Green Mango Salad - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Done well, this should be crunchy, fresh, spicy, sour, and a little bit funky. Taste as you go and adjust as needed.
Ingredients
- 2 Thai green or red chiles, with seeds, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1/2 cup (or more) fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons palm or light brown sugar
- 4 green mangoes or 1 green papaya, julienned on a mandoline
- 2 medium shallots, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
- 2 tablespoons toasted dried shrimp (optional)
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
- Kosher salt
Instructions
- Purée chiles, garlic, lime juice, fish sauce, oil, and palm sugar in a blender until smooth.
- Toss mangoes, shallots, peanuts, cilantro, mint, dried shrimp, if using, sesame seeds, and dressing in a large bowl; season with salt.
- DO AHEAD: Dressing can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Sesame Seeds, Nuts.
Sesame seeds help with progesterone balance. Lignans found in in sesame seeds help to prevent excess estrogen production. 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.
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