Piquillo Pepper and Sardine Tartines - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Recipe by Jeanne Thiel Kelley
Tartines are essentially French open-face sandwiches. In this nibble, crunchy toasts are topped with roasted Spanish piquillo peppers and rich, savory sardines. A few drops of spicy sriracha sauce give this sophisticated sta
Ingredients
- 12 1/3-inch-thick baguette slices, cut on diagonal into 3- to 4-inch lengths
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, peeled, halved
- 1 1/2 3.75-ounce cans skinless boneless sardines (preferably wild-caught) packed in olive oil, drained well
- Sriracha sauce or other hot chili sauce (optional)
- Fresh lemon juice plus lemon wedges for garnish
- Very thin onion slices
- 1 1/2 tablespoons (about) drained capers
- 12 thick strips piquillo peppers or roasted red peppers from jar, drained
Instructions
- Preheat broiler. Brush both sides of each bread slice lightly with olive oil. Arrange bread slices on small baking sheet. Broil until beginning to color, about 1 minute per side. Rub 1 side of each bread slice with cut side of garlic and cool.
- Place bread slices, garlic side up, on serving platter. Divide sardines among bread slices. Spread out sardines in thin layer. Sprinkle a few drops of sriracha sauce over each, if desired, then a few drops of lemon juice. Top each tartine with onion slices, several capers, then strip of drained piquillo pepper. Garnish platter with lemon wedges and serve.
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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