Grilled Summer Veggie Succotash Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
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Recipe by Kris Wetherbee
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 ears fresh corn, shucked
- 2 small zucchini (about 16 ounces total), cut in half lengthwise
- 1 small red onion, sliced
- 4 bacon strips
- 10 ounce cherry or grape tomatoes
- 1 cup cooked lima beans
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat (350 ° to 400 °). Melt butter in a small saucepan; stir in oil.
- Brush corn, zucchini, and onion with half the oil-butter mixture, and place on greased grill grate. Place bacon strips off to the side on grate.
- Grill corn 8 to 10 minutes, onion 8 minutes, and zucchini 5 to 7 minutes, turning and basting all vegetables several times; remove vegetables as they are done. Grill bacon about 5 minutes on each side. Remove bacon, and set aside with vegetables until cool enough to handle.
- Add tomatoes to grill; grill 3 to 5 minutes, basting with remaining oil-butter mixture.
- Cut kernels from corn, and place in a large bowl. Chop zucchini, onion, and bacon; add to bowl. Stir in tomatoes and lima beans.
- Stir together vinegar and next 3 ingredients. Pour over succotash; toss well.
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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