Dukan World Recipes - An Appetizer, Savours of Russia

Take a culinary voyage around the globe with Dukan! 
This week, enjoy the savours of Russia with this delicious 3-course menu fit for the Dukan Diet.

Be on the lookout for the next destination on our culinary tour!


Appetizer - Borscht

2 chicken breasts

1 courgette

1 carrot

1 onion

a few leaves of white cabbage

1 red pepper

1 raw beet

2 tomatoes

1 litre cold water

1 garlic clove 

1 tbsp of crème fraiche (or quark) 3% fat

salt

pepper

Preparation
Place the chicken breast in a pan of salted cold water and bring to a boil, then poach for 20 minutes. Remove the chicken from the boiling water and cut it into small dices then put tthe dices back into the boiling pot. Chop the beet into cubes and add them to the chicken and simmering water mixture. Finely slice the cabbage and dice the courgette, then add them to the water as well. In a pan, sauté the pepper, onion and diced tomatoes. Mix them all with the soup and bring to a boil for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat and add the pressed garlic clove to the soup. Let sit for 5 minutes and serve with a dollop of creme fraiche or quark.

Article published on http://www.dukandiet.co.uk/