Tomato, Cucumber, and Sweet Onion Salad with Cumin Salt - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
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Only slightly more involved than Andreas Viestad's simple tomato salad, this version is inspired by Middle Eastern cuisine. A sprinkling of toasted cumin seeds ground with salt gives the summery salad a warm depth of flavor. Any leftover cumin salt is ter
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. cumin seeds
- 1 1/2 tbsp. coarse sea salt
- 2 1/4 lb. tomatoes
- 1 lb. Cucumbers
- 1 large sweet onion
- 1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- In a skillet, toast the cumin seeds over moderately high heat until fragrant, 30 seconds; transfer to a mortar and let cool. Add the salt and grind to a coarse powder.
- In a large bowl, toss the tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, oil, and lemon juice. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of the cumin salt over the salad and toss. Serve the salad on a platter.
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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