Chilled Beet and Cherry Soup Recipe

Ingredients (9)

• 4 cups (950ml) tap water
• 2 small beets, trimmed, peeled and finely chopped (8 ounces; 227g)
• 1 3-inch cinnamon stick
• 1 star anise
• 2 cups fresh sweet red cherries (10 ounces; 283g), pitted, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt use half as much by volume 
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 3/4 cup sour cream or plain yogurt (6 ounces; 170g), at room temperature, plus more for garnish
• 1/4 cup (60ml) fresh lemon juice (from 1 large lemon)