A little of what you like

This week, home cooking heroine Rachel Khoo is back with a new book, The Little Swedish Kitchen. Here, she shares three of more than 100 recipes that fill the book, each designed to reflect the ‘not too little, not too much’ ethos the Swedish like to call Lagom. These recipes are selected to suit summer and early autumn days

Chilled cucumber soup with beetroot yogurt granita
Rachel Khoo

Chilled cucumber soup with beetroot yogurt granita

There are a couple of days in the Swedish year when the mercury in the thermometer hits temperatures that could compete with a warm summer day in southern Europe. And on those days, nothing beats a refreshing chilled soup.

Ingredients, serves four, vegetarian, gluten-free

2 cooked beetroot (about 125g)

125g plain yogurt

900g cucumber, chopped

4 tbsp chopped fresh dill, plus a few sprigs to garnish