Pour Ma Gueule (For My Mouth) - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 ounces London dry gin
- 1 1/2 ounces French dry vermouth, such as Dolin
- 1 1/2 ounces cold water
- 1/4 ounce maraschino liqueur
- 1/4 ounce chilled verjus (see Note)
- 3 dashes of orange bitters
- 2 dashes of absinthe verte
- 1 tablespoon cassia chips (see Note)
- 1 teaspoon minced dried lemon peel
- 1 lemon twist
- 1 grapefruit twist
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, combine the gin, vermouth, water, maraschino liqueur, verjus, bitters and absinthe. Fill the glass with ice and stir well.
- In a ramekin, combine the cassia chips and dried lemon peel. Carefully light them with a long-handled match. The spices will start to smoke. Invert a white wine glass over the ramekin and allow the smoke to season the inside of the glass for 20 to 30 seconds.
- Strain the drink into the prepared wineglass. Pinch the lemon and then the grapefruit twists over the drink and discard them.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon, Grapefruit.
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. Grapefruits are rich in folic acid. One grapefruit will give you 8% of your daily needs of folic acid.
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