Thousand Flavor Syrup - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Recipe by Alain Passard
A thousand might be an exaggeration, but this complex syrup can be used many ways. Add to spritzers, drizzle over fruit, mix into yogurt, or spoon onto grapefruit halves (to name just a few).
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups water
- Seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise,
- 1 vanilla pod
- 3 wide strips lemon zest
- 3 lightly crushed green cardamom pods
- 1 star anise pod
- 5 juniper berries
- 1/4 cup dried rose petals
- 2 tablespoons dried hibiscus flowers or hibiscus tea
- 1 teaspoon pink peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
Instructions
- Bring 1/4 cup sugar and 2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and scrape in seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, then add pod along with 3 wide strips lemon zest, 3 lightly crushed green cardamom pods, 1 star anise pod, 5 juniper berries, 1/4 cup dried rose petals, 2 tablespoons dried hibiscus flowers or hibiscus tea, 1 teaspoon pink peppercorns, and 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns.
- Let syrup sit until flavors are infused, 20 –25 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl; discard solids. Chill until cold, then cover.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
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.
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