How to Make Kale Salad - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Recipe by Chef John
Transform a slightly bitter green into something truly delicious.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 bunch kale
- 1 persimmon, sliced
- 1 apple, cut into matchsticks
- 2 orange, peeled and cut into segments (see footnote)
- 1/4 cup chopped pistachio nuts
Instructions
- Whisk vinegar, orange juice, Dijon mustard, orange zest, cumin, and red pepper flakes together in a bowl. Slowly pour olive oil into the orange juice mixture, whisking until thick and thoroughly combined. Season dressing with salt and black pepper.
- Remove stems from each leaf of kale. Stack 3 to 4 leaves of kale and roll together. Finely slice kale leaves crosswise to create thin ribbons.
- Combine sliced kale, persimmon, apple, orange, and pistachio nuts in a bowl. Add dressing and toss until well coated.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Kale, Nuts.
Kale is an excellent source of calcium, which has an important role in egg maturation and follicle development in the ovaries. Nuts are 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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