Mustard-Crusted Branzino - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Recipe by /contributors/alison-roman
Butterflying branzino is a great way to fast-track when cooking a whole fish. Ask your fishmonger to do it for you.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
- 1 garlic clove, finely grated
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 cup coarse fresh breadcrumbs, preferably sourdough
- Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- freshly ground pepper
- 2 1 1/2 –2 pound whole branzino or trout, butterflied
- Lemon wedges (for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 °F. Whisk oil, mustard, garlic, and thyme in a small bowl. Using your fingertips or a rubber spatula, mix in breadcrumbs, squeezing or pressing to saturate bread, until evenly coated; season with salt and pepper.
- Open up fish and place, skin side down, in a large ovenproof pan or on a rimmed baking sheet; season with salt and pepper. Top with breadcrumb mixture, pressing to adhere. Roast until breadcrumbs are golden brown and fish is cooked through, 10 –15 minutes.
- Serve fish with lemon wedges.
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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