Olive and Pesto-Crusted Cod Recipe | Myrecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 4 (6-ounce) cod fillets
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons refrigerated pesto (such as Buitoni)
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 1 1/2 ounces pitted Castelvetrano olives, chopped
- 1 (1-ounce) whole-grain bread slice, toasted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 °.
- Arrange fish on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle fish evenly with salt and pepper.
- Place pesto, rind, olives, and bread in the bowl of a mini food processor; pulse until finely chopped. Spoon olive mixture evenly over fish, pressing to adhere. Bake at 400 ° for 12 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
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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