Chilled Sweet and Sour Cucumber Noodles - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Skip the pasta in favor of this healthy and refreshing cucumber noodle salad that's the perfect no-cook sweet and sour side dish or appetizer.
Ingredients
- 2 medium cucumbers, peeled
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 3/4 cup rice vinegar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons white sesame seeds
Instructions
- Attach the julienne blade to the mandoline and adjust it to the 1/8-inch-thick setting. Applying medium pressure, carefully run one of the cucumbers down the blade to form noodles, slicing until you reach the core. Rotate the cucumber a quarter turn and continue slicing and rotating until you've cut the entire cucumber. Repeat the slicing process with the second cucumber then transfer the cucumber noodles to a medium bowl.
- Add the red onion, rice vinegar, 1/4 cup water, sugar and crushed red pepper flakes (optional) to the bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate the cucumber noodles for a minimum of 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until chilled.
- When ready to serve, use tongs or a slotted spoon to transfer the noodles to serving plates and top with the sesame seeds.
- Kelly's Notes: If you're using a spiralizer instead of a mandoline, simply twist the cucumber into the spiralizer to form noodles.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Sesame Seeds.
Sesame seeds help with progesterone balance. Lignans found in in sesame seeds help to prevent excess estrogen production.
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