Pimm's Royale Punch - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- Peels of 2 lemons, plus 2 lemons sliced into wheels
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced cucumber wheels
- 1/2 grapefruit, sliced into wheels
- 1 orange, sliced into wheels
- 16 ounces Pimm's No. 1
- 4 ounces orange juice
- 2 ounces lemon juice
- 1 (750-ml) bottle Champagne
- Large ice block (optional)
- 6 strawberries, hulled and sliced
Instructions
- Place the peels in a glass pitcher or bowl with the sugar (save the lemons for juicing). Muddle the peels until the sugar looks slightly moistened, then cover and let sit for at least 1 hour, or overnight.
- Add the lemon, cucumber, grapefruit, and orange wheels, Pimm's, orange juice, and lemon juice. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. You can make this the night before to cut your workload down on New Year's Eve.
- When you are ready to serve, transfer the mixture (including the fruit) to a punch bowl and slowly add the Champagne and the ice. Garnish the bowl with the strawberry slices.
- To serve, ladle into punch glasses.
- This punch can also be served Sangria-style in a pitcher and poured over ice.
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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