Tomato Water Bloody Mary - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 4 large beefsteak tomatoes, quartered
- 1/2 serrano chile, roughly chopped
- 1/4 red onion, roughly chopped
- 3-inch piece of lemongrass, tough outer leaves removed and roughly chopped
- small pinch sugar
- large pinch salt
- 1/2 lime
- 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 orange
- 2 18-inch-square pieces cheesecloth
Instructions
- In food processor, purée first six ingredients until smooth. Line sieve with cheesecloth and set sieve over nonreactive bowl. Pour purée into center of cheesecloth and refrigerate overnight. Gather sides of cheesecloth up over purée to form large sack and squeeze gently to extract last bits of water. Discard sack and its contents and transfer tomato water to bowl. Set strainer over bowl and squeeze in lime, lemon, and orange juice. Stir well. Makes about 20 ounces tomato water, enough for roughly 4 drinks.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
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