Soup as a Meal

Eat like a king for breakfast, a prince for lunch and a peasant for dinner. Do I believe that? To an extent, yes. I think it is not a good thing to have a big meal at night and then go to bed. Seems like a surefire way to gain weight. Having broken that rule many times, I do feel better when I have a simple meal for lunch or dinner.

 

Sour Purple Cabbage Soup

• 1/2 head of a large purple cabbage


• 1 medium carrot


• 1 medium potato peeled (or several new potatoes)


• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar


• 1/2 cup sauerkraut


• 32 oz water or chicken stock or vegetable stock


• Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Remove as much of the white core of the cabbage as possible. Shred the cabbage. Cut the potato into chunks. Slice the carrot. Put all ingredients in a big pot. Add the cider vinegar, sauerkraut and stock (or water) and simmer 30-40 minutes. Let cool.

In batches if necessary, add everything into the blender and blend until smooth.

Serve a big hot or cold bowl with a big dollop of fat free Greek yogurt and a hunk of crusty bread.

With the antioxidants and probiotics in this dish, you will feel strong. Strong like Russian bear. Strong like bull? Or was it strong like Polish ox? Anyway, it's delicious!