Barbeque Roasted Salmon - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Barbeque Roasted Salmon is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 3 (6 ounce) salmon fillets
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- cooking spray
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 4 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Place salmon in a resealable bag and add lemon juice; marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking dish with aluminum foil and spray foil with cooking spray.
- Blend brown sugar, chili powder, lemon zest, oil, cumin, cinnamon, and salt together in a blender until brown sugar mixture is smooth.
- Remove salmon from bag and discard bag and lemon juice. Spread brown sugar mixture over salmon and place in the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, 12 to 15 minutes.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Salmon, Lemon.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Salmon is...
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Barbeque Roasted Salmon 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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