Melon Salad with Savory Granola Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
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Recipe by Ivy Manning
Heirloom Charentais melons have smooth, gray-green skin and bright orange flesh that is supersweet and fragrant. For a substitute you can use a combination of honeydew melon and cantaloupe.
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 cup sunflower seed kernels
- 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- 8 cups sliced Charentais melon, or cantaloupe and honeydew melons
- 1/2 cup torn fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; coat with cooking spray. Combine salt and egg white in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk until frothy. Add sunflower seeds and next 5 ingredients (through chili powder); stir to coat. Spread mixture in an even layer on prepared baking sheet. Bake at 350 ° for 15 minutes, stirring once after 10 minutes. Cool granola completely.
- Combine oil, vinegar, and honey in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Place about 1 cup melon on each of 8 small plates. Top each serving with 1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar mixture, 1 1/2 tablespoons granola, and 1 tablespoon basil.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Sesame Seeds, Honey, Basil.
Sesame seeds help with progesterone balance. Lignans found in in sesame seeds help to prevent excess estrogen production. Honey, often hailed as a superfood, possesses a wealth of nutritional benefits that make it a valuable addition to a balanced diet. With a glycemic index (GI) of 55 for one tablespoon, honey is considered a moderate GI food. This means it does not spike blood sugar levels as high or as quickly as high-GI foods, making it a better choice for maintaining steady energy levels an...
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