Barley Salad with Chicken, Goat Cheese, and Walnuts Recipe | Myrecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup pearled barley
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2/3 cup seedless green and/or red grapes, halved
- 2 cups shredded boneless, skinless rotisserie chicken breast
- 1/3 cup chopped green onions
- 3 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
- Cook barley according to package directions. Rinse with cold water.
- Combine oil and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Add barley, grapes, chicken, and onions; toss well to combine. Add cheese; toss gently to combine. Sprinkle with walnuts and thyme.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Barley, Chicken Breast, Nuts, Walnuts.
Barley is about the best grain a woman with PCOS can eat. It is low in calories and has the lowest GI of all grains. Low-GI grains such as barley take much longer to digest and create a slow, steady rise in blood glucose and insulin levels. As mentioned before on Fertility Chef, low-GI foods reduce cravings. If possible, try and find hulled barley as it is the most nutrient dense of all types of barley. Skinless chicken breast, often heralded for its lean nutritional profile, is undeniably a pow...
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