greens with your hands or a masher with a small amount of salt until the juice is released, and only then add to the soup.
• Do not prepare okroshka for future use - it has a very short shelf life and always tastes better fresh. If you have prepared a lot of base, just cover it with cling film and put it in the refrigerator, and just before serving, season it with mayonnaise, herbs, spices and fill it with mineral water.

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