Raw Kale Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Raw Kale Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 lbs kale, washed and thoroughly dried
- 1/3 cup toasted nuts (such as walnuts, pecans or pepitas)
- 6 slices bacon
- 2 Tablespoons minced shallots
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Instructions
- Strip the leaves from the stems of the kale, and then roll up the leaves and chiffonade them into thin strips. Place the kale in a large bowl and top with the toasted nuts.
- Cook the bacon in a large sauté pan over medium heat, reserving all drippings and leaving all crunchy bits in the pan. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Return the sauté pan over medium heat and add 3 tablespoons of the reserved bacon drippings back to the pan. (If you don't have 3 tablespoons of drippings, use what you have plus some olive oil.) Add the shallots and sauté 1 minute, stirring constantly. Whisk in the vinegar, mustard and brown sugar, scraping up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Remove the vinaigrette from the heat and season with salt and pepper.
- Chop up the reserved bacon and add it to the bowl with the kale and nuts. Toss the kale with the warm dressing and serve immediately.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Kale, Nuts, Apple Cider Vinegar, Walnuts.
Kale is an excellent source of calcium, which has an important role in egg maturation and follicle development in the ovaries. Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity. Apple cider vinegar will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org...
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Raw Kale Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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