Niçoise Toasts - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 4 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled, coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley plus 1 cup leaves
- 2 tablespoons (or more) fresh lemon juice, divided
- 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped capers
- 1 scallion, thinly sliced
- Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 cup quartered pitted mixed olives
- 4 ounces tuna packed in olive oil (preferably pole-caught), drained, broken into pieces
- 4 1/2-inch-thick slices rustic bread
- 1 garlic clove, halved
Instructions
- Combine eggs, cottage cheese, 1 tablespoon oil, 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, capers, and scallion in a medium bowl. Using a potato masher or large fork, mash until a coarse paste forms. Season with salt and pepper.
- Toss 2 tablespoons oil, 1 cup parsley leaves, 1 tablespoons lemon juice, tomatoes, and olives in a medium bowl. Season with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice, if desired. Gently fold in tuna (don't overmix; keep it chunky).
- Toast bread; rub 1 side with cut end of garlic. Spread egg salad on top of each slice, dividing equally. Top with tuna mixture.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Tuna, Lemon.
Tuna is great for a high protein diet as it has 33 grams of protein within its housing, with no pesky carbohydrates to worry about. In addition to this, tuna contains B vitamins and vitamin D, both of which are vital to fighting back against PCOS. 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 benefit...
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