Golda's Frozen Waldorf Salad - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows
- 1/2 cup red seedless grapes, cut in 1/2
- 1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained
- 2 medium apples, diced, skins left on
- 1/2 cup celery, diced
- 1/2 cup walnuts, or pecans, roughly chopped
- 8 cherries, fresh or maraschino
- 8 sprigs fresh mint
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine the sugar, pineapple juice, lemon juice, and salt over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick. Remove from heat and let cool. Whip cream and fold it into the cooled syrup mixture. Stir in marshmallows, grapes, pineapple, apples, celery and nuts. Spread mixture into an 8 by 8-inch pan and freeze until frozen throughout, at least 2 hours. Remove the salad from the freezer 5 minutes before serving. Cut into 8 squares. Garnish each serving with a cherry and a sprig of fresh mint.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon, Apples, Nuts, Walnuts.
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. Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)...
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