Pickled Baby Squash - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Recipe by Ruth Cousineau
The piquancy of little sweet-and-sour squash helps balance the lavishness of the creamed corn and okra stew. The surprise ingredient here is maple syrup: It adds a more rounded flavor to the pickles than sugar. A mixture of tiny
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds baby summer squash
- 1 medium onion, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rings
- 2 cups cider vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup (preferably dark amber)
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 8 whole allspice, slightly crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Blanch squash and onion in a medium pot of well-salted boiling water 2 minutes. Immediately transfer with a slotted spoon to an ice bath to stop cooking. Let stand until cool, then drain and transfer vegetables to a large glass or ceramic bowl.
- Bring remaining ingredients with 4 teaspoon salt to a boil in a nonreactive medium saucepan, then pour over vegetables. Put a plate with a 3-pound weight (such as 2 large cans) on top to keep vegetables submerged.
- Cool, then chill (with weight) at least 3 days for flavors to develop.
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