I love this high mineral, easy to prepare homemade borscht soup recipe! Use your slow cooker to make this Eastern European classic… with a few healthy modifications you will find below –

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package sulfite free organic pork or chicken sausage or ground organic turkey or shredded chicken
• 3 medium beets, peeled and shredded
• 3 carrots, peeled and shredded
• 3 medium baking potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 2 tablespoon avocado oil
• 1 medium red onion, chopped
• 1 shallot chopped
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3 cups water
• ½ medium head cabbage, cored and shredded
• 1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• Himalayan salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon monk fruit sugar, or to taste
• ½ cup organic sour cream or plant based organic sour cream, for topping
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley for garnish

Directions

• Step 1

Crumble the sausage (if using) or add the ground turkey or shredded organic chicken into a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until no longer pink. Remove from the heat and set aside.

• Step 2

Chop up all the veggie ingredients and place them along with the seasoning, tomato paste and diced tomatoes into a slow cooker, add 2 cups of filtered water. Add the sautéed meat. Stir well and cover. Slow cook on high overnight.

• Step 3

Place in the fridge until ready to eat.

• Step 4

Ladle desired amount into a pot and warm up on the stove top on medium heat for approximately 10 minutes. Stir often Ladle approximately 1 ½ cups into a serving bowl, and garnish with sour cream and fresh parsley, or fore go that if desired! Enjoy.