Black Bean and Rice Salad - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Recipe by Tracey Seaman and Tanya Wenman Steel
You can ease the kids into fall (and school) with this Cuban-inspired salad made with sweet late summer corn and protein-packed black beans. To make it even more of a main dish, toss in some shredded cooked
Ingredients
- 1 cup long grain brown rice
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 Cubanelle chile or Italian frying pepper, trimmed and cut in 1/3-inch dice
- 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, smashed, peeled and minced
- 2 cups freshly cut white corn kernels (from 2 ears) or 1 box (10 ounces) frozen corn, thawed
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed well and drained
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the rice and cook, stirring occasionally, just until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain and rinse well with cold water until cool. Transfer to a large bowl.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in the same saucepan over medium heat until hot. Add the chile, onion and garlic and stir until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add the corn and salt and cook, stirring, just until heated through, about 1 minute. Transfer the vegetables to the bowl with the rice and toss to mix.
- Add the beans, the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and the vinegar and toss well. Season with plenty of pepper and toss again.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Brown Rice.
Brown rice is a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity.
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