Shaved Fennel Salad with Seared Tuna and Parmesan - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 tbsps parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1 tbsp pink peppercorns
- 0.12 tsp leaves thyme
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsps extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 oz lemon juice (2 tbsp)
- 1 bulb fennel, shaved paper thin
- 4 oz boneless sushi grade tuna
Instructions
- To make salad, mix fennel, oil, lemon juice, thyme, parsley and parmesan cheese.
- Set aside in cool place.
- To make tuna, sprinkle salt and peppercorns on tuna.
- Place a sauté pan on high heat and add olive oil. Place tuna in pan and allow to cook 30 seconds or 1 minute per side.
- Remove from pan and slice into 5 pieces.
- Place fennel salad on flat plate and place slices of tuna in center of salad. Serve immediately.
- Note: based on recipe from the South Beach Cookbook.
How This Recipe Supports PCOS Management
Understanding the nutritional profile of what you eat is a powerful step in managing PCOS. Here is how the key ingredients in this Shaved Fennel Salad with Seared Tuna and Parmesan contribute to your health goals:
- Tuna: Helps reduce chronic inflammation linked to PCOS
- Olive oil: Anti-inflammatory properties make it especially beneficial for PCOS
PCOS Diet Principles in This Recipe
The PCOS diet focuses on three core principles: reducing inflammation, managing insulin resistance, and supporting hormonal balance. Every recipe in our collection is evaluated against these principles. This recipe excels in providing healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats that support cell membrane health and hormone synthesis, and nutrient-dense vegetables that provide essential vitamins and minerals for metabolic health. As part of a balanced PCOS meal plan, we recommend pairing recipes like this with a variety of nutrient-dense foods throughout the week to ensure you are meeting all your micronutrient needs.
Meal Prep Tip: This Shaved Fennel Salad with Seared Tuna and Parmesan can be prepared ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Meal prepping is one of the most effective strategies for sticking to a PCOS-friendly diet, as it removes the temptation to reach for processed convenience foods when time is short.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Tuna, Lemon.
Tuna is great for a high protein diet as it has 33 grams of protein within its housing, with no pesky carbohydrates to worry about. In addition to this, tuna contains B vitamins and vitamin D, both of which are vital to fighting back against PCOS. 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 benefit...
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