Grilled Lamb Skewers with Couscous Tabbouleh - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Recipe by Anna Watson Carl
This couscous tabbouleh is also delish with chicken or beef skewers.
Ingredients
- 1 10 oz. box couscous (4 cups cooked)
- 1 1/2 c. plain low-fat yogurt
- 1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. cumin
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Juice of 2 lemons
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 1/2 lb. leg of lamb, cut into 1 1/2 in. chunks
- 2 tomatoes, seeded and diced (1 1/3 c.)
- 1/2 English cucumber, halved, seeded, and diced (1 c.)
- 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped (1/3 c.)
- 1/4 c. finely chopped parsley
- 1/4 c. finely chopped mint
- 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- Lemon wedges, for serving
Instructions
- Cook couscous according to package directions; fluff with fork.
- In large bowl, whisk together yogurt, cumin, garlic, and half the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Add lamb and stir to combine.
- In separate large bowl, stir together tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, parsley, mint, and couscous. Add remaining lemon juice and olive oil and season with salt. Stir to combine.
- Thread lamb onto 6-inch skewers and place on large plate. (You should have roughly 8 skewers with 4 pieces of meat on each.) Season with salt and pepper. Discard remaining marinade.
- Lightly oil grill or grill pan and heat over high heat until smoking. Add skewers and grill, turning, 8 minutes for medium- to medium-rare.
- Serve lamb skewers over couscous tabbouleh with lemon.
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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