In the summer heat, such a first dish as okroshka is especially appreciated for its lightness, freshness and ease of execution. There are many options for this wonderful dish, and in the article we will get to know the most interesting ones.

Classical okroshka on kvass

The classic recipe provides for:

  • 2 cucumbers;
  • 2 radish fruits;
  • a bunch of greenery;
  • 300 g of cooked sausage;
  • 3 eggs and a potato tuber;
  • a small amount of sour cream;
  • kvass and salt to taste.

The sequence of actions is as follows:

  1. Potato tubers and eggs are boiled, cooled, peeled and diced.
  2. In the same way, the remaining vegetables and sausage are cut.
  3. The greens are crushed and salted, after which it is well crushed so that the liquid comes out.
  4. All prepared ingredients are mixed.
  5. The basis of okroshka is laid out on portioned plates, where it is poured with kvass and seasoned with sour cream.

Before serving, kvass must be cooled in a refrigerator.

Cooking on kefir

Okroshka on kefir will give a truly summer taste and a boost of vigor until the end of the day.

Preparing a dish of the following products:

  • 3 eggs;
  • 100 g of cooked sausage;
  • 4 medium potato tubers;
  • large cucumber;
  • 200 ml of kefir;
  • 100 ml of water;
  • a bunch of parsley;
  • ½ bunch of green onions;
  • salt and spices;
  • some vinegar.

The way to implement the recipe:

  1. Eggs and potatoes are boiled, and after cooling, peeled and cut into cubes.
  2. Cucumber, like a sausage product, is cut into strips.
  3. The greens are chopped finely.
  4. All components are mixed in a saucepan, where kefir and water are added with the addition of a small amount of vinegar.
  5. The dish is salted and seasoned.

Before serving, let the food brew in the cold, which will allow okroshka to acquire a more saturated taste.

How to cook on whey

It is simply impossible to spoil such a simple dish, therefore even novice housewives love to cook it.

It is enough to prepare:

  • 250 g of cooked sausage;
  • 2 potatoes;
  • 2 eggs;
  • as many cucumbers;
  • a bunch of dill;
  • 50 g of sour cream;
  • 30 ml of lemon juice;
  • 1 liter of serum;
  • salt and ground pepper.

Stages of execution:

  1. Eggs and potatoes are boiled, after which small cubes are prepared from cooled and peeled products.
  2. Cucumbers and sausage are cut in short strips.
  3. The crushed ingredients are thrown into the pan, where they are mixed with chopped herbs.
  4. In the final, the base of the dish is poured with a liquid mixture of lemon juice, sour cream and whey.

Before sending okroshka to the refrigerator to cool, the dish should be salted and seasoned to the taste of the cook.

Okroshka with sausage on ayran

This kind of fermented milk product like Ayran, which is especially common among the peoples of the Caucasus, gives the dish an unobtrusive sourness.

Okroshka with sausage based on it is prepared from the following products:

  • 1 liter of kefir;
  • 1 l ayrana;
  • 3 eggs and potatoes;
  • 250 g of cooked sausage;
  • 5 medium fruits of radish;
  • 3 cucumbers;
  • 100 g of sour cream;
  • 2 bunches of greenery;
  • salt and ground pepper.

Way of execution:

  1. Potato eggs and tubers are boiled, peeled and rubbed on a coarse grater.
  2. The remaining vegetables are prepared in the same way.
  3. Grated ingredients are mixed in a small saucepan, where they are salted, seasoned and seasoned with sour cream and chopped herbs.
  4. At the end, sausage cubes are thrown, after which the basis of okroshka is filled with dairy products and sent to the cold for 20 - 30 minutes.

Too much salt should not be sprinkled, since ayran is quite salty.

Mayonnaise Recipe

Okroshka on kvass and whey is not loved by everyone. But even the most fastidious gourmets cannot “tear themselves away” from dishes made according to this recipe.

Ingredients for okroshka:

  • 6 eggs;
  • 4 cucumbers;
  • 300 g of sausage;
  • a bunch of favorite greens;
  • 200 g mayonnaise;
  • 1 tbsp. l mustard and citric acid;
  • salt and pepper;
  • 1.5 liters of chilled water.

Basic cooking steps:

  1. Eggs are boiled, after which squirrels, sausages and cucumbers are cut into cubes.
  2. The greens are chopped finely.
  3. In a spacious container, salt, yolks, mustard, mayonnaise and pepper are rubbed with the addition of a small amount of vinegar.
  4. The mixture is mixed with water.

The basis of okroshka is laid out on plates, where it is poured with prepared liquid on mayonnaise.

Easy option on the water

If there is no serum or kvass at hand, then a gentle and light okroshka can be prepared from the following grocery set:

  • potatoes and cucumbers - ½ kg each;
  • egg - 5 pcs.;
  • vinegar - a stack;
  • mayonnaise - 450 g;
  • low-fat beef - 400 g;
  • water - 1.5 l;
  • greens, salt and spices.

Stages of preparation:

  1. The meat is boiled chopped - this speeds up the preparation process.
  2. Potatoes and eggs are boiled until tender and cut into small bars
  3. Straw is prepared from cucumbers.
  4. Solid ingredients, including chopped herbs, are mixed in a spacious pan, where they are poured with separately prepared dressing from water, mayonnaise and vinegar.

If on the shelf of the refrigerator instead of meat there is a good doctor's sausage, then you can use it.

Tasty okroshka with kefir and mineral water

The classic okroshka recipe can be modified to your taste. For example, a delicious first course is obtained using cold mineral water.

Components of a summer first course:

  • 3 cucumbers;
  • as many radish fruits;
  • bulb;
  • can of green peas;
  • 4 eggs;
  • a bunch of dill;
  • 200 g of cooked sausage;
  • 2 l fatty kefir;
  • 1 liter of carbonated mineral water;
  • salt and pepper.

Sequencing:

  1. The eggs are boiled and rubbed on a coarse grater.
  2. Vegetables are chopped in a convenient way, but so that the pieces are not too large.
  3. Sausage cubes and chopped greens are thrown into the container where the shredded products have already been sent.
  4. Everything is salted, seasoned, mixed and poured with kefir and mineral water (the latter is not necessary to use all, the amount is regulated at the discretion of the chef).

If desired, pre-boiled potatoes can be added to the composition, but this way the dish will be more “heavy”.

Unusual beer dish

Russian cuisine is multifaceted. Even, it would seem, when it is already impossible to come up with something new, this is not so.

To verify this, you need:

  • 2 cucumbers;
  • as many radish fruits;
  • a bunch of green onions;
  • can of green peas;
  • 2 eggs and a potato tuber;
  • 400 g cooked sausage;
  • 1 liter of beer;
  • salt and pepper.

Step-by-step cooking instructions:

  1. Boiled eggs and potatoes are peeled and rubbed on a coarse grater, after which they are thrown into a deep container.
  2. Cubes of vegetables are sent there, which, if necessary, are pre-cleaned.
  3. The sausage is cut into strips, which is placed with the rest of the chopped ingredients.
  4. Next is washed, dried and chopped greens, as well as salt.
  5. After thorough mixing, the okroshka base is poured with beer.

For pouring, a chilled foamy drink is used.

Cold okroshka is an indispensable dish in the summer heat. However, in autumn and winter, this dish is popular due to the simplicity of preparation and the high content of vitamins.

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