Salumi with Peaches and Watercress - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 8 thin slices Finochionna salumi
- 12 thin slices Tuscan salumi
- 12 thin slices Sulmitti pepperoni
- 2 ripe peaches or nectarines
- 1/2 cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- Juice of 1 orange
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 bunches watercress
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- Kosher salt and cracked black pepper
- 1 ounce pecorino cheese, shaved
Instructions
- On a serving platter, arrange the salumi and pepperoni slices in an overlapping pattern.
- Without peeling the peaches, remove the pits, slice the fruit into thin wedges, and put in a bowl. Add the olive oil, orange and lemon juice, watercress, mint, and basil and toss gently. Season to taste with salt and pepper and toss again.
- Spoon the salad next to the salumi. Drizzle both the salumi and salad with olive oil, garnish with the cheese, and serve.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon, Basil.
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. Basil is an excellent stress reliever, and has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.
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