Roasted Strawberries - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Recipe by Michael Chiarello with Ann Krueger Spivack and Claudia Sansone
Editor's note: Serve these strawberries with Michael Chiarello's Strawberry Pazzo Cake with Herbed Créme Fraiche .
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds firm strawberries, hulled and quartered
- Pinch of coarse sea salt, preferably gray salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
Instructions
- Toss the strawberries with the salt, lemon juice, and sugar. Pour into a cast-iron skillet 10 inches wide or larger and set the skillet on the hearth grate or nestle the skillet right in the embers as long as the fire is not too hot. You can also put the skillet over the grate in your fire pit. After 3 minutes, toss the berries in the pan, and then return the pan to the grate or embers. The berries are done when they are soft and syrupy, after about 5 minutes.
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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