Lunch: Winter Chopped Salad

Recipe by Marian Cooper Cairns This winter chopped salad is loaded with beets, cauliflower, cucumbers, and more.

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Sunflower Seeds

Health benefits of Winter Chopped Salad

Sunflower seeds are an excellent food for PCOS as they are packed with vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). Just one cup of sunflower seeds provides 30% of the recommended daily intake for vitamin B6. Sunflower seeds are also loaded with two other important of PCOS busting minerals: zinc and magnesium.

Ingredients

1 lb. medium golden beets
1/2 loaf sourdough bread, torn into bite-size pieces
2 tbsp. olive oil
kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3 romaine hearts, chopped
1/4 small red cabbage, shredded
1/2 head cauliflower, finely chopped
1/4 c. roasted salted sunflower seeds
Pan-Dripping Vinaigrette (link in step 3)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Wrap beets in a large piece of foil and bake until easily pierced with a paring knife, 35 to 45 minutes. When cool, peel and cut into wedges.
Toss together bread and oil on a baking sheet; arrange in a single layer. Season withs alt and pepper. Bake until golden brown 8 to 10 minutes.
Toss together romaine, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumbers, sunflower seeds, beets, toasted bread, and 1/2 cup Pan-Dripping Vinaigrette. Season with salt and pepper.
Serve with remaining vinaigrette alongside.