Unconventional Eats: Russian Pickle Soup!

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner, while pork is often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: creme fraiche

Greek yogurt offers similar tanginess with fewer calories.

pickles

🥗Healthier: fermented cucumbers

💰Cheaper: homemade pickles

Homemade options can be more cost-effective and healthier.

rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: barley

Quinoa adds protein, while barley is often less expensive.

Peel and cut 4 small potatoes into cubes.

Chop 1 onion and 1 carrot, grate the carrot.

Cut 1 tomato into pieces.

Add all vegetables into a pot on low heat.

Bring heat to medium as vegetables are added.

Grate 3 Vlasic pickles and add to the pot with some pickle juice.

Rinse 1/2 cup rice and add it to the pot once the soup is boiling.

Add avocado oil, paprika, black pepper, and bay leaves to the pot.

Season with salt, being cautious due to the pickles.

Add minced garlic to the soup.

Let the soup boil for a couple of minutes before reducing heat to simmer.

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