Nina's Russian Cold Beet Soup (Kholdnyk)

Ingredients

• 4 cups fat-free buttermilk
• 1 cucumber - peeled
• seeded
• quartered lengthwise and diced
• 1 (15 ounce) can sliced beets with liquid
• 3 green onions
• chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar

Instructions

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.