Healthy Buckwheat soup is our winter staple dish. Makes amazing leftovers the next day!

As a child, we grew up on soups. They were on mom’s daily menu and we’ve always felt healthy and it kept us in shape. As of now, it feels like I am not so well at implementing the same rule at home. We have a soup once every few weeks, while trying out all of those heavy recipes. Still working on new and permanent habits for our family this year, I have much hope to eat more of light and healthier soups.
Other Soups to Try:
Recipe
Healthy Buckwheat soup is our winter staple dish. Makes amazing leftovers the next day!
Ingredients
- 4 qt Water
- 1/2 cup Buckwheat
- 1 lb Beef or Pork (preferably with a bone)
- 1 large Carrot
- 1 small Onion
- 2 large Potatoes
- 1/4 cup Fresh Herbs parsley or dill
- 3 Bay Leaves
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- Oil for frying vegetables
Instructions
- Place rinsed meat into a pot with water. Bring it to a boil and turn heat to medium. Let it cook for at least 40 minutes. Season it with salt. Add buckwheat to cooking ingredients and cook for 15 minutes.
- Dice onions, herbs and carrots into small cubes.
- Clean, dice potatoes and add them to the cooking ingredients.
- Saute on preheated skillet with oil, until ingredients are soften and golden brown. Add to cooking soup. Let it simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add dill to the soup, serve it hot.
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Buckwheat Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 77
Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Sodium 36mg2%
Potassium 324mg9%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 3g12%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 1432IU29%
Vitamin C 10mg12%
Calcium 40mg4%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
I sought this recipe to try and recreate a meal served during my trip to Lake Baikal. I made this with quinoa instead of buckwheat (couldn't find it at the store), and paired it with a roll. Absolutely AMAZING! This is definitely a comforting and hearty dish. My only recommendation is to add more pork than you originally planned. The bone-in means less meat, and it was a shame to only have such a small portion. I also added a few more potatoes because "too many potatoes" is not in my cooking vocabulary 😉
10/10 would recommend.
Emily, so happy to hear you loved it. I do think quinoa is a great replacement. If you spot any European market in your area, they should have buckwheat.
I found it a whole foods! I was just being lazy last time lol. Making it again tonight, but making my own whole wheat rolls to go with.
Buckwheat in WF is a little different. It gets ready too fast and doesn’t hold the shape. You may want to dry it out before, maybe in over or fry it a little
Interesting, thanks for sharing this!
Oh sweet! Sounds like a healthy dinner!
Just made this soup it's super easy to make and absolutely delicious. Thank you such for sharing the recipe.
Hey, thanks for sharing your feedback. I am so glad you guys loved it!
That looks delicious, I'll definitely try it!
Thank you, hope you love it!
Same here! We used to eat soup everyday when my Mum used to cook for us, but now at home I don't eat it as often, I love soups though. Just posted a similar recipe on my blog last night but with chicken and mushrooms. Love buckwheat!
Nice 🙂 I'll have to check out your recipe 😉
Hey you should do akroshka recipe 😉
Oh my, I feel like it's the weirdest soup. Never ate it and scared to try! :/
can I use pearl barley instead of buckwheat?
Yes for sure! That would be delicious.
Do you cut the meat, or use the whole chunk in the soup?
Because I used meat with bone in I couldn't cut it. Otherwise you can cut it.
I don't think I've ever had a soup with buckwheat but I love it and will have to make a soup with it soon. I put soup on my menu once a week but have been thinking about making it more often, soup is so easy and there are so many different options! And with our WA weather, I think we might as well take advantage of soup season 😉 Thanks for the recipe
Totally, our WA weather requires soups 🙂
How about chicken instead of pork or beef?
Chicken would do the job as well, I always preferred red meats.